Youth dependency ratio fell 13.5% to 54.4% in Ghana in 2022, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, youth dependency ratio in Ghana reached an all time high of 95.5% in 1970 and an all time low of 54.4% in 2022. When compared to Ghana's main peers, youth dependency ratio in Benin amounted to 65.2%, 66.3% in Ivory Coast and 64.6% in Togo in 2022.
Ghana has been ranked 46th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of youth dependency ratio, 4 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Youth Dependency Ratio | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
Benin | % | 45.4% | 44.6% | 43.9% | 43.1% | 42.4% | ||||||||||||||||
Burkina Faso | % | 52.7% | 51.8% | 51.0% | 50.1% | 49.3% | ||||||||||||||||
Ghana | % | 37.3% | 36.8% | 36.2% | 35.7% | 35.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Guinea | % | 44.9% | 44.2% | 43.4% | 42.7% | 42.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Ivory Coast | % | 49.5% | 48.9% | 48.2% | 47.6% | 47.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Liberia | % | 46.9% | 46.2% | 45.4% | 44.7% | 44.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Mali | % | 69.1% | 68.1% | 67.0% | 65.9% | 64.8% | ||||||||||||||||
Niger | % | 83.7% | 82.6% | 81.3% | 80.1% | 78.9% | ||||||||||||||||
Nigeria | % | 60.5% | 59.7% | 58.9% | 58.0% | 57.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Togo | % | 46.0% | 45.5% | 44.9% | 44.3% | 43.7% |