Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Ghana
Ghana: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 97.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Ghana, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
Analysis
In 2025, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Ghana stood at 97.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Ghana peaked at 154.6% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 92.1%, in 2015.
That places Ghana 128th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 108.6% | — |
| 1992 | 154.6% | +42.4% |
| 1993 | 142.1% | -8.1% |
| 1994 | 133.0% | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 126.2% | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 120.9% | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 116.7% | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 113.2% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 110.6% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 102.1% | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 102.3% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 102.7% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 103.1% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 103.6% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 104.1% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 104.8% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 109.0% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 113.3% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 117.3% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 121.5% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 121.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 121.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 120.2% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 99.4% | -17.3% |
| 2015 | 92.1% | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 92.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 93.5% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 94.3% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 95.1% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 100.5% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 98.1% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 97.7% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 97.6% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 97.2% | -0.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 97.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 113.1%, 86% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 97.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 113.3%, 86% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +42.4% | 108.6% | 154.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 125.1% | 108.6% | 154.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 106.2% | 102.1% | 117.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 105.1% | 92.1% | 121.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 97.2% | 100.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 125 Israel 98.5% compare
- 126 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 97.9% compare
- 127 Montenegro 97.2% compare
- 129 Indonesia 97.0% compare
- 130 Kyrgyzstan 96.9% compare
- 131 Estonia 96.7% compare
More gender data for Ghana
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,710 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3902 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 25,512 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 25,512 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 428,908 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 442,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 424,540 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 437,618 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 420,712 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Ghana?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Ghana was 97.2% in 2025, according to World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 154.6% in 1992.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.1% in 2015.
- How does Ghana rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Ghana ranks 128th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.