Ghana—Part-Time Employment (%)
Category: LaborSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #19 of 141Series years: 2006–2024
Latest Value
43.3%
2024
YoY Change
-7.5%
2023 → 2024
Global Rank
#19
of 141 countries
Maximum
50.0%
2006
Minimum
13.8%
2017
CAGR
-0.8%
7 years
Last
43.3%
Previous
46.9%
Highest
50.0%
Lowest
13.8%
Unit
% of total employment
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Ghana's part-time employment (%) was 43.3% in 2024, ranking #19 out of 141 countries. This represents a -7.5% change from 2023. Over the past 7 years, the highest recorded value was 50.0% (2006) and the lowest was 13.8% (2017). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Ghana — Part-Time Employment (%): 45.743 % of total employment for reference year 2025. Source: World Bank (World Development Indicators). Reference year does not establish final observed status; publisher vintage is not verified here.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 43.3% | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 46.9% | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 43.4% | +215.0% |
| 2017 | 13.8% | -72.2% |
| 2015 | 49.6% | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 45.1% | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 50.0% |
Top Countries — Part-Time Employment (%)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 100.0% | 2021 |
| 2 | Trinidad and Tobago | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 3 | Belarus | 92.8% | 2025 |
| 4 | Malawi | 64.7% | 2024 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 61.5% | 2024 |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 61.4% | 2021 |
| 7 | Niger | 58.5% | 2022 |
| 8 | Somalia | 55.5% | 2022 |
| 9 | Kiribati | 54.9% | 2023 |
| 10 | Norway | 52.7% | 2024 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.
Methodology
Data compiled by Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: January 17, 2026.
Unit
% of total employment