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Youth unemployment rate in Ghana

Latest: 5.8%
Previous: 5.3%
Change: +0.48 (+9.0%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Youth unemployment rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Youth unemployment rate in Ghana
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	—
Dec 31, 1991	5.6%
Dec 31, 1992	7.5%
Dec 31, 1993	8.3%
Dec 31, 1994	9.3%
Dec 31, 1995	10.2%
Dec 31, 1996	11.1%
Dec 31, 1997	12.0%
Dec 31, 1998	12.9%
Dec 31, 1999	15.9%
Dec 31, 2000	16.4%
Dec 31, 2001	15.4%
Dec 31, 2002	14.3%
Dec 31, 2003	13.1%
Dec 31, 2004	11.9%
Dec 31, 2005	10.7%
Dec 31, 2006	9.5%
Dec 31, 2007	10.0%
Dec 31, 2008	10.3%
Dec 31, 2009	10.8%
Dec 31, 2010	11.1%
Dec 31, 2011	8.8%
Dec 31, 2012	6.7%
Dec 31, 2013	4.7%
Dec 31, 2014	9.3%
Dec 31, 2015	14.2%
Dec 31, 2016	10.6%
Dec 31, 2017	6.4%
Dec 31, 2018	6.1%
Dec 31, 2019	5.9%
Dec 31, 2020	6.3%
Dec 31, 2021	6.0%
Dec 31, 2022	5.4%
Dec 31, 2023	5.4%
Dec 31, 2024	5.3%
Dec 31, 2025	5.8%

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