Economy, jobs and prices in Ahafo, Ghana: official figures
11.9% of people aged 15 and over in the labour force in the Ahafo Region were unemployed at the 2021 census (25,641 people), 4th lowest of Ghana's 16 regions (Ghana: 13.4%).
Are women in the Ahafo Region more likely to be unemployed than men?
Unemployment at the 2021 census was 14.7% among women in the Ahafo Region and 9.5% among men (Ghana: 15.5% and 11.6%).
Source: Ghana Statistical Service · saved copyHow many people have jobs in the Ahafo Region?
190,725 people aged 15 and over were in work in the Ahafo Region in 2021; 60.1% of all residents in that age group were in the labour force (working or looking for work), 6th highest of Ghana's 16 regions (Ghana: 58.1%).
Source: Ghana Statistical Service · saved copyWhat do people in the Ahafo Region work in?
Agriculture, forestry and fishing employed 56.3% of working people in the Ahafo Region at the 2021 census, 7th highest of Ghana's 16 regions (Ghana: 36.6%).
Source: Ghana Statistical Service · saved copyHow many jobs in the Ahafo Region are informal?
78.6% of employed people in the Ahafo Region worked in the private informal sector in 2021, 4th lowest of Ghana's 16 regions (Ghana: 77.1%); 10.9% worked for the government (Ghana: 9.5%).
Source: Ghana Statistical Service · saved copyHow Ahafo compares with other regions
Unemployment rate, ages 15+ (2021 census) (2021)
Ahafo ranks 13 of 16, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Unemployment rate, ages 15+ (2021 census) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Ashanti | 13.1% |
| 11 | Western North | 13.1% |
| 12 | Greater Accra | 12.9% |
| 13 | Ahafo | 11.9% |
| 14 | Eastern | 11.8% |
| 15 | Bono East | 11.2% |
| 16 | Oti | 6.7% |
Share of workers in agriculture, forestry and fishing (2021 census) (2021)
Ahafo ranks 7 of 16, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of workers in agriculture, forestry and fishing (2021 census) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Oti | 66.6% |
| 5 | Upper West | 58.4% |
| 6 | Northern | 58.2% |
| 7 | Ahafo | 56.3% |
| 8 | Bono East | 54.1% |
| 9 | Bono | 47.4% |
| 10 | Upper East | 45.9% |
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Sources
- Ghana Statistical Service: 2021 Population and Housing Census, General Report Volume 3E district tables: Economic Activity (tables 3E.1a, 3E.11a and 3E.19a), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b4275bf6f3dc…)
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