Ghana’s growing youth population could become unemployment time bomb — Alan Kyerematen warns
Ghana could turn its growing youthful population into an economic burden if it fails to generate enough productive jobs, former Trade and Industry Minister Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen has warned.
Former Trade and Industry Minister Alan Kyerematen has cautioned that Ghana's growing youth population could become a significant economic burden if the country fails to create sufficient productive jobs. He believes the young demographic presents a major opportunity for economic transformation, but only if the economy can absorb the increasing number of young people entering the workforce.
Kyerematen emphasized the importance of developing an economy that generates formal, productive employment, stating that without it, Ghana risks facing heightened competition for limited job opportunities, leading some young people to seek prospects abroad. He stressed that Ghana's response to the youth population growth must extend beyond just expanding access to education, highlighting the need for industrialization, entrepreneurship, and the creation of commercially viable businesses.
These factors, according to Kyerematen, are crucial for turning Ghana's expanding working-age population into an economic asset.
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