Work & Labour in Gambia

229 indicators covering work & labour for Gambia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate by age 30.8% 2024 down 3.4% 141st
Female labor force participation rate by age 28.6% 2024 up 2.2% 123rd
Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 10.8% 2024 down 11.3% 109th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0.0215 units per square kilometre 2023 up 61.7% 13th
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0093 units per square kilometre 2023 up 27.9% 21st
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 2.66 units per square kilometre 2023 up 46.3% 51st
Employment by status 31.0% 2024 up 21.2% 152nd
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita 31.0% 2024 up 21.2% 152nd
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre 0.1285 units per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 67th
Monthly minimum wage, per square kilometre 0.1285 units per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 66th
Employment 683.57 2025 up 18.8% 125th
Annual growth of GDP per employed person 2.9% 2025 up 2,763.6% 48th
SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 1.64 2024 unchanged 90th
Level of national compliance with labor rights 1.64 score 2024 unchanged 90th
Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 48.8% 2020 up 10.2% 77th
Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 1.64 2024 unchanged 97th
Own-account workers, total 56.8% 2016 down 5.7% 21st
Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude 5 2024 89th
Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude 0.18 2024 60th
Labor force (15-24 years), female 117,874 2011 up 25.3% 40th
Labor force (15-24 years), total 233,491 2011 up 26.3% 41st
Labor force (15-24 years), male 115,617 2011 up 27.3% 42nd
Labor force (15-64 years), female 419,392 2011 up 42.4% 42nd
Labor force (15-64 years), female 48.1% 2011 up 1.4% 14th
Labor force (15-64 years), total 872,199 2011 up 40.5% 43rd
Labor force (15-64 years), male 452,807 2011 up 38.8% 43rd
Labor force (15-64 years), male 51.9% 2011 down 1.2% 39th
Labor participation rate, female 59.9% 2011 down 3.1% 9th
Labor participation rate, male 86.4% 2011 down 1.2% 3rd
Labor participation rate, total 73.7% 2011 down 2.2% 3rd
Labor force, male 52.0% 2011 down 1.5% 39th
Labor force, male 403,882 2011 up 35.9% 43rd
Labor participation rate, female 78.0% 2011 up 2.8% 23rd
Labor participation rate, male 94.3% 2011 up 0.0% 21st
Labor participation rate, total 85.7% 2011 up 1.2% 22nd
Labor participation rate, female 73.8% 2011 down 0.2% 18th
Labor participation rate, male 94.2% 2011 up 0.1% 8th
Labor participation rate, total 84.4% 2011 down 0.4% 14th
Labor participation rate, female 76.8% 2010 up 3.2% 21st
Labor participation rate, male 93.7% 2010 up 0.1% 23rd
Labor participation rate, total 84.9% 2010 up 1.8% 22nd
Labor participation rate, female 79.9% 2010 up 1.8% 25th
Labor participation rate, male 95.7% 2010 up 0.1% 24th
Labor participation rate, total 87.4% 2010 up 0.3% 24th
Labor force (15-24 years), female 50.5% 2011 down 0.8% 9th
Labor force (15-24 years), male 49.5% 2011 up 0.8% 44th
Number of people employed 725,042 2011 up 38.3% 41st
Total employment, female 348,004 ages 15+ 2011 up 40.7% 40th
Total employment, male 377,151 ages 15+ 2011 up 36.3% 42nd