The Gambia - Labor force participation rate

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate)

Definition: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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1983 64.98
1993 36.55
2012 37.24
2018 13.96

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in The Gambia was 33.16 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 37.04 in 2012, while its lowest value was 33.16 in 2020.

Definition: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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1990 35.15
1991 35.61
1992 35.96
1993 36.24
1994 36.19
1995 36.17
1996 36.23
1997 36.31
1998 36.39
1999 36.47
2000 36.53
2001 36.59
2002 36.65
2003 36.71
2004 36.76
2005 36.81
2006 36.84
2007 36.88
2008 36.93
2009 36.97
2010 37.00
2011 37.02
2012 37.04
2013 36.89
2014 36.69
2015 36.52
2016 36.41
2017 36.30
2018 36.18
2019 36.01
2020 33.16

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate)

Definition: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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1983 67.95
1993 44.99
2012 46.29
2018 20.74

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in The Gambia was 41.99 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 46.72 in 2012, while its lowest value was 41.77 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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1990 41.77
1991 42.96
1992 43.89
1993 44.63
1994 44.65
1995 44.70
1996 44.81
1997 44.96
1998 45.11
1999 45.27
2000 45.42
2001 45.56
2002 45.70
2003 45.84
2004 45.98
2005 46.11
2006 46.22
2007 46.34
2008 46.46
2009 46.56
2010 46.63
2011 46.69
2012 46.72
2013 46.40
2014 45.98
2015 45.63
2016 45.43
2017 45.21
2018 44.96
2019 44.63
2020 41.99

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate)

Definition: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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1983 66.36
1993 40.65
2012 41.39
2018 17.20

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in The Gambia was 37.57 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 41.87 in 2012, while its lowest value was 37.57 in 2020.

Definition: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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1990 38.36
1991 39.18
1992 39.84
1993 40.38
1994 40.39
1995 40.41
1996 40.49
1997 40.59
1998 40.70
1999 40.80
2000 40.91
2001 41.01
2002 41.11
2003 41.21
2004 41.31
2005 41.40
2006 41.49
2007 41.58
2008 41.67
2009 41.74
2010 41.80
2011 41.84
2012 41.87
2013 41.63
2014 41.32
2015 41.06
2016 40.91
2017 40.74
2018 40.55
2019 40.31
2020 37.57

Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) in The Gambia was 52.45 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 52.45 in 2019, while its lowest value was 46.36 in 1993.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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1990 46.67
1991 46.56
1992 46.46
1993 46.36
1994 46.70
1995 47.03
1996 47.29
1997 47.55
1998 47.80
1999 48.04
2000 48.28
2001 48.53
2002 48.78
2003 49.02
2004 49.27
2005 49.54
2006 49.81
2007 50.08
2008 50.35
2009 50.63
2010 50.94
2011 51.26
2012 51.60
2013 51.72
2014 51.87
2015 52.00
2016 52.12
2017 52.23
2018 52.34
2019 52.45

Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) in The Gambia was 69.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 71.31 in 1993, while its lowest value was 69.00 in 2019.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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1990 69.79
1991 70.48
1992 70.95
1993 71.31
1994 71.24
1995 71.18
1996 71.06
1997 70.92
1998 70.78
1999 70.60
2000 70.40
2001 70.22
2002 70.01
2003 69.81
2004 69.63
2005 69.48
2006 69.35
2007 69.23
2008 69.14
2009 69.09
2010 69.09
2011 69.14
2012 69.22
2013 69.15
2014 69.19
2015 69.10
2016 69.21
2017 69.21
2018 69.12
2019 69.00

Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) in The Gambia was 60.54 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 60.55 in 2018, while its lowest value was 58.17 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

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1990 58.17
1991 58.45
1992 58.64
1993 58.78
1994 58.93
1995 59.06
1996 59.12
1997 59.15
1998 59.18
1999 59.19
2000 59.19
2001 59.21
2002 59.22
2003 59.23
2004 59.26
2005 59.31
2006 59.39
2007 59.46
2008 59.55
2009 59.67
2010 59.82
2011 60.01
2012 60.22
2013 60.24
2014 60.34
2015 60.37
2016 60.48
2017 60.53
2018 60.55
2019 60.54

Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (national estimate)

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

See also:

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Year Value
1983 70.00
1993 44.81
2012 50.45
2018 25.91

Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) in The Gambia was 48.92 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 50.41 in 2019, while its lowest value was 44.84 in 1993.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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1990 45.37
1991 45.16
1992 44.98
1993 44.84
1994 45.10
1995 45.37
1996 45.65
1997 45.95
1998 46.24
1999 46.53
2000 46.82
2001 47.10
2002 47.38
2003 47.66
2004 47.94
2005 48.22
2006 48.49
2007 48.76
2008 49.03
2009 49.30
2010 49.58
2011 49.85
2012 50.12
2013 50.17
2014 50.22
2015 50.27
2016 50.29
2017 50.32
2018 50.36
2019 50.41
2020 48.12
2021 48.92

Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate)

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is calculated by dividing female labor force participation rate by male labor force participation rate and multiplying by 100.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Labor data retrieved in December 2019.

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1983 81.11
1993 63.82
2012 73.51
2018 52.09

Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in The Gambia was 73.83 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 74.78 in 2019, while its lowest value was 63.82 in 1993.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is calculated by dividing female labor force participation rate by male labor force participation rate and multiplying by 100.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

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1990 65.83
1991 64.98
1992 64.33
1993 63.82
1994 64.32
1995 64.81
1996 65.31
1997 65.81
1998 66.32
1999 66.82
2000 67.32
2001 67.83
2002 68.34
2003 68.85
2004 69.36
2005 69.88
2006 70.39
2007 70.91
2008 71.42
2009 71.94
2010 72.46
2011 72.99
2012 73.51
2013 73.72
2014 73.94
2015 74.17
2016 74.25
2017 74.38
2018 74.55
2019 74.78
2020 73.11
2021 73.83

Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (national estimate)

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

See also:

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1983 86.30
1993 70.21
2012 68.63
2018 49.74

Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) in The Gambia was 66.26 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 70.25 in 1993, while its lowest value was 65.81 in 2020.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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1990 68.93
1991 69.49
1992 69.92
1993 70.25
1994 70.12
1995 70.00
1996 69.90
1997 69.81
1998 69.72
1999 69.63
2000 69.54
2001 69.44
2002 69.33
2003 69.23
2004 69.12
2005 69.00
2006 68.89
2007 68.77
2008 68.65
2009 68.53
2010 68.42
2011 68.30
2012 68.18
2013 68.05
2014 67.92
2015 67.78
2016 67.73
2017 67.66
2018 67.55
2019 67.42
2020 65.81
2021 66.26

Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate)

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

See also:

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Year Value
1983 78.01
1993 57.46
2012 58.96
2018 37.24

Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) in The Gambia was 57.40 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 58.96 in 2012, while its lowest value was 56.77 in 2020.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

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1990 57.06
1991 57.22
1992 57.36
1993 57.46
1994 57.54
1995 57.62
1996 57.70
1997 57.78
1998 57.86
1999 57.94
2000 58.01
2001 58.09
2002 58.17
2003 58.25
2004 58.33
2005 58.41
2006 58.49
2007 58.57
2008 58.65
2009 58.72
2010 58.80
2011 58.88
2012 58.96
2013 58.92
2014 58.88
2015 58.84
2016 58.83
2017 58.80
2018 58.77
2019 58.73
2020 56.77
2021 57.40

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure