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Employment-to-population ratio — Gambia

Employment-to-population ratio in the Gambia in 2025 — 44.36%. Ranked 158 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 0.84 pp.

2025 44.36% −0.07 pp vs 2024
World rank 158of 182
Period maximum 45.83%2018
Period minimum 42.99%2012

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Gambia, 1991–2025424344454619911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 43.52%1992: 43.48%1993: 43.48%1994: 43.42%1995: 43.39%1996: 43.39%1997: 43.52%1998: 43.58%1999: 43.69%2000: 43.71%2001: 43.76%2002: 43.49%2003: 43.52%2004: 43.54%2005: 43.48%2006: 43.25%2007: 43.13%2008: 43.29%2009: 43.42%2010: 43.45%2011: 43.03%2012: 42.99%2013: 43.39%2014: 43.93%2015: 44.38%2016: 44.81%2017: 45.34%2018: 45.83%2019: 45.61%2020: 44.89%2021: 44.68%2022: 44.71%2023: 44.47%2024: 44.43%2025: 44.36%
Change over the period: +0.84 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Gambia

Gambia 44.36%
World 58.06%
Sub-Saharan Africa 66.33%
Western Africa computed 71.55%
Low-income countries computed 60.99%
Employment-to-population ratio — Gambia, by year Gambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 44.36 −0.07 pp
2024 44.43 −0.04 pp
2023 44.47 −0.24 pp
2022 44.71 +0.03 pp
2021 44.68 −0.21 pp
2020 44.89 −0.72 pp
2019 45.61 −0.22 pp
2018 45.83 +0.49 pp
2017 45.34 +0.53 pp
2016 44.81 +0.43 pp
2015 44.38 +0.44 pp
2014 43.93 +0.54 pp
2013 43.39 +0.4 pp
2012 42.99 −0.04 pp
2011 43.03 −0.42 pp
2010 43.45 +0.04 pp
2009 43.42 +0.13 pp
2008 43.29 +0.16 pp
2007 43.13 −0.13 pp
2006 43.25 −0.22 pp
2005 43.48 −0.07 pp
2004 43.54 +0.02 pp
2003 43.52 +0.03 pp
2002 43.49 −0.27 pp
2001 43.76 +0.05 pp
2000 43.71 +0.02 pp
1999 43.69 +0.11 pp
1998 43.58 +0.06 pp
1997 43.52 +0.13 pp
1996 43.39 +0 pp
1995 43.39 −0.03 pp
1994 43.42 −0.05 pp
1993 43.48 +0 pp
1992 43.48 −0.05 pp
1991 43.52 —

Western Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NG Nigeria 79.99 NE Niger 79.43 BJ Benin 75.14 LR Liberia 74.37 BF Burkina Faso 67.57 CI Côte d'Ivoire 65.53 ML Mali 65.14 GW Guinea-Bissau 63.08 GH Ghana 56.78 TG Togo 56.69 SL Sierra Leone 51.69 SN Senegal 50.6 CV Cabo Verde 50.22 GN Guinea 49.89 GM Gambia 44.36 MR Mauritania 36.56
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About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

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