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Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Gambia

Female labor force participation rate in the Gambia in 2025 — 45.46%. Ranked 135 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 0.18 pp.

2025 45.46% +0.03 pp vs 2024
World rank 135of 182
Period maximum 45.72%2004
Period minimum 44.38%2016

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Gambia, 1990–20254444.54545.54619901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 45.28%1991: 45.2%1992: 45.15%1993: 45.12%1994: 44.93%1995: 44.81%1996: 44.8%1997: 44.96%1998: 45.02%1999: 45.27%2000: 45.45%2001: 45.66%2002: 45.18%2003: 45.45%2004: 45.72%2005: 45.3%2006: 45%2007: 44.96%2008: 45.15%2009: 45.38%2010: 45.55%2011: 44.65%2012: 44.78%2013: 44.75%2014: 44.4%2015: 44.47%2016: 44.38%2017: 44.5%2018: 44.79%2019: 45.02%2020: 44.82%2021: 44.97%2022: 45.13%2023: 45.24%2024: 45.43%2025: 45.46%
Change over the period: +0.18 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Gambia 45.46%
World 48.94%
Sub-Saharan Africa 65.16%
Western Africa computed 69.24%
Low-income countries computed 54.64%
Female labor force participation rate — Gambia, by year Gambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 45.46 +0.03 pp
2024 45.43 +0.19 pp
2023 45.24 +0.11 pp
2022 45.13 +0.16 pp
2021 44.97 +0.14 pp
2020 44.82 −0.19 pp
2019 45.02 +0.23 pp
2018 44.79 +0.29 pp
2017 44.5 +0.12 pp
2016 44.38 −0.09 pp
2015 44.47 +0.06 pp
2014 44.4 −0.35 pp
2013 44.75 −0.03 pp
2012 44.78 +0.13 pp
2011 44.65 −0.89 pp
2010 45.55 +0.17 pp
2009 45.38 +0.22 pp
2008 45.15 +0.19 pp
2007 44.96 −0.04 pp
2006 45 −0.3 pp
2005 45.3 −0.43 pp
2004 45.72 +0.27 pp
2003 45.45 +0.27 pp
2002 45.18 −0.47 pp
2001 45.66 +0.2 pp
2000 45.45 +0.19 pp
1999 45.27 +0.25 pp
1998 45.02 +0.06 pp
1997 44.96 +0.16 pp
1996 44.8 −0.02 pp
1995 44.81 −0.11 pp
1994 44.93 −0.19 pp
1993 45.12 −0.03 pp
1992 45.15 −0.05 pp
1991 45.2 −0.08 pp
1990 45.28 —

Western Africa, 2025

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

NG Nigeria 80.7 BJ Benin 75.16 NE Niger 72.78 LR Liberia 72.03 BF Burkina Faso 64.07 GW Guinea-Bissau 60.29 CI Côte d'Ivoire 59.45 TG Togo 56.64 GH Ghana 55.27 ML Mali 52.84 SL Sierra Leone 51.6 CV Cabo Verde 50.47 GM Gambia 45.46 GN Guinea 42.65 SN Senegal 38.22 MR Mauritania 26.18
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

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

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