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Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Gambia

Labor force participation rate in the Gambia in 2025 — 47.46%. Ranked 163 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 0.78 pp.

2025 47.46% −0.05 pp vs 2024
World rank 163of 182
Period maximum 48.42%2001
Period minimum 47.46%2025

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Gambia, 1990–202547.2547.547.754848.2548.519901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 48.23%1991: 48.24%1992: 48.25%1993: 48.26%1994: 48.27%1995: 48.29%1996: 48.31%1997: 48.35%1998: 48.37%1999: 48.4%2000: 48.41%2001: 48.42%2002: 48.34%2003: 48.35%2004: 48.35%2005: 48.26%2006: 48.19%2007: 48.15%2008: 48.13%2009: 48.12%2010: 48.11%2011: 47.96%2012: 47.95%2013: 47.92%2014: 47.85%2015: 47.84%2016: 47.79%2017: 47.77%2018: 47.77%2019: 47.75%2020: 47.68%2021: 47.64%2022: 47.6%2023: 47.55%2024: 47.51%2025: 47.46%
Change over the period: −0.78 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Gambia 47.46%
World 60.98%
Sub-Saharan Africa 70.32%
Western Africa computed 73.68%
Low-income countries computed 64.2%
Labor force participation rate — Gambia, by year Gambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 47.46 −0.05 pp
2024 47.51 −0.04 pp
2023 47.55 −0.05 pp
2022 47.6 −0.04 pp
2021 47.64 −0.04 pp
2020 47.68 −0.08 pp
2019 47.75 −0.02 pp
2018 47.77 −0 pp
2017 47.77 −0.02 pp
2016 47.79 −0.04 pp
2015 47.84 −0.02 pp
2014 47.85 −0.07 pp
2013 47.92 −0.03 pp
2012 47.95 −0.01 pp
2011 47.96 −0.15 pp
2010 48.11 −0.02 pp
2009 48.12 −0.01 pp
2008 48.13 −0.01 pp
2007 48.15 −0.04 pp
2006 48.19 −0.07 pp
2005 48.26 −0.09 pp
2004 48.35 +0.01 pp
2003 48.35 +0.01 pp
2002 48.34 −0.08 pp
2001 48.42 +0.01 pp
2000 48.41 +0.01 pp
1999 48.4 +0.03 pp
1998 48.37 +0.01 pp
1997 48.35 +0.04 pp
1996 48.31 +0.02 pp
1995 48.29 +0.02 pp
1994 48.27 +0.01 pp
1993 48.26 +0.02 pp
1992 48.25 +0.01 pp
1991 48.24 +0 pp
1990 48.23 —

Western Africa, 2025

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

NG Nigeria 82.52 NE Niger 79.74 LR Liberia 76.58 BJ Benin 76.36 BF Burkina Faso 70.01 CI Côte d'Ivoire 67.09 ML Mali 67.04 GW Guinea-Bissau 64.81 GH Ghana 58.52 TG Togo 57.85 CV Cabo Verde 57.03 SL Sierra Leone 53.37 GN Guinea 52.61 SN Senegal 52.02 GM Gambia 47.46 MR Mauritania 40.77
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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

Other indicators for the Gambia

Labor Female labor force participation rate

The share of women aged 15 and over who work or look for work — the main indicator of access to employment.

Gambia by year Labor Labor force

The number of people employed or actively looking for work — the economically active population.

Gambia by year Labor Employment-to-population ratio

The share of the population aged 15 and over that actually works.

Gambia by year Demography Age dependency ratio

How many dependents — children and older people — there are per 100 people of working age.

Gambia by year
All indicators for the Gambia