Gambia Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2024

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.
  • Gambia labor force participation rate for 2022 was 41.11%, a 0.65% increase from 2021.
  • Gambia labor force participation rate for 2021 was 40.45%, a 0.1% increase from 2020.
  • Gambia labor force participation rate for 2020 was 40.36%, a 0.78% decline from 2019.
  • Gambia labor force participation rate for 2019 was 41.14%, a 0.24% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Madagascar 72.70%
Ethiopia 70.01%
Tanzania 69.17%
Eritrea 68.26%
North Korea 66.36%
Niger 62.06%
South Sudan 61.07%
Mozambique 60.95%
Malawi 54.94%
Liberia 54.89%
Mali 54.41%
Uganda 53.42%
Burundi 52.93%
Central African Republic 50.83%
Burkina Faso 50.50%
Zimbabwe 49.75%
Gambia 41.11%
Rwanda 40.85%
Chad 38.16%
Democratic Republic of Congo 35.52%
Haiti 34.96%
Guinea-Bissau 34.89%
Benin 32.83%
Sierra Leone 31.45%
Senegal 30.47%
Nepal 29.05%
Syrian Arab Republic 27.26%
Yemen 26.52%
Guinea 26.46%
Tajikistan 25.51%
Togo 24.47%
Somalia 15.98%
Comoros 13.69%
Gambia Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 41.11% 0.65%
2021 40.45% 0.10%
2020 40.36% -0.78%
2019 41.14% -0.24%
2018 41.37% 0.00%
2017 41.37% 0.00%
2016 41.38% 0.00%
2015 41.38% 0.00%
2014 41.38% 0.00%
2013 41.39% 0.00%
2012 41.39% 0.04%
2011 41.35% 0.04%
2010 41.31% 0.04%
2009 41.27% 0.04%
2008 41.23% 0.04%
2007 41.19% 0.04%
2006 41.14% 0.04%
2005 41.10% 0.04%
2004 41.06% 0.04%
2003 41.02% 0.05%
2002 40.97% 0.05%
2001 40.92% 0.05%
2000 40.88% 0.05%
1999 40.83% 0.05%
1998 40.78% 0.05%
1997 40.72% 0.05%
1996 40.67% 0.05%
1995 40.61% 0.05%
1994 40.56% 0.06%
1993 40.50% 0.59%
1992 39.91% 0.73%
1991 39.17% 0.93%
1990 38.25% 0.93%