Gambia vs Ireland: Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate
Gambia
65.0%
in 2025
Ireland
64.6%
in 2025
Gambia rank
121st
Ireland rank
122nd
Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate over time
- Gambia
- Ireland
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 65.0% against 64.6% in Ireland, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ireland ahead.
Gambia ranks 121st and Ireland ranks 122nd of 236 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.1% | 42.9% | 32.8% | Ireland |
| 1960s | 9.8% | 48.1% | 38.3% | Ireland |
| 1970s | 18.6% | 53.7% | 35.0% | Ireland |
| 1980s | 31.7% | 56.2% | 24.5% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 39.6% | 57.8% | 18.3% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 51.6% | 60.4% | 8.7% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 58.9% | 62.6% | 3.7% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 63.6% | 64.0% | 0.5% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population vs. female labor force participation rate, Gambia or Ireland?
- Gambia, at 65.0% against 64.6% in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population vs. female labor force participation rate between Gambia and Ireland?
- 0.4%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Ireland?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Ireland rank globally for urban population vs. female labor force participation rate?
- Gambia ranks 121st and Ireland ranks 122nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.