Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Gambia
Gambia: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 6.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Gambia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Gambia is 6.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Gambia peaked at 16.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2025.
Gambia ranks 78th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 16.7% | — |
| 1992 | 16.6% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 16.5% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 16.4% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 16.3% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 16.2% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 16.0% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 15.9% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 15.8% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 15.6% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 15.5% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 15.4% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 15.2% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 15.2% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 15.1% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 14.9% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 14.8% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 14.6% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 12.8% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 8.4% | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 6.7% | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 6.4% | -5.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 6.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 26.4%, 24% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 6.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 49% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.3% | 15.8% | 16.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 14.6% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 9.4% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 6.4% | 9.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More work & labour data for Gambia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0232 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0132 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0328 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0501 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.22 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,523 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,039 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,898 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,805 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,703 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Gambia?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Gambia was 6.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2025.
- How does Gambia rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Gambia ranks 78th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.