Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Gambia
Gambia: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 5.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Gambia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Gambia recorded 5.5% for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Gambia peaked at 14.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2025.
Gambia ranks 67th 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, total (% of total employment) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 14.7% | — |
| 1992 | 14.6% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 14.6% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 14.6% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 14.5% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 14.4% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 14.4% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 14.3% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 14.2% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 14.1% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 14.0% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 13.9% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 13.8% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 13.7% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 13.6% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 13.5% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 13.4% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 12.9% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 12.3% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 8.2% | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | -9.8% |
| 2024 | 5.8% | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 5.5% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.5% | 14.2% | 14.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 13.4% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 8.2% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 5.5% | 8.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 64 Malawi 5.6% compare
- 65 Turkmenistan 5.5% compare
- 66 Bangladesh 5.5% compare
- 68 Honduras 5.4% compare
- 69 Paraguay 5.4% compare
- 70 Kyrgyzstan 5.4% compare
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, total (% of total employment) in Gambia?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Gambia was 5.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2025.
- How does Gambia rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Gambia ranks 67th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.7%. 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, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.