Labor force (15-24 years), total in Gambia
Gambia: Labor force (15-24 years), total was 233,491 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Labor force (15-24 years), total in Gambia, 1990–2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force (15-24 years), total in Gambia is 233,491, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force (15-24 years), total in Gambia peaked at 233,491 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 128,000, in 1990.
That places Gambia 41st out of 52 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 146,100 | 128,000 | 173,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 201,440 | 180,096 | 222,490 | 10 |
| 2010s | 230,755 | 228,019 | 233,491 | 2 |
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More work & labour data for Gambia
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 28.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 32.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 30.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 46.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 50.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 91.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 47.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force (15-24 years), total in Gambia?
- Labor force (15-24 years), total in Gambia was 233,491 in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest labor force (15-24 years), total recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 233,491 in 2011.
- What is the lowest labor force (15-24 years), total recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 128,000 in 1990.
- How does Gambia rank for labor force (15-24 years), total?
- Gambia ranks 41st out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is labor force (15-24 years), total rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as part of Labor force (15-24 years), total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total labor force comprises people ages 15-24 who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.