Labor force participation rate in Gambia
Gambia: Labor force participation rate was 47.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force participation rate in Gambia, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 47.5% for labor force participation rate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate in Gambia peaked at 48.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 47.5%, in 2025.
That places Gambia 164th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.3% | 48.2% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.3% | 48.1% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.9% | 47.8% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.6% | 47.5% | 47.7% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Gambia
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 28.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 45.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 47.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 32.8% (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 15-6 48.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate in Gambia?
- Labor force participation rate in Gambia was 47.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.5% in 2025.
- How does Gambia rank for labor force participation rate?
- Gambia ranks 164th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).