Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Gambia
Gambia: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 55.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Gambia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Gambia stood at 55.6%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Gambia peaked at 71.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 55.6%, in 2025.
That places Gambia 47th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 71.3% | — |
| 1992 | 71.2% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 71.1% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 71.1% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 71.1% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 71.0% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 70.8% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 70.6% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 70.4% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 70.1% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 69.7% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 69.7% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 69.4% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 69.1% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 69.0% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 69.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 69.0% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 68.9% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 68.5% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 68.1% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 68.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 67.9% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 66.8% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 65.8% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 64.6% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 63.5% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 62.3% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 61.0% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 59.7% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 60.6% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 59.0% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 57.6% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 56.5% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 56.1% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 55.6% | -0.8% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 55.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 73.7%, 75% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 55.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.4%, 88% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.0% | 70.4% | 71.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 69.2% | 68.5% | 70.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.8% | 59.7% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.6% | 55.6% | 60.6% | 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 self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Gambia?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Gambia was 55.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 71.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.6% in 2025.
- How does Gambia rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Gambia ranks 47th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. 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 Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.