Total employment, female in Gambia
Gambia: Total employment, female was 348,004 ages 15+ in 2011. ▲ Rising
Total employment, female in Gambia, 1991–2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Measured in ages 15+.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 348,004 ages 15+ for total employment, female in 2011. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total employment, female in Gambia peaked at 348,004 ages 15+ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 172,934 ages 15+, in 1991.
Gambia ranks 40th of 50 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total employment, female in Gambia, year by year
| Year | ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 172,934 ages 15+ | — |
| 1992 | 178,626 ages 15+ | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 184,209 ages 15+ | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 190,320 ages 15+ | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 197,235 ages 15+ | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 205,060 ages 15+ | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 213,101 ages 15+ | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 221,561 ages 15+ | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 229,923 ages 15+ | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 238,393 ages 15+ | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 247,326 ages 15+ | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 257,201 ages 15+ | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 266,139 ages 15+ | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 274,898 ages 15+ | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 284,334 ages 15+ | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 293,612 ages 15+ | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 303,598 ages 15+ | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 313,922 ages 15+ | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 325,135 ages 15+ | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 336,830 ages 15+ | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 348,004 ages 15+ | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 199,219 ages 15+ | 172,934 ages 15+ | 229,923 ages 15+ | 9 |
| 2000s | 280,456 ages 15+ | 238,393 ages 15+ | 325,135 ages 15+ | 10 |
| 2010s | 342,417 ages 15+ | 336,830 ages 15+ | 348,004 ages 15+ | 2 |
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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)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,703 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total employment, female in Gambia?
- Total employment, female in Gambia was 348,004 ages 15+ in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest total employment, female recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 348,004 ages 15+ in 2011.
- What is the lowest total employment, female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 172,934 ages 15+ in 1991.
- How does Gambia rank for total employment, female?
- Gambia ranks 40th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is total employment, female rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. 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 Total employment, female (ages 15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total employment shows the total number employed ages 15 and over.