Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Gambia
Gambia: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0101 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Gambia, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Gambia is 0.0101 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Gambia peaked at 0.0107 units per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0083 units per person, in 2006.
Gambia ranks 172nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0083 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0083 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0083 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0083 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0084 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0084 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0084 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0084 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0087 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0091 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0095 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0098 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0102 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0107 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0105 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.01 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0101 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0101 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.01 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0101 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0101 units per person | +0.7% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.0101 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0138 units per person, 73% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.0101 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0148 units per person, 68% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0083 units per person | 0.0083 units per person | 0.0084 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0094 units per person | 0.0084 units per person | 0.0107 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0101 units per person | 0.01 units per person | 0.0101 units per person | 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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Gambia?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Gambia was 0.0101 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0107 units per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0083 units per person in 2006.
- How does Gambia rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Gambia ranks 172nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.