Unemployment rate of men vs. women in Gambia
Gambia: Unemployment rate of men vs. women was 6.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate of men vs. women in Gambia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 6.9% for unemployment rate of men vs. women in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate of men vs. women in Gambia peaked at 7.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2018.
Gambia ranks 55th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate of men vs. women in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.3% | — |
| 1992 | 7.4% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 7.4% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 7.5% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 7.6% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 7.6% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 7.5% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 7.4% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 7.2% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 7.2% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 7.2% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 7.4% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 7.7% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | +29.7% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 7.1% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 6.9% | -3.4% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 6.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.2%, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 6.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.3%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate of men vs. women in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +29.7% | 5.3% | 6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.4% | 7.2% | 7.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 7.2% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 4.9% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 6.8% | 7.2% | 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 unemployment rate of men vs. women in Gambia?
- Unemployment rate of men vs. women in Gambia was 6.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate of men vs. women recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate of men vs. women recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2018.
- How does Gambia rank for unemployment rate of men vs. women?
- Gambia ranks 55th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate of men vs. women rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Unemployment rate of men vs. women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the male labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.