Unemployment rate in Gambia
Gambia: Unemployment rate was 6.52 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate in Gambia, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate in Gambia stood at 6.52.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Gambia peaked at 10.43 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.05, in 2018.
Gambia ranks 70th 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 in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9.78 | — |
| 1992 | 9.89 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 9.92 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 10.04 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 10.15 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 10.19 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 10 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 9.9 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 9.74 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 9.72 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 9.64 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 10.04 | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 9.99 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 9.95 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 9.92 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 10.24 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 10.43 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 10.06 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 9.78 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 9.67 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 10.28 | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 10.35 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 9.45 | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 8.19 | -13.4% |
| 2015 | 7.23 | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 6.24 | -13.6% |
| 2017 | 5.1 | -18.4% |
| 2018 | 4.05 | -20.4% |
| 2019 | 4.48 | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 5.84 | +30.3% |
| 2021 | 6.21 | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 6.07 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 6.48 | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 6.48 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6.52 | +0.6% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 6.52 is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.43, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 6.52 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.45, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate 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 | +30.3% | 4.48 | 5.84 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.96 | 9.74 | 10.19 | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.98 | 9.64 | 10.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5 | 4.05 | 10.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.27 | 5.84 | 6.52 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 67 Mozambique 6.63 compare
- 68 Latvia 6.57 compare
- 69 Barbados 6.52 compare
- 71 Italy 6.39 compare
- 72 Luxembourg 6.34 compare
- 73 Central African Republic 6.25 compare
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 in Gambia?
- Unemployment rate in Gambia was 6.52 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.43 in 2007.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.05 in 2018.
- How does Gambia rank for unemployment rate?
- Gambia ranks 70th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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