Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Gambia
Gambia: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 17.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Gambia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Gambia recorded 17.7% for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Gambia peaked at 17.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 1991.
That places Gambia 161st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 12.1% | — |
| 1992 | 12.2% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 12.3% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 12.4% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 12.5% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 12.6% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 12.7% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 12.9% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 13.0% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 13.2% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 13.5% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 13.6% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 13.7% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 14.0% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 14.1% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 14.2% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 14.3% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 14.5% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 16.7% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 17.1% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 16.7% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 16.9% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 17.3% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 17.5% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 17.7% | +1.3% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 17.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 13.3%, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 17.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.1%, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.5% | 12.1% | 13.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 13.2% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 14.7% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 16.3% | 17.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 158 Côte d'Ivoire 19.1% compare
- 159 Mali 18.4% compare
- 160 Lao People's Democratic Republic 18.2% compare
- 162 Bhutan 17.7% compare
- 163 Benin 15.8% compare
- 164 South Sudan 15.1% 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 wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Gambia?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Gambia was 17.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 1991.
- How does Gambia rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Gambia ranks 161st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.