Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Gambia
Gambia: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 31.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Gambia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Gambia stood at 31.4%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Gambia peaked at 31.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 1991.
Gambia ranks 152nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 20.9% | — |
| 1992 | 21.1% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 21.2% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 21.3% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 21.4% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 21.5% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 21.6% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 21.7% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 21.9% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 22.2% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 22.4% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 22.6% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 22.7% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 22.9% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 23.1% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 23.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 23.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 23.5% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 23.9% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 24.0% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 24.2% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 24.9% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 26.3% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 27.0% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 27.7% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 28.5% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 29.3% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 28.3% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 29.2% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 30.0% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 30.8% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 31.0% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 31.4% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.4% | 20.9% | 21.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 22.9% | 22.2% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 23.9% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 28.3% | 31.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 149 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 33.7% compare
- 150 Azerbaijan 33.0% compare
- 151 Ghana 32.5% compare
- 153 Cameroon 30.7% compare
- 154 Bhutan 30.5% compare
- 155 Solomon Islands 30.1% 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, total (% of total employment) in Gambia?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Gambia was 31.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 1991.
- How does Gambia rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Gambia ranks 152nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. 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, total (% of total 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.