Gambia Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Gambia labor force participation rate for 2023 was 40.25%, a 0.17% increase from 2022.
  • Gambia labor force participation rate for 2022 was 40.08%, a 0.31% decline from 2021.
  • Gambia labor force participation rate for 2021 was 40.38%, a 0.02% increase from 2020.
  • Gambia labor force participation rate for 2020 was 40.36%, a 0.78% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Madagascar 71.43%
Eritrea 69.35%
Ethiopia 69.15%
North Korea 67.04%
Tanzania 66.05%
South Sudan 61.20%
Mozambique 60.39%
Niger 60.16%
Malawi 57.49%
Burundi 56.22%
Liberia 55.55%
Uganda 53.05%
Central African Republic 51.00%
Mali 50.97%
Burkina Faso 49.80%
Zimbabwe 49.00%
Rwanda 40.58%
Gambia 40.25%
Chad 39.68%
Guinea-Bissau 35.03%
Haiti 34.69%
Democratic Republic of Congo 34.59%
Afghanistan 33.99%
Benin 31.86%
Sierra Leone 31.19%
Nepal 29.65%
Senegal 29.54%
Guinea 26.08%
Tajikistan 24.99%
Togo 24.43%
Syrian Arab Republic 23.75%
Yemen 22.28%
Somalia 16.00%
Comoros 13.40%
Gambia Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 40.25% 0.17%
2022 40.08% -0.31%
2021 40.38% 0.02%
2020 40.36% -0.78%
2019 41.14% -0.23%
2018 41.37% -0.15%
2017 41.52% -0.15%
2016 41.67% -0.15%
2015 41.81% -0.15%
2014 41.96% -0.15%
2013 42.11% -0.15%
2012 42.26% 0.09%
2011 42.17% 0.09%
2010 42.09% 0.09%
2009 42.00% 0.09%
2008 41.91% 0.09%
2007 41.83% 0.09%
2006 41.74% 0.09%
2005 41.65% 0.09%
2004 41.56% 0.09%
2003 41.47% 0.09%
2002 41.38% 0.09%
2001 41.28% 0.09%
2000 41.19% 0.09%
1999 41.09% 0.10%
1998 41.00% 0.10%
1997 40.90% 0.10%
1996 40.80% 0.10%
1995 40.70% 0.10%
1994 40.60% 0.10%
1993 40.50% 0.59%
1992 39.91% 0.72%
1991 39.19% 0.72%