Gambia Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Gambia youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 10.64%, a 0.59% increase from 2022.
  • Gambia youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 10.05%, a 0.13% decline from 2021.
  • Gambia youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 10.18%, a 0.28% increase from 2020.
  • Gambia youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 9.90%, a 2.12% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Haiti 36.80%
Somalia 34.28%
Syrian Arab Republic 33.52%
Yemen 32.66%
Rwanda 21.97%
Nepal 20.36%
South Sudan 18.27%
Afghanistan 18.08%
Tajikistan 16.90%
Zimbabwe 14.29%
Comoros 10.89%
Central African Republic 10.71%
Gambia 10.64%
Eritrea 10.01%
Democratic Republic of Congo 8.60%
Burkina Faso 7.96%
Mozambique 7.58%
Guinea 7.27%
North Korea 7.09%
Malawi 6.76%
Ethiopia 5.58%
Madagascar 5.51%
Uganda 4.50%
Senegal 4.12%
Mali 4.11%
Guinea-Bissau 4.04%
Benin 3.89%
Sierra Leone 3.57%
Tanzania 3.49%
Togo 3.27%
Liberia 2.26%
Burundi 1.72%
Chad 1.49%
Niger 0.84%
Gambia Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 10.64% 0.59%
2022 10.05% -0.13%
2021 10.18% 0.28%
2020 9.90% 2.12%
2019 7.78% 0.60%
2018 7.18% -1.28%
2017 8.46% -1.40%
2016 9.86% -1.20%
2015 11.05% -1.18%
2014 12.23% -1.50%
2013 13.73% -1.09%
2012 14.82% 0.09%
2011 14.73% 0.66%
2010 14.07% -0.10%
2009 14.17% -0.29%
2008 14.47% -0.37%
2007 14.83% 0.20%
2006 14.63% 0.35%
2005 14.28% -0.02%
2004 14.29% -0.03%
2003 14.33% -0.04%
2002 14.37% 0.42%
2001 13.95% -0.09%
2000 14.04% -0.02%
1999 14.06% -0.17%
1998 14.22% -0.10%
1997 14.32% -0.19%
1996 14.51% 0.05%
1995 14.46% 0.13%
1994 14.32% 0.16%
1993 14.16% 0.03%
1992 14.14% 0.10%
1991 14.04% 0.10%