Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Gambia
Gambia: Labor force, female (% of total labor force) was 48.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force, female in Gambia, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female in Gambia is 48.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Gambia peaked at 48.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 47.2%, in 2016.
Gambia ranks 30th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 48.2% | — |
| 1991 | 48.0% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 47.8% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 47.7% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 47.5% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 47.4% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 47.4% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 47.5% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 47.6% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 47.9% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 48.1% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 48.3% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 47.8% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 48.1% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 48.4% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 48.0% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 47.8% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 47.8% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 47.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 48.2% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 48.3% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 47.5% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 47.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 47.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 47.2% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 47.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 47.2% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 47.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 47.6% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 47.9% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 47.7% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 47.9% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 48.1% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 48.2% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 48.5% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 48.5% | +0.1% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 48.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 47.7%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 48.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47.5%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.7% | 47.4% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.0% | 47.8% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.6% | 47.2% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.2% | 47.7% | 48.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More education data for Gambia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,452 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 16,389 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 71,238 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 77,061 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 369,783 (2021)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 442,901 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1569 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Gambia?
- Labor force, female in Gambia was 48.5% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.2% in 2016.
- How does Gambia rank for labor force, female?
- Gambia ranks 30th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.