Labor force, total, per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.2861 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Gambia, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per capita in Gambia is 0.2861 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Gambia peaked at 0.2861 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2567 units per person, in 1998.
That places Gambia 171st out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Gambia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2619 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.2615 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.261 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2604 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2593 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2582 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2573 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2569 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2567 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.257 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2574 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.258 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2583 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2593 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2604 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2612 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.262 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2631 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2644 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2658 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.267 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2673 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2681 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2687 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2692 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.27 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2709 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.272 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2734 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2749 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2763 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2781 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2799 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2818 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.2839 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.2861 units per person | +0.8% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.2861 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3997 units per person, 72% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.2861 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3995 units per person, 72% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.259 units per person | 0.2567 units per person | 0.2619 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.261 units per person | 0.2574 units per person | 0.2658 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2702 units per person | 0.267 units per person | 0.2749 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.281 units per person | 0.2763 units per person | 0.2861 units per person | 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, total, per capita in Gambia?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Gambia was 0.2861 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2861 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2567 units per person in 1998.
- How does Gambia rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Gambia ranks 171st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.