Labor force, total, per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.2861 units per person in 2025. β² Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Gambia, 1990β2025
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 173rd out of 188 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.
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
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13,495 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0048 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 173rd out of 188 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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How this figure is calculated
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 Γ· 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.