Labor force, female, per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Labor force, female, per capita was 0.1389 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female, per capita in Gambia, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female, per capita in Gambia is 0.1389 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, per capita in Gambia peaked at 0.1389 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.122 units per person, in 1996.
Gambia ranks 150th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female, per capita in Gambia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1263 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.1255 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1249 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1243 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1233 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1224 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.122 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1222 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1222 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.123 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1237 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1245 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1236 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1248 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.126 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1254 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1252 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1256 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1268 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.128 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.129 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.127 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1277 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1279 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1272 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1277 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1279 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1288 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1303 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1316 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1319 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1332 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1346 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.136 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1376 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.1389 units per person | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1236 units per person | 0.122 units per person | 0.1263 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1254 units per person | 0.1236 units per person | 0.128 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1285 units per person | 0.127 units per person | 0.1316 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1354 units per person | 0.1319 units per person | 0.1389 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More gender data for Gambia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,149 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.4019 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 39,680 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 40,675 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 39,327 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 40,247 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 38,827 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 39,719 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 38,224 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 39,069 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female, per capita in Gambia?
- Labor force, female, per capita in Gambia was 0.1389 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1389 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.122 units per person in 1996.
- How does Gambia rank for labor force, female, per capita?
- Gambia ranks 150th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female, per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. 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, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force, female 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, female ÷ Population, total
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- Labor force, female World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.