Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Gambia
Gambia: Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) was 52.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Gambia, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 52.0% for own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in 2016.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Gambia peaked at 58.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 50.4%, in 1996.
That places Gambia 28th out of 187 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 51.4% | — |
| 1992 | 51.1% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 51.2% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 51.9% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 53.5% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 50.4% | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 52.8% | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 52.5% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 54.5% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 54.8% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 55.2% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 54.0% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 56.0% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 57.3% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 56.7% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 54.4% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 54.2% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 56.5% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 57.3% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 58.2% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 54.1% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 54.6% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 54.1% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 52.8% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 53.1% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 52.0% | -2.2% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 52.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 53.9%, 96% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 52.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.7%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.2% | 50.4% | 54.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 55.6% | 54.0% | 57.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.1% | 52.0% | 58.2% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 25 Guinea-Bissau 53.9% compare
- 26 Papua New Guinea 52.6% compare
- 27 Togo 52.3% compare
- 29 Burkina Faso 51.7% compare
- 30 Zambia 50.9% compare
- 31 Tajikistan 50.4% compare
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)
- Population 1,981 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,981 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.94 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Gambia?
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Gambia was 52.0% in 2016, according to International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
- What is the highest own-account workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.4% in 1996.
- How does Gambia rank for own-account workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Gambia ranks 28th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017, published as part of Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Own-account workers are workers who, working on their own account or with one or more more partners, hold the types of jobs defined as "self-employment jobs" and have not engaged on a continuous basis any employees to work for them. Own account workers are a subcategory of "self-employed".