Labor Force of Gambia
Updated on May 15, 2023.

According to recent data from the World Bank, in 2022, the Labor Force of Gambia was 947,408, a difference of +39,572 (4.36% increase) compared to 2021. Also, the male labor force was 498,810, and the female labor force was 448,598.

Use the interactive visualization and table below to explore the values for each year between 1990-2022.

The World Bank defines Labor Force as "people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period; it includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers" .

See also: Female Percent of the Labor Force of Gambia.

Data Source: World Bank.
Labor Force of Gambia
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Year Total Labor Force Male Labor Force Female Labor Force
1990 323912 191788 132124
1991 338182 201590 136592
1992 352377 211109 141268
1993 365370 219660 145710
1994 376809 225746 151063
1995 388045 231508 156537
1996 399749 237451 162298
1997 411959 243591 168368
1998 424672 250047 174625
1999 437973 256740 181233
2000 451850 263700 188150
2001 466278 270954 195324
2002 481236 278443 202793
2003 496098 286000 210098
2004 510946 293743 217203
2005 526559 301876 224683
2006 543168 310583 232585
2007 560776 319867 240909
2008 579227 329638 249589
2009 598365 339752 258613
2010 618021 350171 267850
2011 638416 360897 277519
2012 659823 372206 287617
2013 685019 382583 302436
2014 711111 393173 317938
2015 737921 403864 334057
2016 765643 414825 350818
2017 794311 425989 368322
2018 824123 437527 386596
2019 850208 451035 399173
2020 869941 461765 408176
2021 907836 479065 428771
2022 947408 498810 448598