Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Gambia

Gambia: Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural was 0.4% in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
0.4%
World rank
67th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2020
All-time low
0.0%
in 1998
Years of data
5
1998–2020

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Gambia, 1998–2020

00.10.20.30.41998200920201998: 0.048 % of rural employed female population in working age2003: 0.177 % of rural employed female population in working age2010: 0.179 % of rural employed female population in working age2015: 0.138 % of rural employed female population in working age2020: 0.439 % of rural employed female population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural employed female population in working age.

Analysis

Gambia recorded 0.4% for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 145.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Gambia peaked at 0.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1998.

That places Gambia 67th out of 86 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed female population in working age) in Gambia, 1998 to 2020.
Year % of rural employed female population in working age Change
1998 0.0%
2003 0.2% +271.8%
2010 0.2% +1.1%
2015 0.1% -23.2%
2020 0.4% +219.0%

Gambia compared with similar countries

  • Gambia's 0.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2%, 2.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
  • Gambia's 0.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 1.5× the median. (13 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 2
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 64 Romania 0.5% compare
  2. 65 Tunisia 0.5% compare
  3. 66 Mongolia 0.5% compare
  4. 68 Bangladesh 0.4% compare
  5. 69 Ghana 0.4% compare
  6. 70 Armenia 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Gambia?
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Gambia was 0.4% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2020.
What is the lowest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1998.
How does Gambia rank for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural?
Gambia ranks 67th out of 86 countries with data for 2020.
Is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 145.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Gambia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed female population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed female population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed female population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,157 data points, 1970–2021
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