Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Gambia

Gambia: Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban was 0.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.6%
World rank
12th
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2010
All-time low
0.6%
in 2020
Years of data
5
1998–2020

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Gambia, 1998–2020

00.20.40.60.81998200920201998: 0.803 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.83 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.859 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.822 % of urban employed population in working age2020: 0.625 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2020, informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Gambia stood at 0.6%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Gambia peaked at 0.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2020.

That places Gambia 12th out of 35 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Gambia, 1998 to 2020.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1998 0.8%
2003 0.8% +3.3%
2010 0.9% +3.5%
2015 0.8% -4.3%
2020 0.6% -23.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 2
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 9 Peru 0.7% compare
  2. 10 Guatemala 0.6% compare
  3. 11 Morocco 0.6% compare
  4. 13 Sri Lanka 0.6% compare
  5. 14 El Salvador 0.6% compare
  6. 15 Paraguay 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Gambia?
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Gambia was 0.6% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2010.
What is the lowest informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2020.
How does Gambia rank for informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban?
Gambia ranks 12th out of 35 countries with data for 2020.
Is informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Gambia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 421 data points, 1981–2021
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