Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in Gambia

Gambia: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female was 0.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.3%
World rank
71st
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2020
All-time low
0.1%
in 1998
Years of data
5
1998–2020

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in Gambia, 1998–2020

0.10.150.20.250.31998200920201998: 0.081 % of female employed population in working age2003: 0.118 % of female employed population in working age2010: 0.128 % of female employed population in working age2015: 0.169 % of female employed population in working age2020: 0.298 % of female employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Gambia recorded 0.3% for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 132.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in Gambia peaked at 0.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1998.

Gambia ranks 71st of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) in Gambia, 1998 to 2020.
Year % of female employed population in working age Change
1998 0.1%
2003 0.1% +44.9%
2010 0.1% +8.7%
2015 0.2% +32.2%
2020 0.3% +75.8%

Gambia compared with similar countries

  • Gambia's 0.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1%, 2.8× the median. (8 countries reporting)
  • Gambia's 0.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 2.9× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 2
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 68 Peru 0.3% compare
  2. 69 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.3% compare
  3. 70 Cambodia 0.3% compare
  4. 72 India 0.3% compare
  5. 73 Rwanda 0.2% compare
  6. 74 Pakistan 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in Gambia?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in Gambia was 0.3% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2020.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1998.
How does Gambia rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female?
Gambia ranks 71st out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 132.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gambia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age)
Unit
% of female employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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