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

Gambia: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male was 0.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.5%
World rank
61st
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2020
All-time low
0.2%
in 1998
Years of data
5
1998–2020

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

00.10.20.30.40.51998200920201998: 0.224 % of male employed population in working age2003: 0.317 % of male employed population in working age2010: 0.281 % of male employed population in working age2015: 0.326 % of male employed population in working age2020: 0.455 % of male employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Gambia recorded 0.5% for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 62.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Gambia peaked at 0.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1998.

That places Gambia 61st out of 106 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age) in Gambia, 1998 to 2020.
Year % of male employed population in working age Change
1998 0.2%
2003 0.3% +41.3%
2010 0.3% -11.5%
2015 0.3% +16.2%
2020 0.5% +39.4%

Gambia compared with similar countries

  • Gambia's 0.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2%, 2.4× the median. (8 countries reporting)
  • Gambia's 0.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2%, 2.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 58 Indonesia 0.5% compare
  2. 59 Morocco 0.5% compare
  3. 60 Belize 0.5%
  4. 62 Pakistan 0.4% compare
  5. 63 Thailand 0.4% compare
  6. 64 Dominican Republic 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Gambia?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Gambia was 0.5% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1998.
How does Gambia rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male?
Gambia ranks 61st out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 62.0%. 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, male (% of male 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, male (% of male employed population in working age)
Unit
% of male 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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