Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Gambia

Gambia: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female was 0.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.5%
World rank
74th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2020
All-time low
0.2%
in 2015
Years of data
5
1998–2020

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Gambia, 1998–2020

00.10.20.30.40.51998200920201998: 0.242 % of female workers in the industrial sector2003: 0.402 % of female workers in the industrial sector2010: 0.251 % of female workers in the industrial sector2015: 0.184 % of female workers in the industrial sector2020: 0.476 % of female workers in the industrial sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female workers in the industrial sector.

Analysis

In 2020, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Gambia stood at 0.5%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 89.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Gambia peaked at 0.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2015.

That places Gambia 74th out of 90 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the industrial sector) in Gambia, 1998 to 2020.
Year % of female workers in the industrial sector Change
1998 0.2%
2003 0.4% +66.3%
2010 0.3% -37.6%
2015 0.2% -26.5%
2020 0.5% +158.2%

Gambia compared with similar countries

  • Gambia's 0.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.4× the median. (7 countries reporting)
  • Gambia's 0.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 1.5× the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 2
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 71 India 0.5% compare
  2. 72 Belize 0.5%
  3. 73 Paraguay 0.5% compare
  4. 75 Peru 0.5% compare
  5. 76 Ecuador 0.5% compare
  6. 77 Guatemala 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Gambia?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Gambia was 0.5% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2015.
How does Gambia rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female?
Gambia ranks 74th out of 90 countries with data for 2020.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 89.8%. 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 Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of female workers in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
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