Labour Force (Total) rose 4.48% to 0.856 mil in Gambia in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Gambia reached an all time high of 0.856 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 0.324 mil in 1990. When compared to Gambia's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Guinea Bissau amounted to 0.867 mil, 7.90 mil in Mali, 1.20 mil in Mauritania and 4.38 mil in Senegal in 2021.
Gambia has been ranked 148th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 4 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Algeria | mil | 11.7 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | mil | 6.68 | 6.90 | 7.12 | 7.34 | 7.57 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gambia | mil | 0.724 | 0.747 | 0.771 | 0.795 | 0.821 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea | mil | 4.21 | 4.33 | 4.46 | 4.58 | 4.71 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea Bissau | mil | 0.731 | 0.753 | 0.775 | 0.799 | 0.823 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | mil | 6.63 | 6.78 | 6.94 | 7.17 | 7.41 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | mil | 1.01 | 1.04 | 1.07 | 1.10 | 1.13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | mil | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 12.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | mil | 7.53 | 7.83 | 8.14 | 8.46 | 8.79 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senegal | mil | 3.71 | 3.82 | 3.94 | 4.06 | 4.18 |
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