The Gambia - Employment in agriculture

Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in The Gambia was 33.07 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 51.20 in 1991, while its lowest value was 33.07 in 2019.

Definition: Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 51.20
1992 51.05
1993 50.83
1994 50.50
1995 50.09
1996 49.89
1997 49.15
1998 48.68
1999 47.52
2000 46.60
2001 45.54
2002 45.43
2003 44.12
2004 42.84
2005 42.50
2006 42.58
2007 41.98
2008 40.48
2009 39.27
2010 38.05
2011 38.81
2012 37.89
2013 37.23
2014 37.11
2015 36.29
2016 35.67
2017 34.83
2018 33.85
2019 33.07

Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in The Gambia was 22.56 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 29.29 in 1995, while its lowest value was 22.56 in 2019.

Definition: Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 29.28
1992 29.27
1993 29.27
1994 29.28
1995 29.29
1996 29.02
1997 28.84
1998 28.55
1999 28.38
2000 28.05
2001 27.69
2002 27.65
2003 27.43
2004 27.12
2005 27.12
2006 26.67
2007 26.29
2008 26.25
2009 25.99
2010 25.79
2011 25.57
2012 25.24
2013 24.94
2014 24.68
2015 24.35
2016 24.10
2017 23.70
2018 23.18
2019 22.56

Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in The Gambia was 27.03 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 37.70 in 1991, while its lowest value was 27.03 in 2019.

Definition: Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 37.70
1992 37.57
1993 37.43
1994 37.35
1995 37.22
1996 37.03
1997 36.69
1998 36.38
1999 35.88
2000 35.37
2001 34.79
2002 34.77
2003 34.14
2004 33.48
2005 33.39
2006 33.19
2007 32.76
2008 32.14
2009 31.49
2010 30.89
2011 31.11
2012 30.54
2013 30.11
2014 29.92
2015 29.39
2016 28.99
2017 28.41
2018 27.71
2019 27.03

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity