Europe & Central Asia vs Senegal: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)

Europe & Central Asia
13.2%
in 2025
Senegal
76.2%
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia rank
40th
Senegal rank
37th

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Senegal
20406080199120082025

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 76.2% against 13.2% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 63.0%.

That makes Senegal's figure about 5.8 times Europe & Central Asia's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 40th and Senegal ranks 37th of 47 groups.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia Senegal Difference Ahead
1990s 17.6% 76.7% 59.1% Senegal
2000s 16.1% 75.6% 59.5% Senegal
2010s 14.7% 77.4% 62.6% Senegal
2020s 13.4% 77.1% 63.6% Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Europe & Central Asia or Senegal?
Senegal, at 76.2% against 13.2% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Europe & Central Asia and Senegal?
63.0%, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Senegal?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Senegal rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 40th and Senegal ranks 37th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.