Kenya vs Senegal: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Kenya
35.2%
in 2025
Senegal
35.7%
in 2025
Kenya rank
147th
Senegal rank
146th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Kenya
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 35.7% against 35.2% in Kenya, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 147th and Senegal ranks 146th of 187 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.8% | 31.3% | 1.4% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 34.1% | 32.1% | 1.9% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 36.7% | 32.0% | 4.7% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 34.8% | 0.1% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Kenya or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 35.7% against 35.2% in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Kenya and Senegal?
- 0.5%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Senegal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Senegal rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Kenya ranks 147th and Senegal ranks 146th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total 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
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.