Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Senegal
Senegal: Employment in industry (% of total employment) was 22.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Senegal, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Senegal stood at 22.5%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 73.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Senegal peaked at 22.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2016.
That places Senegal 62nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 13.1% | — |
| 1992 | 13.1% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 13.0% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 13.0% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 13.0% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 12.9% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 12.9% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 12.9% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 13.0% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 13.1% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 13.2% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 13.9% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 14.7% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 15.6% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 16.5% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 17.5% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 17.2% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 16.7% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 15.3% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | +19.8% |
| 2018 | 18.0% | +18.9% |
| 2019 | 21.1% | +17.5% |
| 2020 | 21.4% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 21.9% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 22.3% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 22.3% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 22.5% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.0% | 12.9% | 13.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 13.1% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 12.6% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 21.4% | 22.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in industry (% of total employment) in Senegal?
- Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Senegal was 22.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2016.
- How does Senegal rank for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Senegal ranks 62nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry (% of total employment) rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).