Employment rate in Senegal
Senegal: Employment rate was 50.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Employment rate in Senegal, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, employment rate in Senegal stood at 50.6%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rate in Senegal peaked at 50.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 42.4%, in 2015.
Senegal ranks 137th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.3% | 49.1% | 49.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 48.4% | 47.1% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.6% | 42.4% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.1% | 49.0% | 50.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 134 France 51.2% compare
- 135 Belgium 51.1% compare
- 136 Papua New Guinea 50.7% compare
- 138 Cape Verde 50.2% compare
- 139 New Caledonia 50.1% compare
- 140 Montenegro 50.1% compare
More work & labour data for Senegal
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 52.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 65.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 58.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 38.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 53.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 67.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 39.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rate in Senegal?
- Employment rate in Senegal was 50.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employment rate recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 50.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rate recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.4% in 2015.
- How does Senegal rank for employment rate?
- Senegal ranks 137th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rate rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Employment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and older) who are employed.