Female employment rate in Senegal
Senegal: Female employment rate was 28.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Female employment rate in Senegal, 1991–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, female employment rate in Senegal stood at 28.8%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 14.3% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female employment rate in Senegal peaked at 49.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 2024.
That places Senegal 158th out of 172 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Female employment rate in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 49.7% | — |
| 2006 | 29.3% | -41.0% |
| 2011 | 42.4% | +44.8% |
| 2015 | 32.0% | -24.6% |
| 2016 | 37.5% | +17.2% |
| 2017 | 34.9% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 36.3% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 30.1% | -17.0% |
| 2023 | 33.6% | +11.3% |
| 2024 | 28.8% | -14.3% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 28.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.1%, 64% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 28.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 56.1%, 51% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.7% | 49.7% | 49.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 29.3% | 29.3% | 29.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 36.6% | 32.0% | 42.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 30.8% | 28.8% | 33.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More work & labour data for Senegal
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.3558 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.335 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.3759 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3778 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 21,943 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 12,088 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 23,953 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 23,061 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 47,014 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female employment rate in Senegal?
- Female employment rate in Senegal was 28.8% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female employment rate recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 49.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest female employment rate recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 2024.
- How does Senegal rank for female employment rate?
- Senegal ranks 158th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female employment rate rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female employment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population who are employed. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.