Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%) in Senegal
Senegal: Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%) was 30.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female share of employment in senior and middle management in Senegal, 2015–2025
Source: Labour Market-related SDG Indicators database (ILOSDG), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female share of employment in senior and middle management in Senegal is 30.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 30.7% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of employment in senior and middle management in Senegal peaked at 39.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 2019.
Senegal ranks 68th of 102 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 26.2% | — |
| 2016 | 26.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 21.0% | -19.7% |
| 2022 | 39.9% | +89.9% |
| 2023 | 24.3% | -39.0% |
| 2024 | 23.0% | -5.4% |
| 2025 | 30.1% | +30.7% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 30.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.2%, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 30.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.4%, 99% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.5% | 21.0% | 26.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 23.0% | 39.9% | 4 |
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 share of employment in senior and middle management in Senegal?
- Female share of employment in senior and middle management in Senegal was 30.1% in 2025, according to Labour Market-related SDG Indicators database (ILOSDG), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest female share of employment in senior and middle management recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 39.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest female share of employment in senior and middle management recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 2019.
- How does Senegal rank for female share of employment in senior and middle management?
- Senegal ranks 68th out of 102 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female share of employment in senior and middle management rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Market-related SDG Indicators database (ILOSDG), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The female share of employment in senior and middle management conveys the number of women in management as a percentage of employment in management. Employment in management is defined based on the International Standard Classification of Occupations. This series refers to senior and middle management only, thus excluding junior management (category 1 in both ISCO-08 and ISCO-88 minus category 14 in ISCO-08 and minus category 13 in ISCO-88).