Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Senegal
Senegal: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 53.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Senegal, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Senegal recorded 53.3% for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Senegal peaked at 53.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 2015.
That places Senegal 161st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 52.4% | — |
| 1991 | 52.4% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 52.3% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 52.2% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 52.1% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 52.0% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 51.9% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 51.9% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 51.8% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 51.8% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 51.7% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 51.7% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 51.6% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 51.5% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 51.5% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 51.5% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 51.5% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 51.0% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 50.5% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 50.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 49.5% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 49.1% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 48.6% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 48.1% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 47.5% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 47.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 51.7% | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 47.2% | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 49.7% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 52.1% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 52.0% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 52.9% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 53.2% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 53.2% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 53.2% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 53.3% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.1% | 51.8% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.3% | 50.0% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.0% | 47.0% | 52.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.0% | 52.0% | 53.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Senegal?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Senegal was 53.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 53.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 2015.
- How does Senegal rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Senegal ranks 161st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.