Labor force participation rate in Senegal
Senegal: Labor force participation rate was 52.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
52.0%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
152nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
52.0%
in 2025
All-time low
45.5%
in 2015
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Labor force participation rate in Senegal, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 52.0% for labor force participation rate 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 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate in Senegal peaked at 52.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 45.5%, in 2015.
Senegal ranks 152nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Labor force participation rate in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 51.1% | — |
| 1991 | 51.1% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 51.0% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 50.9% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 50.8% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 50.7% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 50.6% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 50.5% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 50.5% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 50.4% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 50.3% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 50.3% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 50.2% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 50.1% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 50.1% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 50.0% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 50.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 49.5% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 49.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 48.5% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 48.0% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 47.5% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 47.0% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 46.5% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 46.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 45.5% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 50.1% | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 46.0% | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 48.4% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 50.7% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 51.7% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 51.9% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 51.9% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 51.9% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 52.0% | +0.3% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 52.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57.7%, 90% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 52.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.3%, 81% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.8% | 50.4% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.8% | 48.5% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.6% | 45.5% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.7% | 50.7% | 52.0% | 6 |
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 labor force participation rate in Senegal?
- Labor force participation rate in Senegal was 52.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 52.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.5% in 2015.
- How does Senegal rank for labor force participation rate?
- Senegal ranks 152nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).