Labor force participation rate in Senegal
Senegal: Labor force participation rate was 52.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
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.
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 |
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- 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 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).