LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Senegal
Senegal: LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment was 6.86 in 2024. ▲ Rising
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Senegal, 2016–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Senegal is 6.86, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.4% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Senegal peaked at 6.86 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.5, in 2019.
That places Senegal 30th out of 48 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5.56 | — |
| 2017 | 5.04 | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 3.5 | -30.6% |
| 2022 | 5.91 | +69.1% |
| 2023 | 5.26 | -11.0% |
| 2024 | 6.86 | +30.4% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 6.86 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.55, 80% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 6.86 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.95, 69% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.7 | 3.5 | 5.56 | 3 |
| 2020s | 6.01 | 5.26 | 6.86 | 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 lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Senegal?
- Lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Senegal was 6.86 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 6.86 in 2024.
- What is the lowest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5 in 2019.
- How does Senegal rank for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment?
- Senegal ranks 30th out of 48 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. LU2 represents the share of the labour force that are either in unemployment or time-related underemployment. The term disability, as defined in the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), is used as an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. For measurement purposes, a person with disability is defined as a person who is limited in the kind or amount of activities that he or she can do because of ongoing difficulties due to a long-term physical condition, mental condition or health problem. For more information, refer to the Disability Labour Market Indicators (DLMI) database description.