Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Senegal
Senegal: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 58.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Senegal, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Senegal recorded 58.2% for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Senegal peaked at 62.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 45.2%, in 1990.
That places Senegal 151st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 45.2% | — |
| 1991 | 45.5% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 45.8% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 46.1% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 46.5% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 46.8% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 47.1% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 47.4% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 47.6% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 47.9% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 48.1% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 48.3% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 48.7% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 48.9% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 49.1% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 49.3% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 49.4% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 50.3% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 51.3% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 52.3% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 53.3% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 54.4% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 55.6% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 56.8% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 58.1% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 59.5% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 62.7% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 62.4% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 60.1% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 58.1% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 57.6% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 57.4% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 57.0% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 57.3% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 57.9% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 58.2% | +0.4% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 58.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 77.8%, 75% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 58.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86.1%, 68% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.6% | 45.2% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.6% | 48.1% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.1% | 53.3% | 62.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.6% | 57.0% | 58.2% | 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 ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Senegal?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Senegal was 58.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 62.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.2% in 1990.
- How does Senegal rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Senegal ranks 151st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (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 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.