Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Senegal
Senegal: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) was 64.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Senegal, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Senegal is 64.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Senegal peaked at 72.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 64.3%, in 2025.
That places Senegal 42nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 68.7% | — |
| 1992 | 68.7% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 68.7% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 68.7% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 68.7% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 68.7% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 68.7% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 68.6% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 68.5% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 68.4% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 68.2% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 68.2% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 68.1% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 67.9% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 67.8% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 67.7% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 67.6% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 67.5% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 67.5% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 67.3% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 67.2% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 67.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 67.5% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 67.0% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 66.6% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 72.3% | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 70.4% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 68.0% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 65.7% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 66.5% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 65.7% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 65.1% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 64.9% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 64.7% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 64.3% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.7% | 68.5% | 68.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 67.9% | 67.5% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.0% | 65.7% | 72.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.2% | 64.3% | 66.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 39 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 66.3% compare
- 40 Myanmar 65.5% compare
- 41 Kenya 64.8% compare
- 43 North Korea 62.1% compare
- 44 Malawi 61.3% compare
- 45 Bangladesh 61.0% compare
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 self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Senegal?
- Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Senegal was 64.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 72.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.3% in 2025.
- How does Senegal rank for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Senegal ranks 42nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. 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 Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.