Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in Senegal
Senegal: Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita was 35.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in Senegal, 1991–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Senegal is 35.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Senegal peaked at 35.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.7%, in 2016.
That places Senegal 146th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 31.3% | — |
| 1992 | 31.3% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 31.3% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 31.3% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 31.3% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 31.3% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 31.3% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 31.4% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 31.5% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 31.6% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 31.8% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 31.8% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 31.9% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 32.1% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 32.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 32.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 32.4% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 32.5% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 32.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 32.7% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 32.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 32.4% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 32.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 33.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 33.4% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 27.7% | -17.0% |
| 2017 | 29.6% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 32.0% | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 34.3% | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 33.5% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 34.3% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 34.9% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 35.1% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 35.3% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.3% | 31.3% | 31.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 32.1% | 31.6% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.0% | 27.7% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 33.5% | 35.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 143 Malawi 38.7% compare
- 144 Bangladesh 38.6% compare
- 145 North Korea 37.9% compare
- 147 Kenya 35.1% compare
- 148 Myanmar 34.5% compare
- 149 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 33.5% 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 share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Senegal?
- Share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Senegal was 35.3% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 35.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.7% in 2016.
- How does Senegal rank for share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita?
- Senegal ranks 146th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Share of people in employment working as employees, as a percentage of total employment.