Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Senegal
Senegal: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 1.32 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Senegal, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 1.32 units per square kilometre for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 100.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Senegal peaked at 1.32 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6024 units per square kilometre, in 2005.
That places Senegal 92nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.6024 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 0.6187 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6264 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6338 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6414 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6482 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6554 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6568 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6599 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6663 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6729 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8423 units per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 2017 | 0.884 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9873 units per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2019 | 1.1 units per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 1.09 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.18 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 1.28 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 1.32 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 1.32 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.23 units per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 1.32 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.04 units per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +25.2% | 0.6729 units per square kilometre | 0.8423 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6245 units per square kilometre | 0.6024 units per square kilometre | 0.6414 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.7775 units per square kilometre | 0.6482 units per square kilometre | 1.1 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 units per square kilometre | 1.09 units per square kilometre | 1.32 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 89 Serbia 1.41 units per square kilometre compare
- 90 East Timor 1.35 units per square kilometre compare
- 91 Spain 1.34 units per square kilometre compare
- 93 Romania 1.32 units per square kilometre compare
- 94 Ecuador 1.26 units per square kilometre compare
- 95 Uzbekistan 1.26 units per square kilometre 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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Senegal?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Senegal was 1.32 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6024 units per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Senegal rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Senegal ranks 92nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.