Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Senegal
Senegal: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS was 5.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Senegal, 2002–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 5.8% for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in 2024.
The figure is up 23.2% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Senegal peaked at 11.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2011.
That places Senegal 74th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 5.7% | — |
| 2006 | 11.1% | +96.5% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -74.3% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | +137.2% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | -34.0% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -29.9% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | +76.9% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | -7.3% |
| 2024 | 5.8% | +23.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 5.7% | 11.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 2.9% | 6.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 4.7% | 5.8% | 3 |
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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 unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Senegal?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Senegal was 5.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2011.
- How does Senegal rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- Senegal ranks 74th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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