Unemployment rate for young people in Senegal
Senegal: Unemployment rate for young people was 3.62 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate for young people in Senegal, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate for young people in Senegal is 3.62, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate for young people in Senegal peaked at 8.04 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.81, in 2000.
Senegal ranks 174th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate for young people in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.96 | — |
| 1992 | 3 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 2.97 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 3.02 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 2.95 | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 2.94 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 2.89 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 2.89 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 2.82 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 2.81 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 2.84 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 2.94 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 2.91 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 2.91 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 2.85 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 2.9 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 2.93 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 2.94 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 2.94 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 2.94 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 2.98 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 4.29 | +44.1% |
| 2013 | 5.65 | +31.8% |
| 2014 | 6.83 | +20.7% |
| 2015 | 8.04 | +17.9% |
| 2016 | 6.37 | -20.8% |
| 2017 | 5.84 | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 4.92 | -15.7% |
| 2019 | 4.04 | -17.9% |
| 2020 | 4.82 | +19.3% |
| 2021 | 4.66 | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 3.9 | -16.3% |
| 2023 | 3.86 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 3.87 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 3.62 | -6.5% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 3.62 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.12, 36% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 3.62 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.79, 41% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate for young people 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +44.1% | 2.98 | 4.29 |
| 2013 | +31.8% | 4.29 | 5.65 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.94 | 2.82 | 3.02 | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.9 | 2.81 | 2.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.19 | 2.94 | 8.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.12 | 3.62 | 4.82 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 171 Papua New Guinea 3.79 compare
- 172 Sierra Leone 3.72 compare
- 173 East Timor 3.72 compare
- 175 Togo 3.44 compare
- 176 Benin 2.89 compare
- 177 Guinea-Bissau 2.84 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 unemployment rate for young people in Senegal?
- Unemployment rate for young people in Senegal was 3.62 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate for young people recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 8.04 in 2015.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate for young people recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.81 in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for unemployment rate for young people?
- Senegal ranks 174th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate for young people rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate for young people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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