Unemployment rate of males vs females in Senegal
Senegal: Unemployment rate of males vs females was 2.52 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate of males vs females in Senegal, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate of males vs females in Senegal is 2.52, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate of males vs females in Senegal peaked at 6.41 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.48, in 2023.
That places Senegal 156th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate of males vs females in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.75 | — |
| 1992 | 2.81 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 2.76 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 2.83 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 2.73 | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 2.71 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 2.64 | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 2.63 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 2.54 | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 2.52 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 2.56 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 2.7 | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 2.66 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 2.65 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 2.56 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 2.63 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 2.68 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 2.69 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 2.68 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 2.67 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 2.73 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 3.71 | +36.3% |
| 2013 | 4.77 | +28.5% |
| 2014 | 5.56 | +16.4% |
| 2015 | 6.41 | +15.3% |
| 2016 | 4.26 | -33.6% |
| 2017 | 4.38 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 3.54 | -19.0% |
| 2019 | 2.75 | -22.3% |
| 2020 | 3.29 | +19.6% |
| 2021 | 3.21 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 2.52 | -21.3% |
| 2023 | 2.48 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 2.48 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 2.52 | +1.6% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 2.52 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.27, 59% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 2.52 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.25, 48% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate of males vs females 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 | +36.3% | 2.73 | 3.71 |
| 2016 | -33.6% | 6.41 | 4.26 |
| 2013 | +28.5% | 3.71 | 4.77 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.71 | 2.54 | 2.83 | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.63 | 2.52 | 2.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.08 | 2.67 | 6.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.75 | 2.48 | 3.29 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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 of males vs females in Senegal?
- Unemployment rate of males vs females in Senegal was 2.52 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate of males vs females recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 6.41 in 2015.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate of males vs females recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.48 in 2023.
- How does Senegal rank for unemployment rate of males vs females?
- Senegal ranks 156th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate of males vs females rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.7%. 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 of males vs females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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