Unemployment rate women in Senegal
Senegal: Unemployment rate women was 3.11 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3.11
Change on year
down 6.5%
World rank
152nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
7.33
in 2015
All-time low
2.87
in 2000
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Unemployment rate women in Senegal, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate women in Senegal stood at 3.11.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 57.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate women in Senegal peaked at 7.33 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.87, in 2000.
That places Senegal 152nd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.07 | 2.89 | 3.19 | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.99 | 2.87 | 3.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.41 | 3.02 | 7.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.44 | 3.11 | 3.83 | 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 women in Senegal?
- Unemployment rate women in Senegal was 3.11 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate women recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 7.33 in 2015.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate women recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.87 in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for unemployment rate women?
- Senegal ranks 152nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate women rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.5%. 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 women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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