Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Senegal
Senegal: Unemployment rate young vs older adults was 3.87 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Senegal, 1991–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment rate young vs older adults in Senegal stood at 3.87.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate young vs older adults in Senegal peaked at 8.04 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.81, in 2000.
That places Senegal 171st out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Unemployment rate young vs older adults 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% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 3.87 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.03, 39% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 3.87 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.81, 44% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate young vs older adults 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 | 4.22 | 3.86 | 4.82 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 168 Cote d'Ivoire 4.25 compare
- 169 Uganda 4.21 compare
- 170 Japan 3.93 compare
- 172 Mali 3.84 compare
- 173 Kazakhstan 3.82 compare
- 174 Papua New Guinea 3.78 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 young vs older adults in Senegal?
- Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Senegal was 3.87 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate young vs older adults recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 8.04 in 2015.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate young vs older adults recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.81 in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for unemployment rate young vs older adults?
- Senegal ranks 171st out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate young vs older adults rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.3%. 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 young vs older adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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