Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Senegal
Senegal: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 23.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Senegal, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Senegal is 23.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Senegal peaked at 25.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 2016.
That places Senegal 151st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 23.0% | — |
| 1992 | 23.0% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 23.1% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 23.2% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 23.3% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 23.4% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 23.5% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 23.6% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 23.7% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 23.8% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 24.0% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 24.1% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 24.2% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 24.4% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 24.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 24.6% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 24.8% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 24.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 25.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 25.2% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 25.4% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 24.8% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 24.6% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 25.9% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | -35.8% |
| 2017 | 16.9% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 19.5% | +15.5% |
| 2019 | 22.2% | +13.9% |
| 2020 | 21.6% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 22.4% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 23.1% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 23.3% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 23.5% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 23.8% | +1.4% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 23.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.4%, 87% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 23.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.1%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -35.8% | 25.9% | 16.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.3% | 23.0% | 23.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 24.4% | 23.8% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 16.6% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 21.6% | 23.8% | 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 wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Senegal?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Senegal was 23.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 2016.
- How does Senegal rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Senegal ranks 151st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.