Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Senegal
Senegal: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 42.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Senegal, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Senegal recorded 42.5% for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Senegal peaked at 42.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 34.8%, in 2016.
Senegal ranks 144th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 35.2% | — |
| 1992 | 35.2% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 35.1% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 35.1% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 35.1% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 35.2% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 35.2% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 35.3% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 35.4% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 35.6% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 35.8% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 35.8% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 35.9% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 36.1% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 36.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 36.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 36.4% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 36.5% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 36.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 36.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 37.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 36.8% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 37.1% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 37.5% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 37.9% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 34.8% | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 37.8% | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 39.6% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 41.4% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 40.3% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 41.1% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 41.6% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 41.8% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 42.1% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 42.5% | +0.9% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 42.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.5%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 42.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.6%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.2% | 35.1% | 35.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 36.1% | 35.6% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 34.8% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 40.3% | 42.5% | 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, male (% of male employment) in Senegal?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Senegal was 42.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 42.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.8% in 2016.
- How does Senegal rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Senegal ranks 144th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (% of male 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.