ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Senegal
Senegal: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 49.76 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Senegal, 2015–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Senegal stood at 49.76 %. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.2% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Senegal peaked at 59.25 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 49.76 %, in 2024.
That places Senegal 71st out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 51.72 % | — |
| 2016 | 57.27 % | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 51.87 % | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 59.25 % | +14.2% |
| 2022 | 54.26 % | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 58.7 % | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 49.76 % | -15.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 55.03 % | 51.72 % | 59.25 % | 4 |
| 2020s | 54.24 % | 49.76 % | 58.7 % | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for Senegal
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.03 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 48.08 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.6 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 2.02 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -57.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0627 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 108.98 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Senegal?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Senegal was 49.76 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 59.25 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.76 % in 2024.
- How does Senegal rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Senegal ranks 71st out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 55 to 64, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.