ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Senegal
Senegal: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 55.22 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
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
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Senegal is 55.22 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.2% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Senegal peaked at 66.08 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 55.22 %, in 2024.
That places Senegal 77th 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 | 61.8 % | — |
| 2016 | 66.08 % | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 59.45 % | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 62.19 % | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 58.16 % | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 63.59 % | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 55.22 % | -13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 62.38 % | 59.45 % | 66.08 % | 4 |
| 2020s | 58.99 % | 55.22 % | 63.59 % | 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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,224 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 4.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 2,074 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate -0.122 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 617.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 1.21 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.0619 % 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 55.22 % 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 66.08 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.22 % in 2024.
- How does Senegal rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Senegal ranks 77th 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 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, total (15+), rural areas — Male — 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.