ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Senegal

Senegal: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 18.4 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
18.4 %
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
67th
of 72 countries
All-time high
19.3 %
in 2019
All-time low
15.7 %
in 2016
Years of data
7
2015–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Senegal, 2015–2024

051015202015201920242015: 18.1 %2016: 15.7 %2017: 18.3 %2019: 19.3 %2022: 18.6 %2023: 18.5 %2024: 18.4 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Senegal is 18.4 %, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Senegal peaked at 19.3 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.7 %, in 2016.

That places Senegal 67th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value in Senegal, 2015 to 2024.
Year % Change
2015 18.1 %
2016 15.7 % -13.3%
2017 18.3 % +16.6%
2019 19.3 % +5.5%
2022 18.6 % -3.6%
2023 18.5 % -0.5%
2024 18.4 % -0.5%

Senegal compared with similar countries

  • Senegal's 18.4 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.45 %, 65% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Senegal's 18.4 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.55 %, 85% of the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 17.85 % 15.7 % 19.3 % 4
2020s 18.5 % 18.4 % 18.6 % 3

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 64 Bangladesh 30.6 % compare
  2. 65 Bhutan 26.3 % compare
  3. 66 Zimbabwe 24.7 % compare
  4. 68 India 14.9 % compare
  5. 69 Angola 13.1 % compare
  6. 70 Zambia 12.6 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Senegal?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Senegal was 18.4 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 19.3 % in 2019.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 15.7 % in 2016.
How does Senegal rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Senegal ranks 67th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,462 data points, 1987–2025
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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.