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
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of 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 — 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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.85 % | 15.7 % | 19.3 % | 4 |
| 2020s | 18.5 % | 18.4 % | 18.6 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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 — 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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About this data
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.