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

Senegal: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 80.2 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
80.2 %
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
6th
of 72 countries
All-time high
84.3 %
in 2016
All-time low
80.2 %
in 2024
Years of data
7
2015–2024

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

0204060802015201920242015: 81.8 %2016: 84.3 %2017: 81.6 %2019: 80.7 %2022: 81.3 %2023: 81.4 %2024: 80.2 %

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

Analysis

In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Senegal stood at 80.2 %. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Senegal peaked at 84.3 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 80.2 %, in 2024.

That places Senegal 6th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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, self-employed, rural areas — Value in Senegal, 2015 to 2024.
Year % Change
2015 81.8 %
2016 84.3 % +3.1%
2017 81.6 % -3.2%
2019 80.7 % -1.1%
2022 81.3 % +0.7%
2023 81.4 % +0.1%
2024 80.2 % -1.5%

Senegal compared with similar countries

  • Senegal's 80.2 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 71.3 %, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Senegal's 80.2 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77.7 %, 1.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 82.1 % 80.7 % 84.3 % 4
2020s 80.97 % 80.2 % 81.4 % 3

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 3 Türkiye 64.9 %
  2. 3 Zambia 87.4 % compare
  3. 4 Angola 84.8 % compare
  4. 4 Viet Nam 57 % compare
  5. 5 India 83.6 % compare
  6. 7 Zimbabwe 75.2 % compare
  7. 8 Bhutan 73.5 % compare
  8. 9 Bangladesh 69.1 % 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 80.2 % 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 84.3 % in 2016.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 80.2 % in 2024.
How does Senegal rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Senegal ranks 6th 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 down 2.0%. 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 — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, 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, self-employed, 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, 1,460 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.