Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita in Senegal
Senegal: Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita was 8.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita in Senegal, 1993–2016
Source: UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita in Senegal is 8.4%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 16.0% on the previous year and up 58.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita in Senegal peaked at 8.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2011.
That places Senegal 54th out of 67 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 5.2% | — |
| 1997 | 4.4% | -15.4% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | +51.0% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | -19.6% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | -26.7% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | +88.4% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | +16.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.8% | 4.4% | 5.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 3.9% | 6.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 3.4% | 8.4% | 5 |
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)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 449,905 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 14.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8956 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 1,751 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 9.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 521.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 1.02 million current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita in Senegal?
- Share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita in Senegal was 8.4% in 2016, according to UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2011.
- How does Senegal rank for share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita?
- Senegal ranks 54th out of 67 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.