Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Senegal

Employment-to-population ratio in Senegal in 2025 — 50.6%. Ranked 137 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 0.99 pp.

2025 50.6% +0.19 pp vs 2024
World rank 137of 182
Period maximum 50.6%2025
Period minimum 42.41%2015

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Senegal, 1991–20254042.54547.55052.519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 49.61%1992: 49.49%1993: 49.42%1994: 49.29%1995: 49.26%1996: 49.18%1997: 49.14%1998: 49.08%1999: 49.06%2000: 49.01%2001: 48.93%2002: 48.78%2003: 48.73%2004: 48.68%2005: 48.69%2006: 48.62%2007: 48.11%2008: 47.62%2009: 47.13%2010: 46.65%2011: 46.13%2012: 45.16%2013: 44.16%2014: 43.3%2015: 42.41%2016: 47.88%2017: 44.13%2018: 46.68%2019: 49.26%2020: 48.98%2021: 49.91%2022: 50.47%2023: 50.44%2024: 50.4%2025: 50.6%
Change over the period: +0.99 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Senegal

Senegal 50.6%
World 58.06%
Western Africa computed 71.55%
Employment-to-population ratio — Senegal, by year Senegal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 50.6 +0.19 pp
2024 50.4 −0.03 pp
2023 50.44 −0.04 pp
2022 50.47 +0.57 pp
2021 49.91 +0.93 pp
2020 48.98 −0.28 pp
2019 49.26 +2.58 pp
2018 46.68 +2.56 pp
2017 44.13 −3.76 pp
2016 47.88 +5.47 pp
2015 42.41 −0.88 pp
2014 43.3 −0.86 pp
2013 44.16 −1 pp
2012 45.16 −0.98 pp
2011 46.13 −0.52 pp
2010 46.65 −0.48 pp
2009 47.13 −0.48 pp
2008 47.62 −0.5 pp
2007 48.11 −0.51 pp
2006 48.62 −0.07 pp
2005 48.69 +0.01 pp
2004 48.68 −0.04 pp
2003 48.73 −0.05 pp
2002 48.78 −0.15 pp
2001 48.93 −0.08 pp
2000 49.01 −0.05 pp
1999 49.06 −0.02 pp
1998 49.08 −0.07 pp
1997 49.14 −0.04 pp
1996 49.18 −0.07 pp
1995 49.26 −0.04 pp
1994 49.29 −0.13 pp
1993 49.42 −0.06 pp
1992 49.49 −0.12 pp
1991 49.61

About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.