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Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Senegal

Female labor force participation rate in Senegal in 2025 — 38.22%. Ranked 156 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 6.16 pp.

2025 38.22% +0.23 pp vs 2024
World rank 156of 182
Period maximum 38.73%2016
Period minimum 32.06%1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Senegal, 1990–2025323436384019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 32.06%1991: 32.14%1992: 32.23%1993: 32.33%1994: 32.44%1995: 32.55%1996: 32.65%1997: 32.75%1998: 32.85%1999: 32.94%2000: 33.03%2001: 33.11%2002: 33.19%2003: 33.26%2004: 33.3%2005: 33.34%2006: 33.37%2007: 33.42%2008: 33.48%2009: 33.55%2010: 33.63%2011: 33.71%2012: 33.8%2013: 33.89%2014: 33.97%2015: 34.06%2016: 38.73%2017: 35.42%2018: 36.35%2019: 37.31%2020: 37.08%2021: 37.71%2022: 37.71%2023: 37.77%2024: 37.99%2025: 38.22%
Change over the period: +6.16 pp Annual average: 0.18 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Senegal 38.22%
World 48.94%
Sub-Saharan Africa 65.16%
Western Africa computed 69.24%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 40.51%
Female labor force participation rate — Senegal, by year Senegal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 38.22 +0.23 pp
2024 37.99 +0.22 pp
2023 37.77 +0.06 pp
2022 37.71 −0 pp
2021 37.71 +0.63 pp
2020 37.08 −0.23 pp
2019 37.31 +0.95 pp
2018 36.35 +0.93 pp
2017 35.42 −3.3 pp
2016 38.73 +4.67 pp
2015 34.06 +0.09 pp
2014 33.97 +0.08 pp
2013 33.89 +0.09 pp
2012 33.8 +0.09 pp
2011 33.71 +0.08 pp
2010 33.63 +0.08 pp
2009 33.55 +0.07 pp
2008 33.48 +0.06 pp
2007 33.42 +0.05 pp
2006 33.37 +0.03 pp
2005 33.34 +0.04 pp
2004 33.3 +0.04 pp
2003 33.26 +0.07 pp
2002 33.19 +0.09 pp
2001 33.11 +0.08 pp
2000 33.03 +0.09 pp
1999 32.94 +0.09 pp
1998 32.85 +0.1 pp
1997 32.75 +0.1 pp
1996 32.65 +0.1 pp
1995 32.55 +0.11 pp
1994 32.44 +0.1 pp
1993 32.33 +0.1 pp
1992 32.23 +0.09 pp
1991 32.14 +0.08 pp
1990 32.06 —

Western Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NG Nigeria 80.7 BJ Benin 75.16 NE Niger 72.78 LR Liberia 72.03 BF Burkina Faso 64.07 GW Guinea-Bissau 60.29 CI Côte d'Ivoire 59.45 TG Togo 56.64 GH Ghana 55.27 ML Mali 52.84 SL Sierra Leone 51.6 CV Cabo Verde 50.47 GM Gambia 45.46 GN Guinea 42.65 SN Senegal 38.22 MR Mauritania 26.18
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About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

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

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