Labor force — all countries

Labor force — Senegal

Labor force in Senegal in 2025 — 6,131,225 people. Ranked 74 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 190.9%.

2025 6.13M people +3.39% vs 2024
World rank 74of 182
Period maximum 6.13M people2025
Period minimum 2.11M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Senegal, 1990–202502M4M6M8M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 2,107,627 people1991: 2,175,599 people1992: 2,245,704 people1993: 2,317,445 people1994: 2,389,573 people1995: 2,460,646 people1996: 2,530,105 people1997: 2,598,617 people1998: 2,667,709 people1999: 2,738,936 people2000: 2,812,633 people2001: 2,888,398 people2002: 2,969,419 people2003: 3,050,718 people2004: 3,128,510 people2005: 3,207,425 people2006: 3,287,202 people2007: 3,335,550 people2008: 3,383,059 people2009: 3,429,881 people2010: 3,476,083 people2011: 3,527,054 people2012: 3,583,550 people2013: 3,653,241 people2014: 3,737,652 people2015: 3,825,810 people2016: 4,362,873 people2017: 4,146,271 people2018: 4,514,053 people2019: 4,904,458 people2020: 5,080,703 people2021: 5,361,107 people2022: 5,578,418 people2023: 5,755,823 people2024: 5,930,338 people2025: 6,131,225 people
Change over the period: +4.02M (+190.91%) Average annual rate: 3.1 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Senegal 6.13M people
World 3.74B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 527M people
Western Africa computed 203M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.34B people
Labor force — Senegal, by year Senegal All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 6.13M +200,887 +3.39%
2024 5.93M +174,515 +3.03%
2023 5.76M +177,405 +3.18%
2022 5.58M +217,311 +4.05%
2021 5.36M +280,404 +5.52%
2020 5.08M +176,245 +3.59%
2019 4.9M +390,405 +8.65%
2018 4.51M +367,782 +8.87%
2017 4.15M −216,602 −4.96%
2016 4.36M +537,063 +14.04%
2015 3.83M +88,158 +2.36%
2014 3.74M +84,411 +2.31%
2013 3.65M +69,691 +1.94%
2012 3.58M +56,496 +1.6%
2011 3.53M +50,971 +1.47%
2010 3.48M +46,202 +1.35%
2009 3.43M +46,822 +1.38%
2008 3.38M +47,509 +1.42%
2007 3.34M +48,348 +1.47%
2006 3.29M +79,777 +2.49%
2005 3.21M +78,915 +2.52%
2004 3.13M +77,792 +2.55%
2003 3.05M +81,299 +2.74%
2002 2.97M +81,021 +2.81%
2001 2.89M +75,765 +2.69%
2000 2.81M +73,697 +2.69%
1999 2.74M +71,227 +2.67%
1998 2.67M +69,092 +2.66%
1997 2.6M +68,512 +2.71%
1996 2.53M +69,459 +2.82%
1995 2.46M +71,073 +2.97%
1994 2.39M +72,128 +3.11%
1993 2.32M +71,741 +3.19%
1992 2.25M +70,105 +3.22%
1991 2.18M +67,972 +3.23%
1990 2.11M

About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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