Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Senegal
Senegal: Labor force, female (% of total labor force) was 36.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Senegal, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 36.6% for labor force, female in 2025.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Senegal peaked at 39.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 31.8%, in 1990.
That places Senegal 152nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.8% | — |
| 1991 | 32.0% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 32.1% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 32.3% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 32.5% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 32.7% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 32.9% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 33.1% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 33.4% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 33.5% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 33.7% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 33.9% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 34.0% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 34.1% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 34.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 34.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 34.2% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 34.6% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 35.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 35.4% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 35.9% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 36.3% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 36.8% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 37.2% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 37.6% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 38.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 39.1% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 38.9% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 37.9% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 37.0% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 36.6% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 36.5% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 36.2% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 36.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 36.5% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 36.6% | +0.3% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 36.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.6%, 84% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 36.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47.5%, 77% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.6% | 31.8% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.3% | 33.7% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.5% | 35.9% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 36.2% | 36.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 55,703 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 64,252 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 162,919 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 181,550 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.28 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4401 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.127 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Senegal?
- Labor force, female in Senegal was 36.6% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 39.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.8% in 1990.
- How does Senegal rank for labor force, female?
- Senegal ranks 152nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.