Labor force, total, per capita in Senegal
Senegal: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.3239 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Senegal, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per capita in Senegal is 0.3239 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Senegal peaked at 0.3239 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2622 units per person, in 2015.
Senegal ranks 164th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Senegal, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.273 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.2739 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2749 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.276 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2771 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2781 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.279 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2799 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2807 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2815 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2822 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2828 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2837 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2846 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.285 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2855 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2858 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2834 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2808 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.278 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2751 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2722 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2692 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2665 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2641 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2622 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2902 units per person | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2679 units per person | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2836 units per person | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2999 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3026 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3113 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.316 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3184 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.3205 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.3239 units per person | +1.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.3239 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3868 units per person, 84% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.3239 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3995 units per person, 81% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2774 units per person | 0.273 units per person | 0.2815 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2832 units per person | 0.278 units per person | 0.2858 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2751 units per person | 0.2622 units per person | 0.2999 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3155 units per person | 0.3026 units per person | 0.3239 units per person | 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, total, per capita in Senegal?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Senegal was 0.3239 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3239 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2622 units per person in 2015.
- How does Senegal rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Senegal ranks 164th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.