Senegal - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Senegal was 39.52 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 40.20 in 2019, while its lowest value was 32.12 in 1990.

Definition: 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.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 32.12
1991 32.24
1992 32.36
1993 32.50
1994 32.68
1995 32.92
1996 33.13
1997 33.38
1998 33.68
1999 33.98
2000 34.26
2001 34.47
2002 34.67
2003 34.87
2004 35.05
2005 35.22
2006 35.33
2007 35.82
2008 36.31
2009 36.81
2010 37.33
2011 37.85
2012 38.39
2013 38.94
2014 39.50
2015 40.05
2016 40.07
2017 40.09
2018 40.13
2019 40.20
2020 39.48
2021 39.52

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Senegal was 4,419,653 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,419,653 in 2021 and a minimum value of 2,039,255 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1990 2,039,255
1991 2,104,902
1992 2,172,582
1993 2,242,036
1994 2,313,028
1995 2,385,214
1996 2,449,620
1997 2,515,454
1998 2,583,190
1999 2,653,210
2000 2,725,892
2001 2,798,398
2002 2,874,354
2003 2,953,652
2004 3,035,977
2005 3,120,967
2006 3,206,268
2007 3,262,238
2008 3,318,965
2009 3,377,246
2010 3,437,243
2011 3,494,499
2012 3,554,644
2013 3,617,176
2014 3,681,859
2015 3,748,673
2016 3,859,672
2017 3,975,776
2018 4,096,445
2019 4,221,102
2020 4,258,114
2021 4,419,653

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure