Gender Development Index (GDI) in Senegal
Senegal: Gender Development Index (GDI) was 0.925 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gender Development Index in Senegal, 2005–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender development index in Senegal is 0.925, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Senegal peaked at 0.925 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.818, in 2005.
Senegal ranks 138th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Gender Development Index (GDI) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.818 | — |
| 2006 | 0.829 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.834 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.844 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.857 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.874 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.907 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.894 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.898 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.896 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.904 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.916 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.893 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.906 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.88 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.914 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.918 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.925 | +0.8% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.925 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9255, 100% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.925 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.922, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8364 | 0.818 | 0.857 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.8968 | 0.874 | 0.916 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.919 | 0.914 | 0.925 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More gender data for Senegal
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,600 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.35 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 13,563 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 13,563 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 263,002 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 269,605 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 257,895 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 263,988 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 250,294 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Senegal?
- Gender development index in Senegal was 0.925 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.925 in 2022.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.818 in 2005.
- How does Senegal rank for gender development index?
- Senegal ranks 138th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gender Development Index (GDI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data on five composite measures of gender equality.