Human Development Index: males vs. females in Senegal
Senegal: Human Development Index: males vs. females was 0.5503 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Senegal, 2005–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, human development index: males vs. females in Senegal stood at 0.5503. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index: males vs. females in Senegal peaked at 0.5503 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4649, in 2005.
Senegal ranks 167th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.4649 | — |
| 2006 | 0.4726 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4856 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4962 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5014 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5068 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.514 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5252 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5294 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.534 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.533 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5387 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5459 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5466 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5476 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5446 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5435 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5463 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5503 | +0.7% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.5503 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6459, 85% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.5503 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5953, 92% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4841 | 0.4649 | 0.5014 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.5321 | 0.5068 | 0.5476 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5462 | 0.5435 | 0.5503 | 4 |
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 human development index: males vs. females in Senegal?
- Human development index: males vs. females in Senegal was 0.5503 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5503 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4649 in 2005.
- How does Senegal rank for human development index: males vs. females?
- Senegal ranks 167th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index: males vs. females rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Development Index: males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living. Higher values indicate higher human development. Only male population is considered.