Inactivity rate in Senegal
Senegal: Inactivity rate was 55.44 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Inactivity rate in Senegal, 2015–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 55.44 for inactivity rate in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inactivity rate in Senegal peaked at 55.44 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.29, in 2019.
Senegal ranks 2nd of 57 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Inactivity rate in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 54.51 | — |
| 2016 | 49.88 | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 54 | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 49.29 | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 53.82 | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 50.28 | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 55.44 | +10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 51.92 | 49.29 | 54.51 | 4 |
| 2020s | 53.18 | 50.28 | 55.44 | 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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 258,320 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 240,420 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 253,004 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inactivity rate in Senegal?
- Inactivity rate in Senegal was 55.44 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest inactivity rate recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 55.44 in 2024.
- What is the lowest inactivity rate recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.29 in 2019.
- How does Senegal rank for inactivity rate?
- Senegal ranks 2nd out of 57 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inactivity rate rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Inactivity rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. This indicator conveys the number of persons of working age outside the labour force (that is, not employed or unemployed) expressed as a percentage of the working-age population. The term disability, as defined in the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), is used as an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. For measurement purposes, a person with disability is defined as a person who is limited in the kind or amount of activities that he or she can do because of ongoing difficulties due to a long-term physical condition, mental condition or health problem. For more information, refer to the Disability Labour Market Indicators (DLMI) database description.