Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Senegal
Senegal: Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women was 23.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Senegal, 2015–2024
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Senegal stood at 23.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Senegal peaked at 39.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 2019.
Senegal ranks 83rd of 96 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 26.2% | — |
| 2016 | 26.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 21.0% | -19.7% |
| 2022 | 39.9% | +89.9% |
| 2023 | 24.4% | -39.0% |
| 2024 | 23.0% | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.5% | 21.0% | 26.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 23.0% | 39.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 80 Palestine, State of 24.4% compare
- 81 Cambodia 23.6% compare
- 82 United Arab Emirates 23.5% compare
- 84 Sri Lanka 22.5% compare
- 85 Timor-Leste 22.4% compare
- 86 Egypt 22.3% compare
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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Senegal?
- Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Senegal was 23.0% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of senior and middle management positions filled by women recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 39.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of senior and middle management positions filled by women recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 2019.
- How does Senegal rank for share of senior and middle management positions filled by women?
- Senegal ranks 83rd out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of senior and middle management positions filled by women rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th ICLS (%).