Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Senegal
Senegal: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 192.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Senegal, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Senegal is 192.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Senegal peaked at 227.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 74.7%, in 2017.
That places Senegal 16th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 164.6% | — |
| 1992 | 164.8% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 165.0% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 165.3% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 165.5% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 165.8% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 166.0% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 166.3% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 166.5% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 166.9% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 167.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 167.7% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 168.1% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 168.5% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 168.9% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 169.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 170.1% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 170.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 171.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 172.5% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 173.5% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 146.5% | -15.6% |
| 2013 | 133.8% | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 126.4% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 121.5% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 107.0% | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 74.7% | -30.2% |
| 2018 | 121.5% | +62.6% |
| 2019 | 227.7% | +87.5% |
| 2020 | 226.1% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 204.0% | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 194.0% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 194.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 194.5% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 192.5% | -1.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 192.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 113.1%, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 192.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 113.3%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +87.5% | 121.5% | 227.7% |
| 2018 | +62.6% | 74.7% | 121.5% |
| 2017 | -30.2% | 107.0% | 74.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 165.5% | 164.6% | 166.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 168.9% | 166.9% | 171.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 140.5% | 74.7% | 227.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 200.9% | 192.5% | 226.1% | 6 |
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 ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Senegal?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Senegal was 192.5% in 2025, according to World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 227.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.7% in 2017.
- How does Senegal rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Senegal ranks 16th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.