Labor Force of Senegal
Updated on May 15, 2023.

According to recent data from the World Bank, in 2022, the Labor Force of Senegal was 5,198,745, a difference of +200,548 (4.01% increase) compared to 2021. Also, the male labor force was 3,172,274, and the female labor force was 2,026,471.

Use the interactive visualization and table below to explore the values for each year between 1990-2022.

The World Bank defines Labor Force as "people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period; it includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers" .

See also: Female Percent of the Labor Force of Senegal.

Data Source: World Bank.
Labor Force of Senegal
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Year Total Labor Force Male Labor Force Female Labor Force
1990 2058752 1396451 662301
1991 2125312 1439261 686051
1992 2194135 1483235 710900
1993 2264077 1527573 736504
1994 2332995 1570339 762656
1995 2399163 1609359 789804
1996 2467221 1651804 815417
1997 2532631 1690784 841847
1998 2597292 1728238 869054
1999 2663159 1766207 896952
2000 2731368 1805434 925934
2001 2803673 1849022 954651
2002 2877949 1893690 984259
2003 2953677 1938794 1014883
2004 3031141 1985397 1045744
2005 3111432 2033943 1077489
2006 3195593 2086403 1109190
2007 3250174 2107738 1142436
2008 3304930 2128044 1176886
2009 3359706 2147524 1212182
2010 3414678 2165589 1249089
2011 3470634 2183723 1286911
2012 3527583 2200859 1326724
2013 3585375 2217554 1367821
2014 3646878 2235536 1411342
2015 3713527 2255968 1457559
2016 4215630 2508721 1706909
2017 3989175 2379144 1610031
2018 4408782 2680980 1727802
2019 4679043 2873400 1805643
2020 4782834 2939051 1843783
2021 4998197 3062895 1935302
2022 5198745 3172274 2026471