Senegal Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Senegal unemployment rate for 2023 was 2.93%, a 0.04% decline from 2022.
  • Senegal unemployment rate for 2022 was 2.97%, a 0.4% decline from 2021.
  • Senegal unemployment rate for 2021 was 3.37%, a 0.04% decline from 2020.
  • Senegal unemployment rate for 2020 was 3.41%, a 0.54% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
Somalia 19.03%
Yemen 17.22%
Rwanda 14.93%
Haiti 14.62%
Afghanistan 14.39%
Syrian Arab Republic 13.54%
South Sudan 12.27%
Nepal 10.69%
Zimbabwe 8.76%
Tajikistan 6.98%
Gambia 6.48%
Central African Republic 6.29%
Eritrea 5.87%
Comoros 5.80%
Guinea 5.30%
Burkina Faso 5.29%
Malawi 5.04%
Democratic Republic of Congo 4.54%
Mozambique 3.54%
Ethiopia 3.50%
Guinea-Bissau 3.18%
Sierra Leone 3.17%
Madagascar 3.06%
Mali 3.01%
North Korea 3.00%
Liberia 2.94%
Senegal 2.93%
Uganda 2.83%
Tanzania 2.61%
Togo 2.05%
Benin 1.45%
Chad 1.08%
Burundi 0.93%
Niger 0.55%
Senegal Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2023 2.93% -0.04%
2022 2.97% -0.40%
2021 3.37% -0.04%
2020 3.41% 0.54%
2019 2.86% -0.70%
2018 3.57% -0.51%
2017 4.08% -0.38%
2016 4.46% -2.30%
2015 6.76% 0.92%
2014 5.84% 0.85%
2013 4.99% 1.10%
2012 3.89% 1.03%
2011 2.85% 0.06%
2010 2.80% -0.01%
2009 2.81% -0.01%
2008 2.81% 0.02%
2007 2.80% 0.04%
2006 2.76% 0.07%
2005 2.69% -0.09%
2004 2.77% 0.00%
2003 2.77% -0.03%
2002 2.81% 0.13%
2001 2.68% 0.03%
2000 2.65% -0.02%
1999 2.67% -0.09%
1998 2.75% -0.01%
1997 2.76% -0.07%
1996 2.83% -0.01%
1995 2.84% -0.09%
1994 2.93% 0.06%
1993 2.87% -0.05%
1992 2.92% 0.06%
1991 2.86% 0.06%