Senegal Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Senegal youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 4.12%, a 0.03% decline from 2022.
  • Senegal youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 4.15%, a 0.49% decline from 2021.
  • Senegal youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 4.64%, a 0.13% decline from 2020.
  • Senegal youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 4.77%, a 0.72% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Haiti 36.80%
Somalia 34.28%
Syrian Arab Republic 33.52%
Yemen 32.66%
Rwanda 21.97%
Nepal 20.36%
South Sudan 18.27%
Afghanistan 18.08%
Tajikistan 16.90%
Zimbabwe 14.29%
Comoros 10.89%
Central African Republic 10.71%
Gambia 10.64%
Eritrea 10.01%
Democratic Republic of Congo 8.60%
Burkina Faso 7.96%
Mozambique 7.58%
Guinea 7.27%
North Korea 7.09%
Malawi 6.76%
Ethiopia 5.58%
Madagascar 5.51%
Uganda 4.50%
Senegal 4.12%
Mali 4.11%
Guinea-Bissau 4.04%
Benin 3.89%
Sierra Leone 3.57%
Tanzania 3.49%
Togo 3.27%
Liberia 2.26%
Burundi 1.72%
Chad 1.49%
Niger 0.84%
Senegal Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 4.12% -0.03%
2022 4.15% -0.49%
2021 4.64% -0.13%
2020 4.77% 0.72%
2019 4.05% -1.91%
2018 5.96% 0.12%
2017 5.83% -0.53%
2016 6.37% -1.67%
2015 8.04% 1.23%
2014 6.81% 1.18%
2013 5.63% 1.35%
2012 4.28% 1.30%
2011 2.98% 0.04%
2010 2.94% 0.00%
2009 2.94% 0.00%
2008 2.94% 0.01%
2007 2.93% 0.03%
2006 2.90% 0.05%
2005 2.85% -0.06%
2004 2.91% 0.00%
2003 2.91% -0.02%
2002 2.93% 0.09%
2001 2.84% 0.02%
2000 2.82% -0.01%
1999 2.83% -0.06%
1998 2.89% -0.01%
1997 2.89% -0.04%
1996 2.94% -0.01%
1995 2.95% -0.06%
1994 3.01% 0.04%
1993 2.97% -0.03%
1992 3.00% 0.04%
1991 2.96% 0.04%