Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Senegal's unemployment rate stands at 2.74% as of 2025-12-31, down from 2.79% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Senegal's unemployment rate was 2.74%, down from 2.79% in 2024.
In 2024, Senegal's unemployment rate was 2.79%, up from 2.78% in 2023.
In 2023, Senegal's unemployment rate was 2.78%, down from 2.84% in 2022.
In 2022, Senegal's unemployment rate was 2.84%, down from 3.44% in 2021.
In 2021, Senegal's unemployment rate was 3.44%, up from 3.43% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.74% | -0.053% |
| 2024 | 2.79% | +0.004% |
| 2023 | 2.78% | -0.053% |
| 2022 | 2.84% | -0.599% |
| 2021 | 3.44% | +0.004% |
| 2020 | 3.43% | +0.569% |
| 2019 | 2.86% | -0.59% |
| 2018 | 3.45% | -0.625% |
| 2017 | 4.08% | -0.377% |
| 2016 | 4.46% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 6.76% | +0.908% |
| 2014 | 5.85% | +0.837% |
| 2013 | 5.01% | +1.12% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | +1.04% |
| 2011 | 2.85% | +0.058% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -0.012% |
| 2009 | 2.81% | -0.009% |
| 2008 | 2.82% | +0.016% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +0.045% |
| 2006 | 2.76% | +0.076% |
| 2005 | 2.68% | -0.096% |
| 2004 | 2.78% | -0.006% |
| 2003 | 2.78% | -0.039% |
| 2002 | 2.82% | +0.146% |
| 2001 | 2.67% | +0.036% |
| 2000 | 2.64% | -0.017% |
| 1999 | 2.66% | -0.096% |
| 1998 | 2.75% | -0.008% |
| 1997 | 2.76% | -0.072% |
| 1996 | 2.83% | -0.015% |
| 1995 | 2.85% | -0.101% |
| 1994 | 2.95% | +0.069% |
| 1993 | 2.88% | -0.05% |
| 1992 | 2.93% | +0.067% |
| 1991 | 2.86% | — |
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Senegal's unemployment rate is 2.74% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 2.79% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 6.76% (2015); the lowest is 2.64% (2000), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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