Senegal Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

Senegal unemployment rate for 2022 was 3.01%, a 0.31% decline from 2021.
Senegal unemployment rate for 2021 was 3.32%, a 0.02% decline from 2020.
Senegal unemployment rate for 2020 was 3.34%, a 0.48% increase from 2019.
Senegal unemployment rate for 2019 was 2.86%, a 0.71% decline from 2018.

Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name	Unemployment Rate (%)
Somalia	19.29%
Yemen	17.61%
Rwanda	15.08%
Haiti	14.78%
Afghanistan	14.10%
Syrian Arab Republic	13.81%
South Sudan	12.44%
Nepal	10.92%
Zimbabwe	9.26%
Tajikistan	7.00%
Central African Republic	6.34%
Eritrea	5.97%
Comoros	5.75%
Guinea	5.53%
Malawi	5.11%
Burkina Faso	5.07%
Democratic Republic of Congo	4.69%
Togo	3.85%
Mozambique	3.79%
Ethiopia	3.42%
Sierra Leone	3.27%
Guinea-Bissau	3.24%
Mali	3.14%
North Korea	3.07%
Liberia	3.03%
Senegal	3.01%
Uganda	2.94%
Tanzania	2.60%
Madagascar	1.90%
Benin	1.48%
Chad	1.10%
Burundi	0.91%
Niger	0.57%

Senegal Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year	Unemployment Rate (%)	Annual Change
2022	3.01%	-0.31%
2021	3.32%	-0.02%
2020	3.34%	0.48%
2019	2.86%	-0.71%
2018	3.57%	-0.51%
2017	4.08%	-0.38%
2016	4.46%	-2.30%
2015	6.76%	-0.89%
2014	7.65%	-1.11%
2013	8.76%	-0.71%
2012	9.47%	-0.89%
2011	10.36%	0.21%
2010	10.15%	-0.05%
2009	10.20%	-0.04%
2008	10.24%	0.05%
2007	10.18%	0.15%
2006	10.03%	1.37%
2005	8.66%	0.83%
2004	7.83%	1.12%
2003	6.71%	1.06%
2002	5.65%	0.28%
2001	5.37%	0.07%
2000	5.30%	-0.04%
1999	5.34%	-0.19%
1998	5.53%	-0.02%
1997	5.55%	-0.15%
1996	5.70%	-0.03%
1995	5.73%	-0.21%
1994	5.94%	0.13%
1993	5.81%	-0.11%
1992	5.91%	0.13%
1991	5.78%	5.78%
1990	0.00%	0.00%
1989	0.00%	0.00%
1988	0.00%	0.00%
1987	0.00%	0.00%
1986	0.00%	0.00%
1985	0.00%	0.00%
1984	0.00%	0.00%
1983	0.00%	0.00%
1982	0.00%	0.00%
1981	0.00%	0.00%
1980	0.00%	0.00%
1979	0.00%	0.00%
1978	0.00%	0.00%
1977	0.00%	0.00%
1976	0.00%	0.00%
1975	0.00%	0.00%
1974	0.00%	0.00%
1973	0.00%	0.00%
1972	0.00%	0.00%
1971	0.00%	0.00%
1970	0.00%	0.00%
1969	0.00%	0.00%
1968	0.00%	0.00%
1967	0.00%	0.00%
1966	0.00%	0.00%
1965	0.00%	0.00%
1964	0.00%	0.00%
1963	0.00%	0.00%
1962	0.00%	0.00%
1961	0.00%	0.00%
1960	0.00%	0.00%