Senegal Youth Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

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 2022 was 4.21%, a 0.39% decline from 2021.
  • Senegal youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 4.60%, a 0.13% decline from 2020.
  • Senegal youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 4.72%, a 0.68% increase from 2019.
  • Senegal youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 4.05%, a 1.92% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Haiti 37.04%
Somalia 34.66%
Syrian Arab Republic 33.99%
Yemen 33.05%
Rwanda 22.17%
Nepal 20.52%
South Sudan 18.61%
Afghanistan 17.84%
Tajikistan 16.91%
Zimbabwe 14.80%
Central African Republic 10.90%
Comoros 10.78%
Eritrea 10.26%
Togo 9.51%
Democratic Republic of Congo 8.78%
Burkina Faso 8.25%
Mozambique 7.99%
Guinea 7.47%
North Korea 7.23%
Malawi 6.83%
Ethiopia 5.47%
Uganda 4.61%
Senegal 4.21%
Mali 4.20%
Guinea-Bissau 4.09%
Benin 3.93%
Sierra Leone 3.63%
Madagascar 3.60%
Tanzania 3.48%
Liberia 2.29%
Burundi 1.71%
Chad 1.49%
Niger 0.70%
Senegal Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 4.21% -0.39%
2021 4.60% -0.13%
2020 4.72% 0.68%
2019 4.05% -1.92%
2018 5.96% 0.12%
2017 5.84% -0.53%
2016 6.37% -1.68%
2015 8.04% -1.17%
2014 9.22% -1.35%
2013 10.57% -1.01%
2012 11.58% -1.15%
2011 12.74% -0.33%
2010 13.07% -0.54%
2009 13.61% -0.52%
2008 14.13% -0.41%
2007 14.54% -0.27%
2006 14.81% 1.84%
2005 12.97% 1.23%
2004 11.74% 1.55%
2003 10.20% 1.47%
2002 8.73% 0.36%
2001 8.37% 0.10%
2000 8.28% -0.03%
1999 8.30% -0.22%
1998 8.52% -0.01%
1997 8.53% -0.17%
1996 8.70% -0.04%
1995 8.74% -0.23%
1994 8.97% 0.16%
1993 8.81% -0.13%
1992 8.93% 0.15%
1991 8.79% 8.79%
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%