Number of people employed in agriculture in Senegal
Senegal: Number of people employed in agriculture was 1.76 million people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.76 million people
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
57th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.77 million people
in 2024
All-time low
1.08 million people
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Number of people employed in agriculture in Senegal, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 1.76 million people for number of people employed in agriculture in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people employed in agriculture in Senegal peaked at 1.77 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.08 million people, in 1991.
Senegal ranks 57th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people employed in agriculture in Senegal, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.08 million people | — |
| 1992 | 1.11 million people | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 1.15 million people | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 1.19 million people | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 1.22 million people | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 1.25 million people | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 1.28 million people | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 1.30 million people | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.32 million people | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 1.34 million people | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 1.36 million people | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.36 million people | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.34 million people | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.32 million people | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.30 million people | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.27 million people | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.28 million people | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.29 million people | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.29 million people | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.29 million people | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.28 million people | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.26 million people | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.25 million people | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.21 million people | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 1.19 million people | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.52 million people | +27.5% |
| 2017 | 1.26 million people | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 1.19 million people | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 1.10 million people | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 1.30 million people | +18.9% |
| 2021 | 1.52 million people | +16.9% |
| 2022 | 1.72 million people | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 1.76 million people | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 1.77 million people | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 1.76 million people | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.21 million people | 1.08 million people | 1.32 million people | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.32 million people | 1.27 million people | 1.36 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 million people | 1.10 million people | 1.52 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.64 million people | 1.30 million people | 1.77 million people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More agriculture & rural data for Senegal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 26.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1708 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 333.94 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4423 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 17.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 17.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people employed in agriculture in Senegal?
- Number of people employed in agriculture in Senegal was 1.76 million people in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 million people in 1991.
- How does Senegal rank for number of people employed in agriculture?
- Senegal ranks 57th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people employed in agriculture rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people employed in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people working in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.