Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Senegal
Senegal: Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment was 79.21 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Senegal, 2011–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Senegal stood at 79.21 %.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Senegal peaked at 86.11 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 76.66 %, in 2011.
Senegal ranks 12th of 68 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 76.66 % | — |
| 2016 | 86.11 % | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 80.43 % | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 84.28 % | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 84.13 % | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 79.21 % | -5.8% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 79.21 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 73.51 %, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 79.21 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 73.51 %, 1.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.07 % | 76.66 % | 86.11 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 82.54 % | 79.21 % | 84.28 % | 3 |
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 share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Senegal?
- Share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Senegal was 79.21 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 86.11 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.66 % in 2011.
- How does Senegal rank for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- Senegal ranks 12th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in [industry] by [sex]: Total AFS employment — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.