Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Senegal
Senegal: Industry jobs as a share of total employment was 22.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Senegal, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 22.5% for industry jobs as a share of total employment in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 73.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry jobs as a share of total employment in Senegal peaked at 22.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2016.
That places Senegal 62nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 13.1% | — |
| 1992 | 13.1% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 13.0% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 13.0% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 13.0% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 12.9% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 12.9% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 12.9% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 13.0% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 13.1% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 13.2% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 13.9% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 14.7% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 15.6% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 16.5% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 17.5% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 17.2% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 16.7% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 15.3% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | +19.8% |
| 2018 | 18.0% | +18.9% |
| 2019 | 21.1% | +17.5% |
| 2020 | 21.4% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 21.9% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 22.3% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 22.3% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 22.5% | +1.1% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 22.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.8%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 22.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.2%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.0% | 12.9% | 13.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 13.1% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 12.6% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 21.4% | 22.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More reference data data for Senegal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2247 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1649 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7534 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5106 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8979 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry jobs as a share of total employment in Senegal?
- Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Senegal was 22.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2016.
- How does Senegal rank for industry jobs as a share of total employment?
- Senegal ranks 62nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.2%. 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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Industry jobs as a share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the industry sector.