Share of single-parent households in Senegal
Senegal: Share of single-parent households was 6.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Share of single-parent households in Senegal, 1988–2017
Source: United Nations (2022) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, share of single-parent households in Senegal stood at 6.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.9% on the previous year and up 80.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of single-parent households in Senegal peaked at 7.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 1993.
Senegal ranks 60th of 70 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 2.9% | 3.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 3.4% | 7.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 4.2% | 7.1% | 6 |
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More reference data data for Senegal
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.7106 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.0252 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.265 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.1143 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -1.05 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 136.06 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Annual precipitation 577.89 millimeters (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of single-parent households in Senegal?
- Share of single-parent households in Senegal was 6.1% in 2017, according to United Nations (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of single-parent households recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of single-parent households recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 1993.
- How does Senegal rank for share of single-parent households?
- Senegal ranks 60th out of 70 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of single-parent households rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of single-parent households. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of households comprised of a single parent and his or her children (biological, step, and adopted/foster children), irrespective of children’s ages, and no one else