Gender in Senegal

245 indicators covering gender for Senegal.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 25.9% 41st
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 44.5% 36th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 32.7% 36th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.19 index 2025 up 35.8% 19th
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 0.9144 index 2025 up 30.2% 135th
Labor force, female, annual growth rate 3.66 % change on previous year 2025 up 5.4% 11th
Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 59.6% 2050 down 8.1% 32nd
Women required to obey husband, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Women and men have equal rights to immovable property, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Labor force, female, per square kilometre 10.84 units per square kilometre 2023 up 53.5% 112th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0363 units per square kilometre 2023 up 19.3% 59th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0576 units per square kilometre 2023 up 41.2% 99th
Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.53 2023 up 5.2% 169th
Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 17.22 2025 down 57.8% 40th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.26 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 up 73.3% 48th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.3 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 up 66.7% 58th
Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 5,686 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 28.1% 151st
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.17 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 up 70.0% 61st
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 unchanged 89th
Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Share of the population that is female 49.2% 2025 down 1.7% 181st
Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 85.33 2024 up 2.0% 184th
Gender Development Index 0.924 2023 up 3.0% 146th
Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.924 2023 up 3.0% 146th
Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.924 2023 up 3.0% 146th
Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.5503 2023 up 3.9% 167th
Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 35.9% 85th
Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.7324 % change on previous year 2023 down 8.5% 62nd
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 24 2016 up 2.1% 153rd
Access to justice for women 0 2025 47th
Gender of the chief executive 0 2025 18th
Gender of the head of government 0 2025 20th
Gender of the head of state 0 2025 18th
Share of women in parliament 41.2% 2025 down 3.4% 25th
Population 18.50 million 2024 up 30.7% 67th
Life Expectancy at Birth 68.92 2024 up 4.4% 160th
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 23.48 2024 up 1.4% 116th
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 43.1% 2023 down 11.5% 23rd
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 43.1% 2023 down 11.5% 23rd
Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 50.9% 2023 down 10.9% 14th
Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 44.07 2023 down 10.2% 179th
Sex ratio at birth 103.49 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.1% 173rd
Sex ratio by age 0 males per 100 females 2023 down 100.0% 192nd
Sex ratio at age 5 109.42 males per 100 females 2023 up 6.6% 10th
Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 103.49 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.1% 173rd
Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 155th
Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Probability of dying that year, among females 2.1% 2023 down 36.1% 60th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman 42.4% 2023 down 0.9% 43rd
Sex ratio at age 60 101.05 males per 100 females 2023 up 16.6% 52nd
Male population by age group 1.26 million people 2023 up 10.5% 53rd
Female population by age group 1.19 million people 2023 up 6.9% 53rd
Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 75 2023 unchanged 94th
Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 1 2023 1st
Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st