The Dakar region accounted for 51.7% of all new NINEA registrations in Senegal in the third quarter of 2026, according to a bulletin released on 29 October by the National Agency for Statistics and Demography (ANSD). Thiès followed with 14.4% and Diourbel with 7.3%.
The national register of enterprises and associations reported 23,804 new units in its summary and chart, up from 22,180 in the second quarter of 2026 and 20,213 a year earlier. The published increases were 7.3% quarter on quarter and 17.8% year on year. These figures count registered units, not jobs created.
In Registered units from Q3 2024 to Q3 2026
Source: ANSD / RNEA, Q3 report 2026.
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 23,713 |
| Q4 2024 | 26,970 |
| Q1 2025 | 28,401 |
| Q2 2025 | 19,686 |
| Q3 2025 | 20,213 |
| Q4 2025 | 26,685 |
| Q1 2026 | 24,449 |
| Q2 2026 | 22,180 |
| Q3 2026 | 23,804 |
Legal-entity registrations rise 36.4%
New registrations of legal entities reached 3,893, compared with 2,855 in the third quarter of 2025, a 36.4% increase. The number was 3,563 in the previous quarter, implying quarterly growth of 9.3%. Sole proprietorships accounted for 17,039 registrations, or 71.6% of all entries.
Trade made up 70.5% of sole-proprietor registrations but 28.8% of legal-entity entries. Among legal entities, agriculture, livestock and fishing accounted for 21.8%, followed by business services at 17.1%.
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Source : ANSD / RNEA, Q3 report 2026.
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| Category | % |
|---|---|
| Dakar | 51.7 |
| Thiès | 14.4 |
| Diourbel | 7.3 |
| Kaolack | 5 |
| Tambacounda | 3.4 |
Top five regional shares of the national total in Q3 2026
Women and younger sole proprietors
Women accounted for 32.4% of sole-proprietor registrations, compared with 31.5% in the third quarter of 2025, an increase of 0.9 percentage points. People aged 25 to 34 represented 39.6% of these registrations, and those under 25 accounted for 13.2%.
The NINEA register also includes associations, public bodies, property owners and other categories. Its total therefore cannot be treated as the number of newly created commercial companies. The bulletin has a one-unit discrepancy: the summary and chart show 23,804 registrations, while the detailed table totals 23,805. The percentages and breakdowns here follow the ANSD release.
Source: ANSD, Quarterly Bulletin on New NINEA Registrations, Q3 2026 (PDF).