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Employment-to-population ratio — Sierra Leone

Employment-to-population ratio in Sierra Leone in 2025 — 51.69%. Ranked 131 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 10.02 pp.

2025 51.69% −0.23 pp vs 2024
World rank 131of 182
Period maximum 63.85%2004
Period minimum 51.43%2020

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Sierra Leone, 1991–20255055606519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 61.71%1992: 61.58%1993: 61.59%1994: 61.58%1995: 61.69%1996: 61.72%1997: 61.72%1998: 61.82%1999: 61.82%2000: 61.95%2001: 61.89%2002: 62.11%2003: 62.13%2004: 63.85%2005: 62.8%2006: 61.85%2007: 60.9%2008: 59.96%2009: 59%2010: 58.08%2011: 57.16%2012: 56.27%2013: 55.36%2014: 54.28%2015: 53.67%2016: 53.12%2017: 52.68%2018: 52.19%2019: 52.09%2020: 51.43%2021: 51.71%2022: 51.98%2023: 51.97%2024: 51.92%2025: 51.69%
Change over the period: −10.02 pp Annual average: -0.29 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone 51.69%
World 58.06%
Sub-Saharan Africa 66.33%
Western Africa computed 71.55%
Low-income countries computed 60.99%
Employment-to-population ratio — Sierra Leone, by year Sierra Leone All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 51.69 −0.23 pp
2024 51.92 −0.05 pp
2023 51.97 −0.01 pp
2022 51.98 +0.27 pp
2021 51.71 +0.28 pp
2020 51.43 −0.66 pp
2019 52.09 −0.11 pp
2018 52.19 −0.48 pp
2017 52.68 −0.44 pp
2016 53.12 −0.56 pp
2015 53.67 −0.61 pp
2014 54.28 −1.08 pp
2013 55.36 −0.9 pp
2012 56.27 −0.89 pp
2011 57.16 −0.92 pp
2010 58.08 −0.93 pp
2009 59 −0.96 pp
2008 59.96 −0.94 pp
2007 60.9 −0.95 pp
2006 61.85 −0.95 pp
2005 62.8 −1.05 pp
2004 63.85 +1.72 pp
2003 62.13 +0.02 pp
2002 62.11 +0.22 pp
2001 61.89 −0.05 pp
2000 61.95 +0.12 pp
1999 61.82 +0 pp
1998 61.82 +0.1 pp
1997 61.72 −0.01 pp
1996 61.72 +0.03 pp
1995 61.69 +0.12 pp
1994 61.58 −0.01 pp
1993 61.59 +0.01 pp
1992 61.58 −0.13 pp
1991 61.71 —

Western Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NG Nigeria 79.99 NE Niger 79.43 BJ Benin 75.14 LR Liberia 74.37 BF Burkina Faso 67.57 CI Côte d'Ivoire 65.53 ML Mali 65.14 GW Guinea-Bissau 63.08 GH Ghana 56.78 TG Togo 56.69 SL Sierra Leone 51.69 SN Senegal 50.6 CV Cabo Verde 50.22 GN Guinea 49.89 GM Gambia 44.36 MR Mauritania 36.56
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About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

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