Sierra Leone Labor Force Participation Rate 1960-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Sierra Leone labor force participation rate for 2022 was 31.20%, a 0.07% decline from 2021.
  • Sierra Leone labor force participation rate for 2021 was 31.27%, a 0.07% decline from 2020.
  • Sierra Leone labor force participation rate for 2020 was 31.34%, a 0.3% decline from 2019.
  • Sierra Leone labor force participation rate for 2019 was 31.64%, a 0.48% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Madagascar 71.35%
Eritrea 69.14%
Ethiopia 69.09%
North Korea 66.98%
Tanzania 65.69%
South Sudan 60.83%
Mozambique 60.34%
Niger 59.98%
Malawi 57.44%
Burundi 56.06%
Liberia 55.25%
Uganda 53.12%
Central African Republic 50.87%
Mali 50.35%
Burkina Faso 49.96%
Zimbabwe 48.75%
Gambia 40.08%
Rwanda 39.89%
Chad 39.51%
Guinea-Bissau 35.01%
Haiti 34.77%
Democratic Republic of Congo 34.53%
Afghanistan 34.37%
Benin 31.74%
Sierra Leone 31.20%
Senegal 29.70%
Nepal 29.56%
Guinea 26.16%
Tajikistan 24.89%
Togo 24.38%
Syrian Arab Republic 23.49%
Yemen 22.28%
Somalia 15.98%
Comoros 13.55%
Sierra Leone Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 31.20% -0.07%
2021 31.27% -0.07%
2020 31.34% -0.30%
2019 31.64% -0.48%
2018 32.12% 0.86%
2017 31.27% 0.84%
2016 30.43% 0.82%
2015 29.60% 0.81%
2014 28.79% -1.24%
2013 30.03% -1.27%
2012 31.29% -1.29%
2011 32.59% -1.32%
2010 33.91% -1.35%
2009 35.26% -1.37%
2008 36.63% -1.39%
2007 38.02% -1.41%
2006 39.44% -1.43%
2005 40.87% -1.45%
2004 42.32% 3.02%
2003 39.30% -0.12%
2002 39.41% -0.11%
2001 39.52% 0.00%
2000 39.52% 0.00%
1999 39.51% -0.12%
1998 39.64% -0.16%
1997 39.80% -0.05%
1996 39.85% 0.12%
1995 39.73% 0.00%
1994 39.73% 0.02%
1993 39.71% 0.11%
1992 39.60% 0.26%
1991 39.35% 39.35%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%