Sierra Leone Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Sierra Leone unemployment rate for 2022 was 3.27%, a 0.39% decline from 2021.
  • Sierra Leone unemployment rate for 2021 was 3.66%, a 0.1% increase from 2020.
  • Sierra Leone unemployment rate for 2020 was 3.57%, a 0.37% increase from 2019.
  • Sierra Leone unemployment rate for 2019 was 3.20%, a 0.01% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
Somalia 19.29%
Yemen 17.61%
Rwanda 15.08%
Haiti 14.78%
Afghanistan 14.10%
Syrian Arab Republic 13.81%
South Sudan 12.44%
Nepal 10.92%
Zimbabwe 9.26%
Tajikistan 7.00%
Central African Republic 6.34%
Eritrea 5.97%
Comoros 5.75%
Guinea 5.53%
Malawi 5.11%
Burkina Faso 5.07%
Democratic Republic of Congo 4.69%
Togo 3.85%
Mozambique 3.79%
Ethiopia 3.42%
Sierra Leone 3.27%
Guinea-Bissau 3.24%
Mali 3.14%
North Korea 3.07%
Liberia 3.03%
Senegal 3.01%
Uganda 2.94%
Tanzania 2.60%
Madagascar 1.90%
Benin 1.48%
Chad 1.10%
Burundi 0.91%
Niger 0.57%
Sierra Leone Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2022 3.27% -0.39%
2021 3.66% 0.10%
2020 3.57% 0.37%
2019 3.20% 0.01%
2018 3.19% -0.76%
2017 3.95% -0.51%
2016 4.46% -0.28%
2015 4.74% 0.06%
2014 4.68% 0.15%
2013 4.53% -0.09%
2012 4.62% -0.04%
2011 4.66% 0.12%
2010 4.54% 0.17%
2009 4.37% 0.15%
2008 4.22% 0.12%
2007 4.10% 0.12%
2006 3.98% 0.20%
2005 3.79% 0.37%
2004 3.42% -0.46%
2003 3.88% -0.03%
2002 3.91% -0.36%
2001 4.27% 0.11%
2000 4.16% -0.16%
1999 4.33% 0.05%
1998 4.27% -0.13%
1997 4.41% 0.06%
1996 4.35% 0.00%
1995 4.35% -0.15%
1994 4.51% 0.06%
1993 4.44% 0.03%
1992 4.41% 0.27%
1991 4.15% 4.15%
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%