Sierra Leone Youth Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Sierra Leone youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 3.63%, a 0.33% decline from 2021.
  • Sierra Leone youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 3.96%, a 0.09% decline from 2020.
  • Sierra Leone youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 4.05%, a 0.48% increase from 2019.
  • Sierra Leone youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 3.58%, a 0.01% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Haiti 37.04%
Somalia 34.66%
Syrian Arab Republic 33.99%
Yemen 33.05%
Rwanda 22.17%
Nepal 20.52%
South Sudan 18.61%
Afghanistan 17.84%
Tajikistan 16.91%
Zimbabwe 14.80%
Central African Republic 10.90%
Comoros 10.78%
Eritrea 10.26%
Togo 9.51%
Democratic Republic of Congo 8.78%
Burkina Faso 8.25%
Mozambique 7.99%
Guinea 7.47%
North Korea 7.23%
Malawi 6.83%
Ethiopia 5.47%
Uganda 4.61%
Senegal 4.21%
Mali 4.20%
Guinea-Bissau 4.09%
Benin 3.93%
Sierra Leone 3.63%
Madagascar 3.60%
Tanzania 3.48%
Liberia 2.29%
Burundi 1.71%
Chad 1.49%
Niger 0.70%
Sierra Leone Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 3.63% -0.33%
2021 3.96% -0.09%
2020 4.05% 0.48%
2019 3.58% 0.01%
2018 3.57% -1.81%
2017 5.38% -1.66%
2016 7.03% -1.45%
2015 8.48% -0.98%
2014 9.46% 0.50%
2013 8.97% 0.19%
2012 8.78% 0.26%
2011 8.52% 0.45%
2010 8.07% 0.50%
2009 7.57% 0.46%
2008 7.10% 0.43%
2007 6.67% 0.42%
2006 6.25% 0.49%
2005 5.76% 0.65%
2004 5.11% -2.10%
2003 7.21% -0.04%
2002 7.25% -0.44%
2001 7.70% 0.13%
2000 7.57% -0.21%
1999 7.78% 0.06%
1998 7.71% -0.16%
1997 7.87% 0.06%
1996 7.81% -0.02%
1995 7.83% -0.19%
1994 8.02% 0.07%
1993 7.95% 0.03%
1992 7.92% 0.31%
1991 7.62% 7.62%
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%