Which has higher labor force (15-24 years), male, Democratic Republic of Congo or Sierra Leone?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 46.4% against 44.0% in Sierra Leone as of 2011.

What is the difference in labor force (15-24 years), male between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone?

2.4%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone?

22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

ILO Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM), published as Labor force (15-24 years), male (% of total labor force 15-24 years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sierra Leone: Labor force (15-24 years), male (% of total labor force 15-24 years)

Democratic Republic of Congo

46.4%

in 2011

Sierra Leone

44.0%

in 2011

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

49th

Sierra Leone rank

52nd

Labor force (15-24 years), male (% of total labor force 15-24 years) over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 46.4% against 44.0% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 2.4%.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 49th and Sierra Leone ranks 52nd of 52 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1990s	44.9%	41.7%	3.2%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	45.2%	43.0%	2.1%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	46.2%	43.9%	2.3%	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force (15-24 years), male, Democratic Republic of Congo or Sierra Leone?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 46.4% against 44.0% in Sierra Leone as of 2011.
What is the difference in labor force (15-24 years), male between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone?: 2.4%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone rank globally for labor force (15-24 years), male?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 49th and Sierra Leone ranks 52nd of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?: ILO Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM), published as Labor force (15-24 years), male (% of total labor force 15-24 years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Labor force (15-24 years), male (% of total labor force 15-24 years)
Unit: % of total labor force 15-24 years
Source: ILO Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 58 places, 1,276 data points, 1990–2011
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Labor participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-24)