Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 5.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Sierra Leone, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Sierra Leone stood at 5.2%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Sierra Leone peaked at 9.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2025.
Sierra Leone ranks 85th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8.5% | — |
| 1992 | 8.6% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 8.8% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 8.9% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 9.0% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 9.1% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 9.2% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 9.2% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 9.2% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 9.1% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 9.0% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 8.8% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 8.7% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 5.2% | -2.9% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 5.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 26.4%, 20% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 5.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 40% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.9% | 8.5% | 9.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 7.5% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 6.1% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.2% | 6.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More work & labour data for Sierra Leone
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1141 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1389 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.091 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.2881 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 7,725 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,247 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 8,103 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 7,832 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 15,934 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Sierra Leone?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Sierra Leone was 5.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 1998.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2025.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 85th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.