Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 5.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Sierra Leone, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Sierra Leone is 5.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Sierra Leone peaked at 9.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2025.
Sierra Leone ranks 63rd 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, total (% of total employment) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8.3% | — |
| 1992 | 8.6% | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 8.8% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 9.0% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 9.2% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 9.4% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 9.5% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 9.6% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 9.6% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 9.6% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 9.5% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 5.9% | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 5.7% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.1% | 8.3% | 9.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 7.8% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 6.4% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 5.7% | 6.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 60 Uganda 6.4% compare
- 61 Sri Lanka 6.2% compare
- 62 Philippines 6.1% compare
- 64 Malawi 5.6% compare
- 65 Turkmenistan 5.5% compare
- 66 Bangladesh 5.5% compare
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, total (% of total employment) in Sierra Leone?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Sierra Leone was 5.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2025.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 63rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. 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, total (% of total 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.