Employers, male (% of male employment) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 2.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Sierra Leone, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 2.1% for employers, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Sierra Leone peaked at 2.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2020.
Sierra Leone ranks 150th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.4% | — |
| 1992 | 2.4% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 2.4% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 2.4% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 2.4% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 2.3% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 2.3% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 2.3% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 2.1% | +0.1% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 2.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.7%, 78% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 2.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.7%, 78% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 147 Tanzania, United Republic of 2.3% compare
- 148 Nepal 2.2% compare
- 149 Togo 2.2% compare
- 151 Côte d'Ivoire 2.1% compare
- 152 Solomon Islands 2.0% compare
- 153 Zambia 2.0% 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 employers, male (% of male employment) in Sierra Leone?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Sierra Leone was 2.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2020.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 150th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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 Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).