Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) was 16.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) in Sierra Leone, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in industry, male (% of male employment) in Sierra Leone is 16.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry, male (% of male employment) in Sierra Leone peaked at 16.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2009.
That places Sierra Leone 154th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 13.8% | — |
| 1992 | 13.5% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 13.4% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 13.3% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 13.0% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 12.9% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 12.6% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 12.3% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 12.0% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 11.4% | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 10.6% | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 10.2% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 13.0% | +15.8% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 15.3% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 16.3% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 16.5% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 16.7% | +1.1% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 16.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 12.5%, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 16.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.8%, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.0% | 12.0% | 13.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 8.7% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 8.9% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 15.3% | 16.7% | 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 employment in industry, male (% of male employment) in Sierra Leone?
- Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) in Sierra Leone was 16.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in industry, male (% of male employment) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in industry, male (% of male employment) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2009.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for employment in industry, male (% of male employment)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 154th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).