Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) was 27.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Sierra Leone, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Sierra Leone stood at 27.3%.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Sierra Leone peaked at 33.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 2014.
That places Sierra Leone 150th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 28.2% | — |
| 1992 | 28.2% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 28.4% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 28.5% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 28.7% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 28.9% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 29.0% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 29.2% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 29.4% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 29.7% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 29.7% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 30.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 30.1% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 33.0% | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 31.5% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 30.0% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 28.6% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 27.3% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 26.0% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 24.7% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 23.5% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 22.4% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 21.3% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 20.1% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 22.1% | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 24.3% | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 26.7% | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 29.2% | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 28.5% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 28.0% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 28.0% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 27.7% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 27.4% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 27.3% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.7% | 28.2% | 29.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 29.6% | 26.0% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 20.1% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 27.3% | 28.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Sierra Leone?
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Sierra Leone was 27.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2014.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 150th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. 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 Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.