Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita was 51.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita in Sierra Leone, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 51.6% for female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 65.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 51.1%, in 2020.
Sierra Leone ranks 108th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 65.1% | — |
| 1991 | 65.1% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 65.0% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 65.0% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 64.9% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 64.9% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 64.9% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 64.8% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 64.8% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 64.7% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 64.7% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 64.7% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 64.7% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 64.7% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 65.9% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 64.1% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 63.1% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 62.2% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 61.2% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 60.3% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 59.3% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 58.3% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 57.3% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 56.3% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 55.1% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 53.9% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 52.6% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 51.4% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 51.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 51.1% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 51.5% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 51.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 51.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 51.8% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 51.6% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.9% | 64.7% | 65.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.0% | 61.2% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.6% | 51.4% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.6% | 51.1% | 51.8% | 6 |
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- 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)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,247 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 8,103 1000 No (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in Sierra Leone was 51.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 65.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.1% in 2020.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 108th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. 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, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).