Labor force (15-64 years), total in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Labor force (15-64 years), total was 2.64 million in 2011. ▲ Rising
Labor force (15-64 years), total in Sierra Leone, 1990–2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 2.64 million for labor force (15-64 years), total in 2011. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force (15-64 years), total in Sierra Leone peaked at 2.64 million in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.44 million, in 1996.
Sierra Leone ranks 35th of 52 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.46 million | 1.44 million | 1.49 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.16 million | 1.75 million | 2.51 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.61 million | 2.58 million | 2.64 million | 2 |
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More work & labour data for Sierra Leone
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 33.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 28.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 30.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 53.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 56.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 93.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 53.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force (15-64 years), total in Sierra Leone?
- Labor force (15-64 years), total in Sierra Leone was 2.64 million in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest labor force (15-64 years), total recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 2.64 million in 2011.
- What is the lowest labor force (15-64 years), total recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.44 million in 1996.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for labor force (15-64 years), total?
- Sierra Leone ranks 35th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is labor force (15-64 years), total rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as part of Labor force (15-64 years), total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The labor force comprising people ages 15 to 64 who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.