Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) was 33.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Sierra Leone, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Sierra Leone stood at 33.1%.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Sierra Leone peaked at 49.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 2020.
Sierra Leone ranks 96th of 187 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.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 44.7% | — |
| 1991 | 44.8% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 45.0% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 45.1% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 45.2% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 45.4% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 45.5% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 45.6% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 45.7% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 45.8% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 45.9% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 46.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 45.9% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 45.8% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 49.0% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 47.5% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 45.9% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 44.4% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 42.9% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 41.4% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 39.9% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 38.4% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 37.0% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 35.5% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 34.2% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 34.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 33.9% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 33.8% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 33.6% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 33.3% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 32.9% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 33.3% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 33.1% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 33.2% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 33.2% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 33.1% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.3% | 44.7% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.5% | 41.4% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.4% | 33.3% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 32.9% | 33.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Sierra Leone?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Sierra Leone was 33.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 49.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 2020.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 96th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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 Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.