Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 94.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Sierra Leone, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Sierra Leone is 94.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Sierra Leone peaked at 97.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 94.8%, in 2025.
Sierra Leone ranks 3rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 96.5% | — |
| 1992 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 97.1% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 97.1% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 97.1% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 97.0% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 96.8% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 96.7% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 96.5% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 96.4% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 96.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 95.9% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 95.8% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 95.7% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 95.5% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 95.1% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 94.9% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 94.9% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.9% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 94.9% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 95.5% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 95.2% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 95.2% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 94.9% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 94.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.9% | 96.5% | 97.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 96.6% | 95.9% | 97.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.2% | 94.8% | 95.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.1% | 94.8% | 95.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 1 Chad 96.8% compare
- 2 Niger 95.4% compare
- 4 Afghanistan 93.5% compare
- 5 Mozambique 91.3% compare
- 6 Nepal 90.8% compare
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 self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Sierra Leone?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Sierra Leone was 94.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.8% in 2025.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 3rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.