Share in vulnerable employment in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share in vulnerable employment was 86.04 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
86.04
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
2nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
90.53
in 2001
All-time low
86.04
in 2025
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Share in vulnerable employment in Sierra Leone, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in vulnerable employment in Sierra Leone is 86.04, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in vulnerable employment in Sierra Leone peaked at 90.53 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 86.04, in 2025.
That places Sierra Leone 2nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share in vulnerable employment in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 89.14 | — |
| 1992 | 89.47 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 89.69 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 89.86 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 90.1 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 90.22 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 90.38 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 90.45 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 90.49 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 90.41 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 90.53 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 90.31 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 89.99 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 89.65 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 89.36 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 89.08 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 88.76 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 88.48 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 88.26 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 88.02 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 87.82 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 87.43 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 86.83 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 86.42 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 86.54 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 86.45 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 86.41 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 86.32 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 86.22 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 87.46 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 86.95 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 86.77 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 86.5 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 86.27 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 86.04 | -0.3% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 86.04 is above the median for low income countries, which is 76.85, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 86.04 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 67.56, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.98 | 89.14 | 90.49 | 9 |
| 2000s | 89.48 | 88.26 | 90.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.85 | 86.22 | 88.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.67 | 86.04 | 87.46 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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 share in vulnerable employment in Sierra Leone?
- Share in vulnerable employment in Sierra Leone was 86.04 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in vulnerable employment recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 90.53 in 2001.
- What is the lowest share in vulnerable employment recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.04 in 2025.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share in vulnerable employment?
- Sierra Leone ranks 2nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share in vulnerable employment rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in vulnerable employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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