Total employment, female in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Total employment, female was 1.15 million ages 15+ in 2011. ▲ Rising
Total employment, female in Sierra Leone, 1991–2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Measured in ages 15+.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 1.15 million ages 15+ for total employment, female in 2011. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total employment, female in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.15 million ages 15+ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 745,799 ages 15+, in 1996.
Sierra Leone ranks 32nd of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 757,110 ages 15+ | 745,799 ages 15+ | 789,421 ages 15+ | 9 |
| 2000s | 957,095 ages 15+ | 811,311 ages 15+ | 1.10 million ages 15+ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 million ages 15+ | 1.12 million ages 15+ | 1.15 million ages 15+ | 2 |
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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 total employment, female in Sierra Leone?
- Total employment, female in Sierra Leone was 1.15 million ages 15+ in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest total employment, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 million ages 15+ in 2011.
- What is the lowest total employment, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 745,799 ages 15+ in 1996.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for total employment, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 32nd out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is total employment, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.9%. 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 Total employment, female (ages 15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total employment shows the total number employed ages 15 and over.