Total employment, male in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Total employment, male was 1.09 million ages 15+ in 2011. ▲ Rising
Total employment, male in Sierra Leone, 1991–2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Measured in ages 15+.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total employment, male in Sierra Leone is 1.09 million ages 15+, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total employment, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.09 million ages 15+ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 667,645 ages 15+, in 1997.
Sierra Leone ranks 35th 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.
Total employment, male in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 720,520 ages 15+ | — |
| 1992 | 703,522 ages 15+ | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 695,983 ages 15+ | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 687,635 ages 15+ | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 677,681 ages 15+ | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 678,363 ages 15+ | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 667,645 ages 15+ | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 671,889 ages 15+ | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 677,168 ages 15+ | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 696,596 ages 15+ | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 732,971 ages 15+ | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 780,627 ages 15+ | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 821,664 ages 15+ | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 880,442 ages 15+ | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 919,046 ages 15+ | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 951,827 ages 15+ | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 982,481 ages 15+ | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 1.01 million ages 15+ | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.04 million ages 15+ | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.06 million ages 15+ | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 1.09 million ages 15+ | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 686,712 ages 15+ | 667,645 ages 15+ | 720,520 ages 15+ | 9 |
| 2000s | 881,105 ages 15+ | 696,596 ages 15+ | 1.04 million ages 15+ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 million ages 15+ | 1.06 million ages 15+ | 1.09 million ages 15+ | 2 |
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 total employment, male in Sierra Leone?
- Total employment, male in Sierra Leone was 1.09 million ages 15+ in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest total employment, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 million ages 15+ in 2011.
- What is the lowest total employment, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 667,645 ages 15+ in 1997.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for total employment, male?
- Sierra Leone ranks 35th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is total employment, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.1%. 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, male (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.