Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) was 86.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Sierra Leone, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Sierra Leone is 86.0%, 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, vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Sierra Leone peaked at 90.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 86.0%, in 2025.
That places Sierra Leone 2nd out of 187 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.
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 89.1% | — |
| 1992 | 89.5% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 89.7% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 89.9% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 90.1% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 90.2% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 90.4% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 90.4% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 90.5% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 90.4% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 90.5% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 90.3% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 90.0% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 89.6% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 89.4% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 89.1% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 88.8% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 88.5% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 88.3% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 88.0% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 87.8% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 87.4% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 86.8% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 86.4% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 86.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 86.5% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 86.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 86.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 86.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 87.5% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 86.8% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 86.5% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 86.3% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 86.0% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.0% | 89.1% | 90.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 89.5% | 88.3% | 90.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.8% | 86.2% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.7% | 86.0% | 87.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Sierra Leone?
- Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Sierra Leone was 86.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 90.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.0% in 2025.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 2nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, total (% of total 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 ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.