Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Sierra Leone's labour force participation stands at 53.37% as of 2025-12-31, down from 53.58% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1990 to 2025 (36 observations).
In 2025, Sierra Leone's labour force participation was 53.37%, down from 53.58% in 2024.
In 2024, Sierra Leone's labour force participation was 53.58%, down from 53.63% in 2023.
In 2023, Sierra Leone's labour force participation was 53.63%, down from 53.67% in 2022.
In 2022, Sierra Leone's labour force participation was 53.67%, up from 53.61% in 2021.
In 2021, Sierra Leone's labour force participation was 53.61%, up from 53.3% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53.37% | -0.212% |
| 2024 | 53.58% | -0.049% |
| 2023 | 53.63% | -0.032% |
| 2022 | 53.67% | +0.053% |
| 2021 | 53.61% | +0.313% |
| 2020 | 53.3% | -0.511% |
| 2019 | 53.81% | -0.102% |
| 2018 | 53.91% | -0.763% |
| 2017 | 54.68% | -0.76% |
| 2016 | 55.44% | -0.758% |
| 2015 | 56.19% | -0.755% |
| 2014 | 56.95% | -0.95% |
| 2013 | 57.9% | -0.944% |
| 2012 | 58.84% | -0.937% |
| 2011 | 59.78% | -0.931% |
| 2010 | 60.71% | -0.922% |
| 2009 | 61.63% | -0.915% |
| 2008 | 62.55% | -0.905% |
| 2007 | 63.45% | -0.896% |
| 2006 | 64.35% | -0.886% |
| 2005 | 65.23% | -0.876% |
| 2004 | 66.11% | +1.47% |
| 2003 | 64.64% | +0.001% |
| 2002 | 64.64% | +0.007% |
| 2001 | 64.63% | +0.013% |
| 2000 | 64.62% | +0.028% |
| 1999 | 64.59% | +0.035% |
| 1998 | 64.56% | +0.026% |
| 1997 | 64.53% | +0.025% |
| 1996 | 64.51% | +0.027% |
| 1995 | 64.48% | +0.027% |
| 1994 | 64.45% | +0.027% |
| 1993 | 64.42% | +0.027% |
| 1992 | 64.4% | +0.026% |
| 1991 | 64.37% | +0.023% |
| 1990 | 64.35% | — |
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Sierra Leone's labour force participation is 53.37% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 53.58% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 66.11% (2004); the lowest is 53.3% (2020), across data from 1990 to 2025.
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