Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Sierra Leone's unemployment rate stands at 3.15% as of 2025-12-31, up from 3.1% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Sierra Leone's unemployment rate was 3.15%, up from 3.1% in 2024.
In 2024, Sierra Leone's unemployment rate was 3.1%, up from 3.09% in 2023.
In 2023, Sierra Leone's unemployment rate was 3.09%, down from 3.14% in 2022.
In 2022, Sierra Leone's unemployment rate was 3.14%, down from 3.55% in 2021.
In 2021, Sierra Leone's unemployment rate was 3.55%, up from 3.51% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.15% | +0.047% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | +0.011% |
| 2023 | 3.09% | -0.045% |
| 2022 | 3.14% | -0.414% |
| 2021 | 3.55% | +0.042% |
| 2020 | 3.51% | +0.305% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +0.012% |
| 2018 | 3.19% | -0.464% |
| 2017 | 3.66% | -0.526% |
| 2016 | 4.18% | -0.301% |
| 2015 | 4.48% | -0.195% |
| 2014 | 4.68% | +0.302% |
| 2013 | 4.38% | -0.002% |
| 2012 | 4.38% | -0.01% |
| 2011 | 4.39% | +0.048% |
| 2010 | 4.34% | +0.072% |
| 2009 | 4.27% | +0.136% |
| 2008 | 4.13% | +0.11% |
| 2007 | 4.02% | +0.132% |
| 2006 | 3.89% | +0.156% |
| 2005 | 3.73% | +0.314% |
| 2004 | 3.42% | -0.459% |
| 2003 | 3.88% | -0.03% |
| 2002 | 3.91% | -0.326% |
| 2001 | 4.24% | +0.098% |
| 2000 | 4.14% | -0.151% |
| 1999 | 4.29% | +0.046% |
| 1998 | 4.24% | -0.121% |
| 1997 | 4.36% | +0.05% |
| 1996 | 4.31% | -0.004% |
| 1995 | 4.32% | -0.14% |
| 1994 | 4.46% | +0.056% |
| 1993 | 4.4% | +0.025% |
| 1992 | 4.38% | +0.241% |
| 1991 | 4.14% | — |
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Sierra Leone's unemployment rate is 3.15% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 3.1% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 4.68% (2014); the lowest is 3.09% (2023), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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