Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Sierra Leone's youth unemployment rate stands at 3.72% as of 2025-12-31, up from 3.49% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Sierra Leone's youth unemployment rate was 3.72%, up from 3.49% in 2024.
In 2024, Sierra Leone's youth unemployment rate was 3.49%, up from 3.48% in 2023.
In 2023, Sierra Leone's youth unemployment rate was 3.48%, down from 3.51% in 2022.
In 2022, Sierra Leone's youth unemployment rate was 3.51%, down from 3.9% in 2021.
In 2021, Sierra Leone's youth unemployment rate was 3.9%, down from 4.08% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.72% | +0.228% |
| 2024 | 3.49% | +0.008% |
| 2023 | 3.48% | -0.029% |
| 2022 | 3.51% | -0.389% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -0.18% |
| 2020 | 4.08% | +0.499% |
| 2019 | 3.58% | +0.01% |
| 2018 | 3.57% | -1.51% |
| 2017 | 5.09% | -1.62% |
| 2016 | 6.71% | -1.43% |
| 2015 | 8.14% | -1.31% |
| 2014 | 9.44% | +0.706% |
| 2013 | 8.74% | +0.294% |
| 2012 | 8.44% | +0.284% |
| 2011 | 8.16% | +0.356% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | +0.379% |
| 2009 | 7.42% | +0.446% |
| 2008 | 6.98% | +0.409% |
| 2007 | 6.57% | +0.426% |
| 2006 | 6.14% | +0.442% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | +0.589% |
| 2004 | 5.11% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 7.21% | -0.041% |
| 2002 | 7.25% | -0.414% |
| 2001 | 7.66% | +0.111% |
| 2000 | 7.55% | -0.197% |
| 1999 | 7.75% | +0.043% |
| 1998 | 7.7% | -0.16% |
| 1997 | 7.86% | +0.048% |
| 1996 | 7.82% | -0.018% |
| 1995 | 7.83% | -0.183% |
| 1994 | 8.02% | +0.054% |
| 1993 | 7.96% | +0.019% |
| 1992 | 7.94% | +0.281% |
| 1991 | 7.66% | — |
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Sierra Leone's youth unemployment rate is 3.72% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 3.49% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 9.44% (2014); the lowest is 3.48% (2023), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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