Sierra Leone Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
- Sierra Leone labor force participation rate for 2021 was 26.59%, a 0.17% increase from 2020.
- Sierra Leone labor force participation rate for 2020 was 26.42%, a 0.48% decline from 2019.
- Sierra Leone labor force participation rate for 2019 was 26.91%, a 0.4% decline from 2018.
- Sierra Leone labor force participation rate for 2018 was 27.31%, a 0.37% decline from 2017.
| Sierra Leone Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
26.59% |
0.17% |
| 2020 |
26.42% |
-0.48% |
| 2019 |
26.91% |
-0.40% |
| 2018 |
27.31% |
-0.37% |
| 2017 |
27.68% |
-0.35% |
| 2016 |
28.02% |
-0.34% |
| 2015 |
28.36% |
-0.56% |
| 2014 |
28.91% |
-1.34% |
| 2013 |
30.25% |
-1.36% |
| 2012 |
31.61% |
-1.39% |
| 2011 |
33.00% |
-1.41% |
| 2010 |
34.42% |
-1.43% |
| 2009 |
35.84% |
-1.44% |
| 2008 |
37.29% |
-1.46% |
| 2007 |
38.75% |
-1.47% |
| 2006 |
40.22% |
-1.48% |
| 2005 |
41.70% |
-1.48% |
| 2004 |
43.18% |
3.21% |
| 2003 |
39.97% |
-0.04% |
| 2002 |
40.01% |
0.15% |
| 2001 |
39.86% |
-0.08% |
| 2000 |
39.94% |
0.10% |
| 1999 |
39.85% |
-0.12% |
| 1998 |
39.96% |
-0.10% |
| 1997 |
40.07% |
-0.09% |
| 1996 |
40.16% |
0.17% |
| 1995 |
39.99% |
-0.04% |
| 1994 |
40.03% |
0.05% |
| 1993 |
39.98% |
0.17% |
| 1992 |
39.81% |
0.03% |
| 1991 |
39.78% |
0.34% |
| 1990 |
39.44% |
0.34% |
