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Labour force participation in Sierra Leone
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
34 of 41 · Countries
Updated 22 Oct 2026
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025
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Latest value · 2025
53.4%
−0.2 pp
since 2024
Countries · 2025
34 of 41
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
−2.8 pp
vs World
−7.6 pp
World: 61.0% · 2025
Labour force participation, 1990 – 2025 percent · Sierra Leone · World
−2.8 pp since 2015
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Sierra Leone
World
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Labour force participation · percent
Sierra Leone
53.4%
World
61.0%
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Sierra Leone · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
53.4% · 2025
First value
64.3% · 1990
Highest
66.1% · 2004
Lowest
53.3% · 2020
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Sierra Leone | Change | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53.4% | −0.2 pp | 61.0% |
| 2024 | 53.6% | −0.0 pp | 61.1% |
| 2023 | 53.6% | −0.0 pp | 61.2% |
| 2022 | 53.7% | +0.1 pp | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 53.6% | +0.3 pp | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 53.3% | −0.5 pp | 59.6% |
| 2019 | 53.8% | −0.1 pp | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 53.9% | −0.8 pp | 61.2% |
| 2017 | 54.7% | −0.8 pp | 61.3% |
| 2016 | 55.4% | −0.8 pp | 61.5% |
| 2015 | 56.2% | −0.8 pp | 61.6% |
| 2014 | 56.9% | −1.0 pp | 61.8% |
| 2013 | 57.9% | −0.9 pp | 62.0% |
| 2012 | 58.8% | −0.9 pp | 62.2% |
| 2011 | 59.8% | −0.9 pp | 62.4% |
| 2010 | 60.7% | −0.9 pp | 62.6% |
| 2009 | 61.6% | −0.9 pp | 62.8% |
| 2008 | 62.5% | −0.9 pp | 63.1% |
| 2007 | 63.5% | −0.9 pp | 63.4% |
| 2006 | 64.3% | −0.9 pp | 63.5% |
| 2005 | 65.2% | −0.9 pp | 63.8% |
| 2004 | 66.1% | +1.5 pp | 63.8% |
| 2003 | 64.6% | +0.0 pp | 63.9% |
| 2002 | 64.6% | +0.0 pp | 64.1% |
| 2001 | 64.6% | +0.0 pp | 64.2% |
| 2000 | 64.6% | +0.0 pp | 64.4% |
| 1999 | 64.6% | +0.0 pp | 64.6% |
| 1998 | 64.6% | +0.0 pp | 64.5% |
| 1997 | 64.5% | +0.0 pp | 64.7% |
| 1996 | 64.5% | +0.0 pp | 64.7% |
| 1995 | 64.5% | +0.0 pp | 64.8% |
| 1994 | 64.5% | +0.0 pp | 65.0% |
| 1993 | 64.4% | +0.0 pp | 65.0% |
| 1992 | 64.4% | +0.0 pp | 65.3% |
| 1991 | 64.4% | +0.0 pp | 65.4% |
| 1990 | 64.3% | 65.5% |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Countries
2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force participation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberia | 76.8% | |
| 2 | Indonesia | 68.2% | |
| 3 | Congo - Brazzaville | 68.1% | |
| 4 | China | 67.4% | |
| 5 | Netherlands | 66.7% | |
| 6 | Ecuador | 66.2% | |
| 7 | Norway | 65.9% | |
| 8 | Canada | 65.8% | |
| 9 | Brazil | 64.9% | |
| 10 | Colombia | 64.3% | |
| 11 | Congo - Kinshasa | 64.3% | |
| 12 | Honduras | 63.2% | |
| 13 | Chile | 63.1% | |
| 14 | South Korea | 63.0% | |
| 15 | United States | 62.8% | |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 62.6% | |
| 17 | Lithuania | 62.1% | |
| 18 | Russia | 61.7% | |
| 19 | Germany | 61.3% | |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | 61.2% | |
| 21 | Mexico | 61.1% | |
| 22 | Argentina | 60.3% | |
| 23 | Czechia | 60.1% | |
| 24 | Hong Kong SAR China | 60.0% | |
| 25 | Bangladesh | 59.5% | |
| 26 | Philippines | 59.4% | |
| 27 | Finland | 59.2% | |
| 28 | Spain | 57.6% | |
| 29 | Poland | 57.5% | |
| 30 | Bulgaria | 56.7% | |
| 31 | France | 54.9% | |
| 32 | Sierra Leone | 53.8% | |
| 33 | Türkiye | 53.0% | |
| 34 | India | 52.3% | |
| 35 | Romania | 52.0% | |
| 36 | Gabon | 51.4% | |
| 37 | Greece | 50.9% | |
| 38 | Italy | 49.6% | |
| 39 | Lebanon | 48.9% | |
| 40 | Algeria | 42.2% | |
| 41 | Egypt | 42.2% | |
| 42 | Yemen | 32.7% |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2019
What it means
The share of adults who work or are looking for work.
How it is calculated
Employed plus unemployed people aged 15 and over (16 in the US) divided by the population of that age.