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Unemployment rate in Sierra Leone
1991 – 2025 · 35 data points
32 of 41 · Countries
Updated 21 Oct 2026
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1991 – 2025
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Latest value · 2025
3.2%
+0.0 pp
since 2024
Countries · 2025
32 of 41
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
−1.3 pp
vs World
−1.6 pp
World: 4.8% · 2025
Unemployment rate, 1991 – 2025 percent · Sierra Leone · World
−1.3 pp since 2015
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
1991
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Sierra Leone
World
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1991 – 2025
Compared with Unemployment rate · percent
Sierra Leone
3.2%
World
4.8%
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Sierra Leone · 1991 – 2025
Latest value
3.2% · 2025
First value
4.1% · 1991
Highest
4.7% · 2014
Lowest
3.1% · 2023
Data points
35
By year
All years · 1991 – 2025
| Year | Sierra Leone | Change | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.2% | +0.0 pp | 4.8% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | +0.0 pp | 4.8% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | −0.0 pp | 4.8% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | −0.4 pp | 5.2% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | +0.0 pp | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | +0.3 pp | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +0.0 pp | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | −0.5 pp | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | −0.5 pp | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | −0.3 pp | 6.0% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | −0.2 pp | 6.0% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | +0.3 pp | 6.0% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | −0.0 pp | 6.1% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | −0.0 pp | 6.2% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | +0.0 pp | 6.1% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | +0.1 pp | 6.3% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | +0.1 pp | 6.4% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | +0.1 pp | 5.8% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | +0.1 pp | 5.8% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | +0.2 pp | 6.0% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | +0.3 pp | 6.2% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | −0.5 pp | 6.3% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | −0.0 pp | 6.5% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | −0.3 pp | 6.4% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | +0.1 pp | 6.2% |
| 2000 | 4.1% | −0.2 pp | 6.1% |
| 1999 | 4.3% | +0.0 pp | 6.3% |
| 1998 | 4.2% | −0.1 pp | 6.2% |
| 1997 | 4.4% | +0.1 pp | 6.0% |
| 1996 | 4.3% | −0.0 pp | 6.0% |
| 1995 | 4.3% | −0.1 pp | 5.9% |
| 1994 | 4.5% | +0.1 pp | 5.8% |
| 1993 | 4.4% | +0.0 pp | 5.5% |
| 1992 | 4.4% | +0.2 pp | 5.3% |
| 1991 | 4.1% | 5.1% |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1991 – 2025
Ranking · Countries
2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Unemployment rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Algeria | 14.1% | |
| 11 | Argentina | 11.5% | |
| 26 | Bangladesh | 5.5% | |
| 8 | Brazil | 13.7% | |
| 28 | Bulgaria | 5.0% | |
| 14 | Canada | 9.7% | |
| 13 | Chile | 10.9% | |
| 30 | China | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Colombia | 16.0% | |
| 1 | Congo - Brazzaville | 22.3% | |
| 27 | Congo - Kinshasa | 5.4% | |
| 41 | Czechia | 2.6% | |
| 23 | Ecuador | 6.1% | |
| 19 | Egypt | 8.0% | |
| 21 | Finland | 7.8% | |
| 18 | France | 8.0% | |
| 2 | Gabon | 21.3% | |
| 37 | Germany | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Greece | 15.9% | |
| 12 | Honduras | 11.0% | |
| 24 | Hong Kong SAR China | 5.8% | |
| 20 | India | 7.9% | |
| 34 | Indonesia | 4.3% | |
| 15 | Italy | 9.2% | |
| 9 | Lebanon | 13.3% | |
| 35 | Liberia | 4.1% | |
| 16 | Lithuania | 8.5% | |
| 32 | Mexico | 4.4% | |
| 38 | Netherlands | 3.8% | |
| 33 | Norway | 4.4% | |
| 42 | Philippines | 2.5% | |
| 40 | Poland | 3.2% | |
| 29 | Romania | 5.0% | |
| 25 | Russia | 5.6% | |
| 22 | Saudi Arabia | 7.7% | |
| 39 | Sierra Leone | 3.5% | |
| 36 | South Korea | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Spain | 15.5% | |
| 10 | Türkiye | 13.1% | |
| 31 | United Kingdom | 4.5% | |
| 17 | United States | 8.1% | |
| 3 | Yemen | 18.0% |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2020
What it means
The share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.
How it is calculated
Unemployed people divided by the labour force (employed plus unemployed), following the international definition; annual average.