Sierra Leone vs Upper middle income: Labor force, female
Sierra Leone
48.8%
in 2025
Upper middle income
42.8%
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
26th
Upper middle income rank
25th
Labor force, female over time
- Sierra Leone
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 48.8% against 42.8% in Upper middle income, a difference of 6.0%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Sierra Leone ranks 26th and Upper middle income ranks 25th of 187 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.6% | 42.3% | 9.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 51.0% | 42.3% | 8.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 49.6% | 42.3% | 7.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 48.6% | 42.6% | 6.0% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, female, Sierra Leone or Upper middle income?
- Sierra Leone, at 48.8% against 42.8% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, female between Sierra Leone and Upper middle income?
- 6.0%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Upper middle income?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Sierra Leone and Upper middle income rank globally for labor force, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 26th and Upper middle income ranks 25th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.