Labor force, female in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Labor force, female was 48.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force, female in Sierra Leone, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, female in Sierra Leone stood at 48.8%.
The figure is down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Sierra Leone peaked at 51.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 48.2%, in 2018.
Sierra Leone ranks 26th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 51.8% | — |
| 1991 | 51.8% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 51.7% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 51.7% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 51.6% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 51.5% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 51.5% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 51.4% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 51.4% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 51.4% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 51.4% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 51.3% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 51.3% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 51.2% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 51.0% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 50.9% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 50.8% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 50.7% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 50.7% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 50.6% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 50.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 50.4% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 50.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 50.3% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 50.2% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 49.7% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 49.2% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 48.7% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 48.2% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 48.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 48.4% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 48.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 48.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 48.7% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 48.8% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 48.8% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.6% | 51.4% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.0% | 50.6% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.6% | 48.2% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.6% | 48.4% | 48.8% | 6 |
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More education data for Sierra Leone
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.44 % change on previous year (2002)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,753 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 30,822 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2,602 (2002)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.2 % change on previous year (2002)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6,439 (2002)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.13 % change on previous year (2002)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Sierra Leone?
- Labor force, female in Sierra Leone was 48.8% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 51.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.2% in 2018.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for labor force, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 26th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.