Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Labor force, total, annual growth rate was 2.37 % change on previous year in 2025. β Volatile
Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Sierra Leone, 1991β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, annual growth rate in Sierra Leone is 2.37 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 14.9% on the previous year and up 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, annual growth rate in Sierra Leone peaked at 6.02 % change on previous year in 2001 and was at its lowest, -1.99 % change on previous year, in 1992.
That places Sierra Leone 53rd out of 188 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2028 % change on previous year | -1.99 % change on previous year | 1.19 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.05 % change on previous year | 0.9835 % change on previous year | 6.02 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.64 % change on previous year | 1.3 % change on previous year | 2.85 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.79 % change on previous year | 2.02 % change on previous year | 3.6 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 50 Timor-Leste 2.44 % change on previous year compare
- 51 Vanuatu 2.43 % change on previous year compare
- 52 Sao Tome and Principe 2.4 % change on previous year compare
- 54 Pakistan 2.33 % change on previous year compare
- 55 Tajikistan 2.29 % change on previous year compare
- 56 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2.24 % change on previous year compare
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 46,575 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 162.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0054 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, annual growth rate in Sierra Leone?
- Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Sierra Leone was 2.37 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 6.02 % change on previous year in 2001.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.99 % change on previous year in 1992.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for labor force, total, annual growth rate?
- Sierra Leone ranks 53rd out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.