Labor force, total, per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.3328 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Labor force, total, per capita in Sierra Leone, 1990β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per capita in Sierra Leone is 0.3328 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.371 units per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.3202 units per person, in 2018.
That places Sierra Leone 162nd out of 188 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3654 units per person | 0.3633 units per person | 0.3672 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.361 units per person | 0.3491 units per person | 0.371 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.33 units per person | 0.3202 units per person | 0.3448 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3279 units per person | 0.3208 units per person | 0.3328 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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, per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.3328 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.371 units per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3202 units per person in 2018.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 162nd out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.