Labor force, total, per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.3328 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force, total, per capita in Sierra Leone, 1990–2025
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 160th out of 186 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.
Labor force, total, per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3672 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.3669 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3664 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.366 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3656 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3651 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3647 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3643 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3639 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3633 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3629 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3627 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3626 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3625 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.371 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3665 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3621 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3577 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3534 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3491 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3448 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3406 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3366 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3328 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3291 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3269 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3246 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3224 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3202 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3218 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3208 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3249 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3275 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3297 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.3317 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.3328 units per person | +0.3% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.3328 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3997 units per person, 83% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.3328 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3995 units per person, 83% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
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
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38,043 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 73,295 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 85,708 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 92,723 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2393 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 160th out of 186 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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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 ÷ 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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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.