ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Sierra Leone
The ILO estimates the unemployment rate in Sierra Leone at 3.2% in 2025.
Sierra Leone, 2025
3.2%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
4.9%
Position in 2025
137th of 181
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Sierra Leone over time
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% of the labour force aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Sierra Leone | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.2% | 4.9% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | 4.9% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | 4.9% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | 6.0% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 3.1% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 4.5%, the figure has changed by −1.3 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Sierra Leone has the 137th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 4.9%.
More for Sierra Leone
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ILO estimate of youth unemployment
3.7%
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Labour force participation
53.4%
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Women's labour force participation
51.6%
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Employment-to-population ratio
51.7%
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Employment in agriculture
44.5%
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Employment in industry
11.5%
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