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Sierra Leone
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)

The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.

Global rank#107out of 182 countries
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Historical trend

65.962.258.554.851.1199020082025Sierra Leone · 2025: 52Sierra Leone

Analytical takeaways

  • Sierra Leone records 52 for Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) in 2025, ranking #107 globally out of 182 countries.
  • Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) declined from 65 in 1990 to 52 in 2025, a decrease of 13.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

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