Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 50.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Sierra Leone, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 50.4% for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in 2025.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Sierra Leone peaked at 79.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 41.2%, in 2014.
That places Sierra Leone 181st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 79.9% | — |
| 1992 | 79.9% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 79.9% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 79.8% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 79.6% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 79.5% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 79.4% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 79.3% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 79.2% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 79.1% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 79.0% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 78.8% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 78.8% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 48.5% | -38.5% |
| 2005 | 47.4% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 46.5% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 45.7% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 44.9% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 44.2% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 43.6% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 43.0% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 42.4% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 41.9% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 41.2% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 42.8% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 44.9% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 47.8% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 53.0% | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 53.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 56.3% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 55.7% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 53.3% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 53.3% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 53.3% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 50.4% | -5.5% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 50.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 110.5%, 46% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 50.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 113.3%, 44% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -38.5% | 78.8% | 48.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.6% | 79.2% | 79.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 59.3% | 44.2% | 79.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.4% | 41.2% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.7% | 50.4% | 56.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More gender data for Sierra Leone
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,446 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.722 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 6,249 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 6,249 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 122,158 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 124,999 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 118,334 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 120,652 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 116,120 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Sierra Leone?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Sierra Leone was 50.4% in 2025, according to World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 79.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.2% in 2014.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 181st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.