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Sierra Leone Highest Unemployment Rate

Name: Sierra Leone Unemployment Rate
Creator: World Bank
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4.68% in 2014

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

The highest unemployment rate in Sierra Leone was 4.68% in 2014. The top 5 years were: 2014 (4.68%), 2015 (4.48%), 1994 (4.46%), 1993 (4.40%), 2011 (4.39%).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

Sierra Leone Top 5 Highest Unemployment Rate Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	2014	4.68%
2nd	2015	4.48%
3rd	1994	4.46%
4th	1993	4.40%
5th	2011	4.39%

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2010	4.34%	+0.07pp	57th
2009	4.27%	+0.14pp	51st
2025	3.15%	+0.05pp	45th
2022	3.14%	−0.41pp	41st
2021	3.55%	+0.04pp	37th
2020	3.51%	+0.31pp	36th
2019	3.20%	+0.01pp	42nd
2018	3.19%	−0.46pp	37th
2017	3.66%	−0.53pp	49th
2016	4.18%	−0.30pp	55th
2015	4.48%	−0.20pp	63rd
2014	4.68%	+0.30pp	65th
2013	4.38%	−0.00pp	62nd
2012	4.38%	−0.01pp	64th
2011	4.39%	+0.05pp	61st
2008	4.13%	+0.11pp	60th
2007	4.02%	+0.13pp	61st
2006	3.89%	+0.16pp	52nd
2005	3.73%	+0.31pp	43rd
2004	3.42%	−0.46pp	33rd
2003	3.88%	−0.03pp	44th
2002	3.91%	−0.33pp	45th
2001	4.24%	+0.10pp	58th
2000	4.14%	−0.15pp	53rd
1999	4.29%	+0.05pp	50th
1998	4.24%	−0.12pp	54th
1997	4.36%	+0.05pp	56th
1996	4.31%	−0.00pp	55th
1995	4.32%	−0.14pp	56th
1994	4.46%	+0.06pp	61st
1993	4.40%	+0.02pp	61st
1992	4.38%	+0.24pp	73rd
1991	4.14%	–	73rd
2024	3.10%	+0.01pp	46th
2023	3.09%	−0.04pp	48th

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