Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Industry jobs as a share of total employment was 11.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Sierra Leone, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry jobs as a share of total employment in Sierra Leone is 11.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 77.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry jobs as a share of total employment in Sierra Leone peaked at 11.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2009.
That places Sierra Leone 159th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8.1% | — |
| 1992 | 8.0% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 7.9% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 7.9% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 7.8% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 7.7% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 7.5% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 7.4% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 7.2% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 6.8% | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 6.3% | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | +21.5% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | +16.5% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | +15.5% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 10.8% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 11.3% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 11.5% | +1.1% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 11.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 9.9%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 11.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.2%, 81% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.7% | 7.2% | 8.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 5.1% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 5.1% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 10.6% | 11.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More reference data data for Sierra Leone
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0238 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0797 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6534 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry jobs as a share of total employment in Sierra Leone?
- Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Sierra Leone was 11.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2009.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for industry jobs as a share of total employment?
- Sierra Leone ranks 159th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Industry jobs as a share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the industry sector.