Unemployment, Youth Female (As % of Female Labour Force Ages 15-24) rose 6.29% to 7.57% in Sierra Leone in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Unemployment, Youth Female (As % of Female Labour Force Ages 15-24) in Sierra Leone reached an all time high of 7.57% in 2021 and an all time low of 3.47% in 2004. When compared to Sierra Leone's main peers, Unemployment, Youth Female (As % of Female Labour Force Ages 15-24) in Burkina Faso amounted to 8.00%, 9.23% in Guinea, 3.24% in Liberia and 19.8% in Mali in 2021.
Sierra Leone has been ranked 146th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Unemployment, Youth Female (As % of Female Labour Force Ages 15-24), 11 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Unemployment, Youth Female (As % of Female Labour Force Ages 15-24) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Algeria | % | 45.7% | 45.4% | 46.0% | 46.4% | 46.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | % | 7.52% | 7.59% | 7.69% | 7.78% | 7.84% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ghana | % | 13.4% | 10.9% | 8.42% | 8.55% | 8.66% | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea | % | 6.74% | 6.85% | 7.02% | 7.24% | 7.42% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | % | 5.92% | 5.05% | 6.32% | 6.40% | 6.48% | ||||||||||||||||
| Liberia | % | 1.20% | 2.19% | 2.25% | 2.30% | 2.36% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | % | 19.7% | 19.5% | 19.2% | 19.2% | 19.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | % | 22.1% | 23.9% | 25.7% | 25.7% | 25.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | % | 0.426% | 0.448% | 0.471% | 0.493% | 0.518% | ||||||||||||||||
| Senegal | % | 9.01% | 6.69% | 4.71% | 5.38% | 5.99% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sierra Leone | % | 6.11% | 6.15% | 6.26% | 6.36% | 6.46% |
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