Unemployment, Youth Male (As % of Male Labour Force Ages 15-24) rose 1.43% to 15.8% in Sierra Leone in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Unemployment, Youth Male (As % of Male Labour Force Ages 15-24) in Sierra Leone reached an all time high of 15.8% in 2021 and an all time low of 7.15% in 2004. When compared to Sierra Leone's main peers, Unemployment, Youth Male (As % of Male Labour Force Ages 15-24) in Burkina Faso amounted to 7.51%, 6.98% in Guinea, 3.22% in Liberia and 15.4% in Mali in 2021.
Sierra Leone has been ranked 80th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Unemployment, Youth Male (As % of Male Labour Force Ages 15-24), 15 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Unemployment, Youth Male (As % of Male 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 | % | 26.9% | 22.4% | 23.0% | 23.4% | 23.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | % | 6.88% | 7.13% | 7.39% | 7.65% | 7.67% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ghana | % | 14.5% | 11.8% | 8.97% | 9.10% | 9.19% | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea | % | 6.07% | 5.95% | 5.91% | 5.89% | 5.84% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | % | 3.69% | 2.81% | 4.57% | 4.64% | 4.72% | ||||||||||||||||
| Liberia | % | 1.88% | 2.39% | 2.45% | 2.50% | 2.56% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | % | 16.6% | 16.0% | 15.4% | 15.3% | 15.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | % | 17.1% | 18.2% | 19.3% | 19.4% | 19.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | % | 0.867% | 0.886% | 0.908% | 0.926% | 0.949% | ||||||||||||||||
| Senegal | % | 7.38% | 6.25% | 5.01% | 3.84% | 2.70% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sierra Leone | % | 14.7% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.6% | 14.5% |
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