Number of people employed in agriculture in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Number of people employed in agriculture was 1.26 million people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people employed in agriculture in Sierra Leone, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people employed in agriculture in Sierra Leone is 1.26 million people, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people employed in agriculture in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.34 million people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 950,871 people, in 1993.
That places Sierra Leone 66th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people employed in agriculture in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 960,937 people | — |
| 1992 | 957,087 people | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 950,871 people | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 955,340 people | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 967,896 people | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 969,352 people | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 991,510 people | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 1.00 million people | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.01 million people | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.03 million people | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 1.12 million people | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 1.16 million people | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 1.21 million people | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 1.31 million people | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 1.33 million people | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.33 million people | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.33 million people | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.33 million people | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.34 million people | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.33 million people | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.33 million people | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.30 million people | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.26 million people | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 1.24 million people | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.25 million people | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.19 million people | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 1.13 million people | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 1.08 million people | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 1.09 million people | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.15 million people | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 1.20 million people | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 1.22 million people | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 1.23 million people | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.25 million people | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 1.26 million people | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 973,563 people | 950,871 people | 1.01 million people | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.25 million people | 1.03 million people | 1.34 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 million people | 1.08 million people | 1.33 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 million people | 1.15 million people | 1.26 million people | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Sierra Leone
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2954 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 250 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5407 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 29.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 29.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.4% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people employed in agriculture in Sierra Leone?
- Number of people employed in agriculture in Sierra Leone was 1.26 million people in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 million people in 2009.
- What is the lowest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 950,871 people in 1993.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for number of people employed in agriculture?
- Sierra Leone ranks 66th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people employed in agriculture rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people employed in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people working in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.