Sierra Leone has a large & youthful workforce
👥 Forecasted Labor Force
Sierra Leone is expected to have a forecasted labor force of 3 million persons by 20241
🎓 Education Statistics
Sierra Leone has approximately 1.3 million students in secondary education and 660,000 students in tertiary education2
💰 Minimum Monthly Wage
The minimum monthly wage rate was changed in 2014 to 500,000 Sierra Leonean Leones per month or USD $48 as of 2021
Sierra Leone is competitive in labor costs across the agricultural value chain
Annual Salaries for professions in the Agricultural value chain (in $) – 2019
1: International Labour Organization: ILOSTAT Database, 2020 – link
2: UNESCO, Institute for Statistics, 2021 – link
Source: fDi Benchmark, a service from fDi Intelligence Financial Times Limited