Gender in Sierra Leone

213 indicators covering gender for Sierra Leone.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 13.8% 13th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 2.6% 13th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 22.2% 10th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1 index 2025 up 4.0% 116th
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 0.6247 index 2025 up 6.3% 155th
Labor force, female, annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year 2025 up 244.5% 53rd
Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 53.3% 2050 down 1.2% 140th
Women required to obey husband, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Women and men have equal rights to immovable property, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Labor force, female, per square kilometre 18.82 units per square kilometre 2023 up 21.0% 79th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0452 units per square kilometre 2023 up 14.2% 45th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.072 units per square kilometre 2023 up 34.8% 81st
Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.467 2023 up 7.1% 185th
Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 35.47 2025 down 26.3% 23rd
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.49 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 down 67.3% 36th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.26 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 down 72.3% 64th
Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 1,992 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 down 6.9% 176th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.74 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 down 66.4% 26th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.25 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 down 71.9% 52nd
Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Share of the population that is female 50.1% 2025 down 0.2% 132nd
Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 162.12 2024 up 35.3% 2nd
Gender Development Index 0.83 2023 up 1.3% 174th
Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.83 2023 up 1.3% 174th
Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.83 2023 up 1.3% 174th
Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.5097 2023 up 6.5% 177th
Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 24.5% 35th
Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.8002 % change on previous year 2023 down 80.9% 55th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 23.5 2016 up 1.7% 163rd
Access to justice for women 0 2025 47th
Gender of the chief executive 0 2025 18th
Gender of the head of government 0 2025 20th
Gender of the head of state 0 2025 18th
Share of women in parliament 29.5% 2025 up 137.9% 72nd
Population 8.64 million 2024 up 25.7% 99th
Life Expectancy at Birth 61.96 2024 up 14.2% 205th
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 44.6% 2023 down 1.3% 18th
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 44.6% 2023 down 1.3% 18th
Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 53.7% 2023 up 4.5% 9th
Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 86.91 2023 up 121.6% 120th
Sex ratio at birth 102.32 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.4% 212th
Sex ratio by age 37.5 males per 100 females 2023 up 50.0% 43rd
Sex ratio at age 5 101.55 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.1% 203rd
Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 102.32 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.4% 212th
Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Probability of dying that year, among females 6.6% 2023 down 28.6% 1st
Probability that a man will outlive a woman 44.8% 2023 down 5.5% 12th
Sex ratio at age 60 90.5 males per 100 females 2023 up 3.0% 149th
Male population by age group 587,327 people 2023 up 9.1% 81st
Female population by age group 576,407 people 2023 up 8.7% 80th
Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 100 2023 up 33.3% 1st
Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 1 2023 1st
Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 1 2023 1st
Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 1 2023 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 60 2023 76th