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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Sierra Leone

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population8.82M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$7.46B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$846.32025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth622024 · yearsInternet use25.1%2024 · % of populationForest area34.3%2023 · % of land area
Adult literacy
43.6%

% of people aged 15+·2019

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Sierra Leone2019 · 43.6%
012.3524.737.0549.41960199320252004: 34.8%2014: 44.4%2015: 49.4%2017: 44.8%2018: 48.8%2019: 43.6%

Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

Country context

Sierra Leone in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Freetown
Country code
SLE

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