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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
Population growth
2%

% per year·2025

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Sierra Leone2025 · 2%
-1.90.0523.955.911960199320251961: 1.6%1962: 1.6%1963: 1.7%1964: 1.8%1965: 1.8%1966: 1.8%1967: 1.9%1968: 1.9%1969: 1.9%1970: 1.9%1971: 1.9%1972: 1.8%1973: 1.9%1974: 1.8%1975: 1.8%1976: 1.8%1977: 1.8%1978: 1.9%1979: 2%1980: 2%1981: 2%1982: 2.1%1983: 2.1%1984: 2.2%1985: 2.2%1986: 2.4%1987: 2.7%1988: 2.7%1989: 2.5%1990: 4%1991: 1.2%1992: -1.9%1993: -0.2%1994: 0.4%1995: 0.1%1996: 0.5%1997: 1.3%1998: 1%1999: 0.5%2000: 2.4%2001: 5.9%2002: 5.8%2003: 4.1%2004: 3.4%2005: 2.7%2006: 2.2%2007: 2.2%2008: 2.5%2009: 2.7%2010: 2.7%2011: 2.6%2012: 2.5%2013: 2.5%2014: 2.4%2015: 2.3%2016: 2.4%2017: 2.4%2018: 2.3%2019: 2.3%2020: 2.3%2021: 2.3%2022: 2.2%2023: 2.2%2024: 2.1%2025: 2%

Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Country context

Sierra Leone in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Freetown
Country code
SLE

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