Sierra Leone's Population Growth Rate: 2.0%

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The population of Sierra Leone is estimated to be 8.5 million in 2023 using United Nations estimates.

Sierra Leone's grew at 2.0% in the last year and is ranked the 32th most populated country in Africa, ahead of Libya.

Did you know that population data for Sierra Leone is rated as Grade C quality?

Sierra Leone last conducted a national census in 2015 and 90.4% of births are recorded. Read more from the World Econcomics Population Data Quality Ratings and see how Sierra Leone compares to other countries around the globe and in Africa.

Population Growth Rate: Sierra Leone


Source: World Economics & United Nations
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Demographic Indicators: Sierra Leone 2020 2021 2022 2023
Population Annual Growth Rate (%) 2.10 2.06 2.03 2.00
Total Population (Millions) 8.0 8.1 8.3 8.5
Unemployment Rate (%)



Latest data: Data
Age Dependency Ratio: Young (2020, %) 64.9
Age Dependency Ratio: Old (2020, %) 5.5
Age Dependency Ratio: Total (2020, %) 70.4
Last Census Year (Most recent value) 2015
Registration of Births (Most recent value, %) 90.4




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