Sierra Leone's Demographics

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The population of Sierra Leone is estimated by the United Nations to be 0.0 million in 2021.

The population of Sierra Leone grew at N/A% in the last year and is ranked the 32th most populated country in Africa, ahead of Libya.

Population data for Sierra Leone has been rated as Grade C - Unreliable for Many Purposes. The primary reasons being that Sierra Leone last conducted a national census in 2015 and 90.4% of births in Sierra Leone are recorded.


Source: World Economics, World Bank & United Nations
0 0 0 Total Population|#FE1800| , Number of People (Millions)
Sierra Leone's Population Data Quality

Sierra Leone last conducted a national census in 2015 and 90.4% of births are recorded.

Sierra Leone's data quality ranks 93rd out of 150 countries in the World Economics Global Population Data Quality Ratings. In the Africa region, Sierra Leone ranks 11th for the region.

It is important to have good quality population data as this impacts other key indicators such as GDP per capita. See the World Economics Wealth Indicators for re-estimated wealth levels for Sierra Leone.


Key Demographic Data

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Population
Total Size (Millions) Million people
Annual Growth Rate (%) N/A Year on Year Percentage Change
 
Employment
Unemployment Rate (%) Percentage of the working population out of work
 
Age Dependency Ratio
Young (2019, %) 64.9 The ratio of younger dependents, compared to the number of people of working age
Old (2019, %) 5.5 The ratio of elderly dependents, compared to the number of people of working age
Total (2019, %) 70.4 The ratio of all dependents (young + elderly), compared to the number of people of working age
 
Additional Data
Last Census Year 2015 % of GDP
Registration of Births 90.4% The percentage of births recorded in offical population data each year
 
 
Population Quality Rating Grade C Grade C - Unreliable


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