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Sierra Leone in numbers

Open statistics on Sierra Leone: population, economy, housing, education, tourism and climate, year by year.

26 figures 1950–2025 Updated 22 Oct 2026

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Population · 2025 8.8M +11% since 2020 Median age · 2023 19.3years +1.1 since 2018 GDP per person · 2025 US$846 +0.1% since 2020 Unemployment rate · 2025 3.2% +0.0 pp since 2024

Sources: World Bank — World Development Indicators · United Nations, World Population Prospects

Overview · Sierra Leone

The main numbers at a glance.

Population, 1960 – 2025 people

+25% since 2015

2.5M

7.5M

10M 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

Unemployment rate, 1991 – 2025 percent · Sierra Leone · World

−1.3 pp since 2015

8% 1991 2000 2005 2010 2015 2025

Sierra Leone World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1991 – 2025

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator	Sierra Leone	5-year change
Population	8.8M2025	+11%
Median age	19.32023	+1.1
GDP per person	US$8462025	+0.1%
Unemployment rate	3.2%2025	−0.4 pp

Sources: World Bank — World Development Indicators · United Nations, World Population Prospects

People · Sierra Leone

Population and growth, age, births, migration and households.

Median age, 1950 – 2023 years · Sierra Leone · World

+1.9 since 2013

35 1950 1970 1980 1990 2000 2023

Sierra Leone World

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 1950 – 2023

Population, 1960 – 2025 people

+25% since 2015

2.5M

7.5M

10M 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

Residents 65 and over, 1960 – 2025 percent · Sierra Leone · World

+0.1 pp since 2015

10%

15% 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Sierra Leone World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

Population growth, 1961 – 2025 percent · Sierra Leone · World

−0.28 pp since 2015

-2%

1961 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Sierra Leone World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1961 – 2025

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator	Sierra Leone	5-year change
Population	8.8M2025	+11%
Population growth	2.04%2025	−0.27 pp
Population density	1202024	+12%
Median age	19.32023	+1.1
Children under 15	37.7%2025	−2.2 pp
Residents 65 and over	3.3%2025	+0.1 pp
Life expectancy	62.02024	+2.4
Births per woman	3.702024	−0.49
Birth rate	30.12024	−2.7
Infant mortality	54.62024	−9.4
Net migration	-0.52023	−0.1
Born abroad	0.6%2024	−0.2 pp
Urban population	45.9%2025	+2.7 pp

Sources: World Bank — World Development Indicators · United Nations, World Population Prospects

Economy & jobs · Sierra Leone

Output and incomes, jobs and wages, unemployment and prices.

GDP per person, 1960 – 2025 USD · Sierra Leone · World

−12% since 2015

US$0

US$5,000

US$10,000

US$15,000 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Sierra Leone World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

GDP per person (PPP), 1990 – 2025 international dollars (PPP) · Sierra Leone · World

+45% since 2015

US$0

US$10,000

US$20,000

US$30,000 1990 2000 2005 2010 2015 2025

Sierra Leone World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Unemployment rate, 1991 – 2025 percent · Sierra Leone · World

−1.3 pp since 2015

8% 1991 2000 2005 2010 2015 2025

Sierra Leone World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1991 – 2025

Gross domestic product, 1960 – 2025 USD

+10.0% since 2015

US$0

US$2B

US$4B

US$6B

US$8B 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator	Sierra Leone	5-year change
GDP per person	US$8462025	+0.1%
GDP per person (PPP)	US$3,7172025	+37%
Gross domestic product	US$7.5B2025	+12%
Economic growth	4.6%2025
Inflation	7.5%2025
Unemployment rate	3.2%2025	−0.4 pp
Youth unemployment	3.7%2025	−0.4 pp
Labour force participation	53.4%2025	+0.1 pp
Income inequality (Gini)	35.72018	+5.0%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

Education & commute · Sierra Leone

Schooling of adults, internet and how people get to work.

Literacy rate, 2004 – 2019 percent · Sierra Leone · World

+8.8 pp since 2004

25%

50%

75%

100% 2004 2015 2024

Sierra Leone World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2004 – 2019

Internet users, 1990 – 2024 percent · Sierra Leone · World

+19.0 pp since 2014

20%

40%

60%

80% 1990 2000 2005 2010 2015 2025

Sierra Leone World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Access to electricity, 2000 – 2024 percent · Sierra Leone · World

+20.4 pp since 2014

25%

50%

75%

100% 2000 2010 2015 2024

Sierra Leone World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2000 – 2024

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator	Sierra Leone	5-year change
Literacy rate	43.6%2019	−0.8 pp
Internet users	25.1%2024	+9.4 pp
Access to electricity	39.2%2024	+16.5 pp

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

Climate · Sierra Leone

Temperatures and rain through the year and over the decades.

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator	Sierra Leone	5-year change	Trend
CO₂ emissions per person	0.22024	+0.0

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators