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People Statistics · Country

Children under 15 in Sierra Leone

1960 – 2025 · 66 data points 5 of 42 · Countries Updated 22 Oct 2026
People · Sierra Leone

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

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Latest value · 2025 37.7% −0.4 pp since 2024
Countries · 2025 5 of 42 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 −4.2 pp
vs World +13.2 pp World: 24.4% · 2025
Children under 15, 1960 – 2025 percent · Sierra Leone · World
−4.2 pp since 2015
Sierra Leone World

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

Compared with Children under 15 · percent
Sierra Leone
37.7%
World
24.4%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Sierra Leone · 1960 – 2025
Latest value 37.7% · 2025
First value 38.2% · 1960
Highest 43.9% · 2003
Lowest 37.7% · 2025
Data points 66

By year

All years · 1960 – 2025

YearSierra LeoneChange World
2025 37.7% −0.4 pp 24.4%
2024 38.1% −0.4 pp 24.7%
2023 38.5% −0.4 pp 25.0%
2022 39.0% −0.4 pp 25.3%
2021 39.4% −0.4 pp 25.6%
2020 39.8% −0.4 pp 25.8%
2019 40.2% −0.4 pp 26.0%
2018 40.6% −0.4 pp 26.2%
2017 41.0% −0.4 pp 26.4%
2016 41.4% −0.4 pp 26.5%
2015 41.8% −0.4 pp 26.6%
2014 42.2% −0.3 pp 26.8%
2013 42.5% −0.3 pp 26.9%
2012 42.8% −0.2 pp 27.0%
2011 43.0% −0.2 pp 27.1%
2010 43.2% −0.2 pp 27.3%
2009 43.4% −0.1 pp 27.5%
2008 43.5% −0.1 pp 27.6%
2007 43.6% −0.1 pp 27.9%
2006 43.7% −0.1 pp 28.1%
2005 43.8% −0.1 pp 28.5%
2004 43.9% −0.0 pp 28.8%
2003 43.9% +0.0 pp 29.2%
2002 43.9% +0.0 pp 29.6%
2001 43.9% +0.0 pp 30.0%
2000 43.8% +0.1 pp 30.4%
1999 43.7% +0.1 pp 30.8%
1998 43.6% +0.1 pp 31.1%
1997 43.5% +0.1 pp 31.5%
1996 43.5% +0.1 pp 31.8%
1995 43.4% +0.1 pp 32.1%
1994 43.3% +0.1 pp 32.3%
1993 43.2% +0.1 pp 32.5%
1992 43.1% +0.1 pp 32.7%
1991 43.0% +0.1 pp 32.9%
1990 42.9% +0.1 pp 33.0%
1989 42.9% +0.1 pp 33.2%
1988 42.8% +0.1 pp 33.3%
1987 42.7% +0.1 pp 33.6%
1986 42.6% +0.1 pp 33.8%
1985 42.5% +0.1 pp 34.0%
1984 42.3% +0.1 pp 34.3%
1983 42.2% +0.1 pp 34.6%
1982 42.1% +0.1 pp 34.9%
1981 42.0% +0.1 pp 35.2%
1980 41.9% +0.1 pp 35.5%
1979 41.8% +0.1 pp 35.8%
1978 41.7% +0.1 pp 36.3%
1977 41.6% +0.1 pp 36.7%
1976 41.4% +0.2 pp 36.9%
1975 41.3% +0.2 pp 37.1%
1974 41.1% +0.2 pp 37.2%
1973 40.9% +0.2 pp 37.3%
1972 40.7% +0.2 pp 37.5%
1971 40.6% +0.2 pp 37.6%
1970 40.3% +0.2 pp 37.7%
1969 40.1% +0.2 pp 37.8%
1968 39.9% +0.3 pp 37.9%
1967 39.6% +0.3 pp 38.0%
1966 39.4% +0.3 pp 38.0%
1965 39.1% +0.3 pp 38.0%
1964 38.8% +0.3 pp 38.0%
1963 38.5% +0.2 pp 37.8%
1962 38.3% +0.1 pp 37.6%
1961 38.3% +0.0 pp 37.5%
1960 38.2% 37.4%

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

Ranking · Countries

2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryChildren under 15
42 Hong Kong SAR China 11.5%
41 Germany 13.2%
40 Italy 13.7%
39 South Korea 13.8%
38 Bulgaria 13.9%
37 Greece 14.5%
36 Lithuania 14.6%
35 Spain 15.0%
34 Poland 15.1%
33 Czechia 15.3%
32 Romania 15.7%
31 Canada 16.2%
30 Finland 16.4%
29 Netherlands 16.6%
28 Russia 16.9%
27 United Kingdom 17.9%
26 Norway 18.0%
25 France 18.2%
24 China 18.3%
23 United States 19.2%
22 Chile 19.9%
21 Brazil 22.4%
20 Türkiye 23.9%
19 Colombia 24.5%
18 Argentina 24.9%
17 Saudi Arabia 25.1%
16 Lebanon 25.8%
15 Indonesia 27.0%
14 Mexico 28.0%
13 India 28.9%
12 Algeria 29.0%
11 Ecuador 29.0%
10 Bangladesh 31.2%
9 Philippines 33.5%
8 Egypt 34.1%
7 Honduras 34.9%
6 Gabon 36.6%
5 Sierra Leone 41.8%
4 Yemen 41.8%
3 Congo - Brazzaville 41.9%
2 Liberia 42.4%
1 Congo - Kinshasa 46.0%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2015

What it means

The share of residents who are children.

How it is calculated

Residents aged 0–14 divided by the total population.