Sierra Leone

Population estimates and projections 8,460,512 people 2023 · UN Population Division Median age estimates and projections 19.3 years 2023 · UN Population Division Fertility rate estimates and projections 3.79 births per woman 2023 · UN Population Division Population growth estimates and projections 2.18% 2023 · UN Population Division Population 8,819,794 people 2025 · World Bank Population growth 2.04% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 65 and over 3.3% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 0 to 14 37.7% 2025 · World Bank Fertility rate 3.70 births per woman 2024 · World Bank Crude birth rate 30.1 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Crude death rate 8.2 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Urban population share 45.9% 2025 · World Bank Adolescent birth rate 91.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 · World Bank Age dependency ratio 69.3 per 100 working-age people 2025 · World Bank Population density 119.7 people per km² 2024 · World Bank Urban population growth 3.27% 2025 · World Bank

Net migration estimates and projections -0.5 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration -11,309 people 2025 · World Bank International migrant stock 0.6% 2024 · World Bank Personal remittances received 4.6% 2024 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the unemployment rate 3.2% 2025 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of youth unemployment 3.7% 2025 · ILOSTAT Labour force participation 53.4% 2025 · ILOSTAT Women's labour force participation 51.6% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment-to-population ratio 51.7% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment in agriculture 44.5% 2025 · World Bank Employment in industry 11.5% 2025 · World Bank Employment in services 44.0% 2025 · World Bank

GDP in US dollars US$7.5 billion 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita in US dollars US$846 per person 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita, PPP Int$3,176 per person 2025 · World Bank GNI per capita, Atlas method US$830 per person 2025 · World Bank Real GDP growth 4.6% 2025 · World Bank Services share of GDP 41.6% 2025 · World Bank Investment share of GDP 23.2% 2025 · World Bank Savings share of GDP 19.2% 2024 · World Bank Household consumption per person US$1,023 per person 2025 · World Bank

Consumer price inflation 7.5% 2025 · World Bank Consumer price index 771.8 (2010 = 100) 2025 · World Bank Inflation measured by the GDP deflator 2.7% 2025 · World Bank Exchange rate to the US dollar 21.305 per US$ 2023 · World Bank

Slum population 49.3% 2022 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 30.8% 2025 · ILOSTAT Primary completion (UIS) 69.4% 2019 · UNESCO UIS Lower secondary completion 47.0% 2019 · UNESCO UIS Upper secondary completion 19.6% 2019 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school children 0.9% 2015 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school adolescents 3.8% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school youth 28.2% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Primary net enrolment 97.4% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Youth literacy 73.0% 2019 · UNESCO UIS Qualified primary teachers 69.8% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Education share of public spending 20.5% 2025 · UNESCO UIS Education spending 2.6% 2023 · World Bank Primary school enrolment (gross) 162.1% 2024 · World Bank Tertiary education enrolment (gross) 2.0% 2002 · World Bank Adult literacy rate 43.6% 2019 · World Bank Primary school completion rate 99.2% 2024 · World Bank Secondary school enrolment (gross) 86.9% 2023 · World Bank

Life expectancy estimates and projections 61.8 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 12.6 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 53.6 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 48 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 0.18 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 8.2% 2024 · WHO Hypertension 40.8% 2019 · WHO Suicide rate 14.9 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Premature NCD mortality 19.8% 2023 · WHO Physical inactivity 11.3% 2022 · WHO DTP3 immunisation 91% 2025 · WHO Anaemia in women 44.6% 2023 · WHO Poisoning deaths 1.7 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Nurses and midwives 11.6 per 10,000 people 2022 · WHO Dentists 0.02 per 10,000 people 2022 · WHO Life expectancy at birth 62.0 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, women 63.7 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 60.2 years 2024 · World Bank Health spending share of GDP 4.7% 2023 · World Bank Under-five mortality rate 90.5 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Infant mortality rate 54.6 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Maternal mortality ratio 354 per 100,000 live births 2023 · World Bank Physicians 0.13 per 1,000 people 2022 · World Bank Hospital beds 0.4 per 1,000 people 2006 · World Bank Measles immunisation 90% 2024 · World Bank Tobacco use 11.3% 2024 · World Bank Out-of-pocket health spending 54.5% 2023 · World Bank Health spending per person US$36 per person 2023 · World Bank Diabetes prevalence 4.8% 2024 · World Bank Neonatal mortality rate 28.3 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Child stunting 26.3% 2021 · World Bank Malaria incidence 282.7 per 1,000 at risk 2024 · World Bank Tuberculosis incidence 372 per 100,000 people 2024 · World Bank HIV incidence 0.38 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 2024 · World Bank

Internet users 25.1% 2024 · World Bank Mobile subscriptions 108 per 100 people 2022 · World Bank Fixed broadband subscriptions 0.0 per 100 people 2021 · World Bank

Industry share of GDP 25.7% 2025 · World Bank New businesses registered 3,712 companies 2024 · World Bank Manufacturing share of GDP 7.0% 2024 · World Bank

Exports share of GDP 20.9% 2025 · World Bank Imports share of GDP 28.2% 2025 · World Bank Trade as a share of GDP 49.1% 2025 · World Bank Foreign direct investment inflows 2.4% 2025 · World Bank Current account balance -14.1% 2024 · World Bank High-technology exports 0.7% 2018 · World Bank

Road traffic deaths 33.0 per 100,000 people 2019 · World Bank Air passengers carried 50,193 passengers 2012 · World Bank

Access to electricity 39.2% 2024 · World Bank Clean cooking access 2.0% 2024 · World Bank Renewable energy share 71.6% 2022 · World Bank Fossil electricity share 24.7% 2021 · World Bank

Temperature change 1.28e (Estimate) °C 2025 · FAOSTAT Agrifood emissions per person 1.39e (Estimate) t CO2e per person 2024 · FAOSTAT Total greenhouse gas emissions 7.9 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Greenhouse gas emissions per person 0.9 t CO2e per person 2024 · World Bank CO2 emissions per person 0.17 t CO2 per person 2024 · World Bank Methane emissions 5.6 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Nitrous oxide emissions 0.89 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank

PM2.5 air pollution 35.3 µg/m³ 2023 · WHO Forest area 34.0% 2024 · World Bank Protected areas 5.1% 2025 · World Bank PM2.5 air pollution exposure 22.5 µg/m³ 2023 · World Bank Terrestrial protected areas 12.6% 2025 · World Bank

Basic drinking water access 68.1% 2024 · World Bank Safely managed drinking water 10.9% 2024 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 24.9% 2024 · World Bank Level of water stress 0.5% 2022 · World Bank Renewable internal freshwater per person 19,331 m³ per person 2022 · World Bank Safely managed sanitation 16.8% 2024 · World Bank

Cost of a healthy diet Int$3.89e (Estimate) per person per day 2025 · FAOSTAT Healthy diet unaffordable 61.9%e (Estimate) 2025 · FAOSTAT Pesticide use 0.20e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Nitrogen fertiliser use 1.4e (Estimate) kg/ha 2022 · FAOSTAT Agriculture share of GDP 29.5% 2025 · World Bank Cereal yield 1,370 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Agricultural land 55.2% 2024 · World Bank Capture fisheries production 208,810 tonnes 2024 · World Bank Prevalence of undernourishment 25.3% 2024 · World Bank Food production index 129.1 (2014-16 = 100) 2024 · World Bank Fertiliser use 2.7 kg per hectare 2023 · World Bank Land area 72,180 km² 2024 · World Bank

Gini index 35.7 (0 to 100) 2018 · World Bank Income share held by the richest 10% 29.4% 2018 · World Bank Extreme poverty rate 41.5% 2018 · World Bank Poverty rate at national poverty lines 56.8% 2018 · World Bank Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 65.0% 2018 · World Bank Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 91.5% 2018 · World Bank

Scientific and technical journal articles 86 articles 2023 · World Bank

Intentional homicides 2.2 per 100,000 people 2020 · World Bank

Women in national parliament 29.5% 2025 · World Bank