Population aged 0 to 14 in Sierra Leone
37.7% of the population of Sierra Leone was aged 14 or under in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Sierra Leone, 2025
37.7%
Change from 2024
−0.4percentage points
World, 2025
24.4%
Position in 2025
36th of 217
Population aged 0 to 14 in Sierra Leone over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sierra Leone | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37.7% | 24.4% |
| 2024 | 38.1% | 24.7% |
| 2023 | 38.5% | 25.0% |
| 2022 | 39.0% | 25.3% |
| 2021 | 39.4% | 25.6% |
| 2020 | 39.8% | 25.8% |
| 2019 | 40.2% | 26.0% |
| 2018 | 40.6% | 26.2% |
| 2017 | 41.0% | 26.4% |
| 2016 | 41.4% | 26.5% |
| 2015 | 41.8% | 26.6% |
| 2014 | 42.2% | 26.8% |
| 2013 | 42.5% | 26.9% |
| 2012 | 42.8% | 27.0% |
| 2011 | 43.0% | 27.1% |
| 2010 | 43.2% | 27.3% |
| 2009 | 43.4% | 27.5% |
| 2008 | 43.5% | 27.6% |
| 2007 | 43.6% | 27.9% |
| 2006 | 43.7% | 28.1% |
| 2005 | 43.8% | 28.5% |
| 2004 | 43.9% | 28.8% |
| 2003 | 43.9% | 29.2% |
| 2002 | 43.9% | 29.6% |
| 2001 | 43.9% | 30.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 38.1% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 41.8%, the figure has changed by −4.2 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Sierra Leone has the 36th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 24.4%.
More for Sierra Leone
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Population aged 65 and over
3.3%
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Fertility rate
3.70 births per woman
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Population estimates and projections
8,460,512 people
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Median age estimates and projections
19.3 years
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Fertility rate estimates and projections
3.79 births per woman
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Population growth estimates and projections
2.18%
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