Extreme poverty rate in Sierra Leone
41.5% of people in Sierra Leone lived on less than $3.00 a day in 2018.
The latest value for Sierra Leone is for 2018. Most countries have figures for 2021.
Sierra Leone, 2018
41.5%
Change from 2011
−12.2percentage points
World, 2018
11.1%
Extreme poverty rate in Sierra Leone over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sierra Leone | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 10.1% |
| 2023 | – | 10.5% |
| 2022 | – | 10.9% |
| 2021 | – | 11.3% |
| 2020 | – | 11.4% |
| 2018 | 41.5% | 11.1% |
| 2017 | – | 11.8% |
| 2016 | – | 12.6% |
| 2015 | – | 13.4% |
| 2014 | – | 14.5% |
| 2013 | – | 15.5% |
| 2012 | – | 17.8% |
| 2011 | 53.7% | 19.1% |
| 2010 | – | 21.0% |
| 2009 | – | 23.1% |
| 2008 | – | 24.1% |
| 2007 | – | 25.3% |
| 2006 | – | 27.0% |
| 2005 | – | 28.3% |
| 2004 | – | 30.3% |
| 2003 | 72.4% | 32.2% |
| 2002 | – | 33.7% |
| 2001 | – | 35.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 53.7% in 2011, a change of −12.2 percentage points.
- Since 2003, when it was 72.4%, the figure has changed by −30.9 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2018 was 11.1%.
More for Sierra Leone
All statistics for Sierra Leone
Poverty rate at national poverty lines
56.8%
2018 · World Bank
Prevalence of undernourishment
25.3%
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
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