Life expectancy estimates and projections in Sierra Leone
Life expectancy at birth in Sierra Leone was 61.8 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.
Sierra Leone, 2023 (latest estimate)
61.8
Change from 2022
+0.8%
Projection for 2030
63.0 years
Projection for 2050
66.0 years
Projection for 2100
72.0 years
Position in 2023
205th of 216
Life expectancy estimates and projections in Sierra Leone over time
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Sierra Leone
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Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Sierra Leone |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 72.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 71.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 70.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 70.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 69.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 69.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 68.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 67.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 67.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 66.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 66.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 65.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 64.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 63.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 63.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 62.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 61.8 years |
| 2022 | 61.3 years |
| 2021 | 60.3 years |
| 2020 | 59.7 years |
| 2019 | 59.6 years |
| 2018 | 59.1 years |
| 2017 | 57.8 years |
| 2016 | 56.9 years |
| 2015 | 55.5 years |
| 2014 | 54.3 years |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.8% from 61.3 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 54.1 years, the figure has changed by +14.3%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Sierra Leone has the 205th highest value.