Population of Sierra Leone (2024)

Sierra Leone population

6,018,888

Births this year: 0 Births today 0
Deaths this year 0 Deaths today 0

Sierra Leone Population by Religions

Region Name Percents Number
Muslim 60% 3,611,333 people
Christian 10% 601,889 people
indigenous beliefs 30% 1,805,666 people

Sierra Leone Population by Ethnic groups

Ethnic groups Name Percents Number
Temne 35% 2,106,611 people
Mende 31% 1,865,855 people
Limba 8% 481,511 people
Kono 5% 300,944 people
Kriole 2% 120,378 people
Mandingo 2% 120,378 people
Loko 2% 120,378 people
other 15% 902,833 people

Sierra Leone population by Age group

Age Both Sexes Population Male Population Female Population Both Sexes (%) Male (%) Female (%) Sex ratio (female/male)
Total 7,160,373 3,548,844 3,611,529 100 100 100 98.3
00-04 1,051,304 527,486 523,818 14.7 14.9 14.5 100.7
05-09 964,508 482,653 481,855 13.5 13.6 13.3 100.2
10-14 899,201 448,455 450,746 12.6 12.6 12.5 99.5
15-19 791,021 393,559 397,462 11 11.1 11 99
20-24 675,682 333,535 342,147 9.4 9.4 9.5 97.5
25-29 570,278 281,084 289,194 8 7.9 8 97.2
30-34 494,294 244,520 249,774 6.9 6.9 6.9 97.9
35-39 418,895 207,395 211,500 5.9 5.8 5.9 98.1
40-44 340,168 167,689 172,479 4.8 4.7 4.8 97.2
45-49 268,706 131,342 137,364 3.8 3.7 3.8 95.6
50-54 207,085 100,603 106,482 2.9 2.8 2.9 94.5
55-59 162,131 78,414 83,717 2.3 2.2 2.3 93.7
60-64 124,625 59,773 64,852 1.7 1.7 1.8 92.2
65-69 89,601 42,390 47,211 1.3 1.2 1.3 89.8
70-74 59,548 29,055 30,493 0.8 0.8 0.8 95.3
75-79 30,374 14,759 15,615 0.4 0.4 0.4 94.5
80-84 10,557 5,016 5,541 0.1 0.1 0.2 90.5
85-89 2,166 1,011 1,155 0 0 0 87.5
90-94 218 100 118 0 0 0 84.7
95-99 11 5 6 0 0 0 83.3
100+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sierra Leone Age structure and Population pyramid

Sierra Leone Age structure and Population pyramid

Sierra Leone Sex ratio

Sierra Leone Sex ratio

Sierra Leone Dependency ratios

Chart working age in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone Population (1950 - 2024)

Year Population Yearly %
Change		 Yearly
Change		 Sex ratio Density
(P/Km²)
2023 7,587,787 1.91 142,564 98.41 105.12
2022 7,445,223 1.95 142,428 98.36 103.15
2021 7,302,795 1.99 142,422 98.32 101.17
2020 7,160,373 2.03 142,624 98.26 99.20
2019 7,017,749 2.08 142,693 98.21 97.23
2018 6,875,056 2.11 142,157 98.15 95.25
2017 6,732,899 2.14 140,797 98.09 93.28
2016 6,592,102 2.15 138,918 98.03 91.33
2015 6,453,184 2.18 137,557 97.95 89.40
2014 6,315,627 2.21 136,768 97.88 87.50
2013 6,178,859 2.25 135,702 97.79 85.60
2012 6,043,157 2.27 134,249 97.71 83.72
2011 5,908,908 2.30 133,006 97.63 81.86
2010 5,775,902 2.28 128,708 97.55 80.02
2005 5,071,271 24.89 1,010,562 97.31 70.26
2000 4,060,709 5.81 222,902 97.49 56.26
1995 3,837,807 -2.38 -93,401 97.52 53.17
1990 3,931,208 13.42 465,164 97.59 54.46
1985 3,466,044 12.30 379,638 97.13 48.02
1980 3,086,406 11.59 320,492 96.56 42.76
1975 2,765,914 10.01 251,763 95.98 38.32
1970 2,514,151 7.76 181,152 94.96 34.83
1965 2,332,999 6.93 151,298 94.94 32.32
1960 2,181,701 6.33 129,856 95.12 30.23
1955 2,051,845 5.55 107,844 95.49 28.43
1950 1,944,001 95.99 26.93
Chart population Sierra Leone Population (1950 - 2024)