Population of Sierra Leone (2025)

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 7,874,195 3,907,181 3,967,014 100 100 100 98.5
00-04 1,082,136 543,539 538,597 13.7 13.9 13.6 100.9
05-09 1,013,645 507,968 505,677 12.9 13 12.7 100.5
10-14 942,808 471,610 471,198 12 12.1 11.9 100.1
15-19 880,540 438,955 441,585 11.2 11.2 11.1 99.4
20-24 766,129 380,784 385,345 9.7 9.7 9.7 98.8
25-29 650,009 320,377 329,632 8.3 8.2 8.3 97.2
30-34 548,448 269,910 278,538 7 6.9 7 96.9
35-39 474,031 234,138 239,893 6 6 6 97.6
40-44 399,125 197,292 201,833 5.1 5 5.1 97.8
45-49 321,019 157,991 163,028 4.1 4 4.1 96.9
50-54 249,891 121,930 127,961 3.2 3.1 3.2 95.3
55-59 187,962 91,126 96,836 2.4 2.3 2.4 94.1
60-64 141,148 68,078 73,070 1.8 1.7 1.8 93.2
65-69 101,243 48,359 52,884 1.3 1.2 1.3 91.4
70-74 64,773 30,447 34,326 0.8 0.8 0.9 88.7
75-79 35,165 16,994 18,171 0.4 0.4 0.5 93.5
80-84 13,003 6,231 6,772 0.2 0.2 0.2 92
85-89 2,804 1,308 1,496 0 0 0 87.4
90-94 300 137 163 0 0 0 84
95-99 16 7 9 0 0 0 77.8
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 - 2025)

Year Population Yearly %
Change		 Yearly
Change		 Sex ratio Density
(P/Km²)
2024 7,730,725 1.88 142,938 98.45 107.10
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 - 2025)