Demographics of Sierra Leone


The demographics of Sierra Leone are made up of an indigenous population from 18 ethnic groups. The Temne in the north and the Mende in the South are the largest. About 60,000 are Krio, the descendants of freed slaves who returned to Sierra Leone from Great Britain, North America and slave ships captured on the high seas. In addition, about 5,000 Lebanese, 1,000 Indians, and 5,000 Europeans reside in the country.
In the past, some Sierra Leoneans were noted for their educational achievements, trading activity, entrepreneurial skills, and arts and crafts work, particularly woodcarving. Many are part of larger ethnic networks extending into several countries, which link West African states in the area. Their level of education and infrastructure have declined sharply over the last 30 years.

Population

According to the total population was in, compared to only 1 895 000 in 1950. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2010 was 43%, 55.1% was between 15 and 65 years of age, while 1.9% was 65 years or older
Total populationPopulation aged 0–14 Population aged 15–64 Population aged 65+
19501 895 00039.457.63.0
19552 029 00039.657.52.9
19602 187 00039.657.52.9
19652 373 00039.857.32.9
19702 593 00040.556.92.9
19752 845 00040.556.63.0
19803 162 00041.156.02.9
19853 541 00042.055.32.7
19903 982 00042.455.12.6
19953 898 00042.355.32.4
20004 143 00042.455.52.1
20055 153 00042.955.21.9
20105 868 00043.055.11.9

Vital statistics

Registration of vital events is in Sierra Leone not complete. The Population Departement of the United Nations prepared the following estimates.

Fertility and Births

Total Fertility Rate and Crude Birth Rate :
YearCBR TFR CBR TFR CBR TFR
200831.55.1 27.33.8 33.45.8
201335.74.9 29.53.5 38.25.7
201930.04.2263.1335.1

Life expectancy

Other demographic statistics

Demographic statistics according to the World Population Review in 2019.
The following demographic are from the CIA World Factbook unless otherwise indicated.

Population

Age structure

Median age

Birth rate

Death rate

[Total fertility rate]

Population growth rate

Mother's mean age at first birth

Contraceptive prevalence rate

Net migration rate

[Dependency ratio]s

Sex ratio

Maternal Mortality Ratio

Sierra Leone's MMR is the worst of any country in the world, according to the 2000 WHO, UNICEF and UNFPA report.

Life expectancy at birth

Urbanization

Education expenditures

Health expenditures

Physicians density

Hospital bed density

HIV/AIDS

Major infectious diseases

Nationality

Ethnic groups

Religions

Muslim 78.6%, Christian 20.8%, other 0.3%, unspecified 0.2%

Languages

Education expenditure

Literacy

Definition:
Age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24