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Population Freetown (Sierra Leone)
836 574
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Freetown is 836 574 people, including children under the age of 6 - 81 880 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 100 493 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 98 611 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 361 505 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 182 373 people, and the centenarians Freetown over 80 years old - 11 712 people.
Population size Freetown by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 81 880 / 9.79% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 100 493 / 12.01% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 98 611 / 11.79% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 361 505 / 43.21% |
| Elderly over 60 | 182 373 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 11 712 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population Freetown
Total Freetown permanent residents 399 464 men (47.75%) and 437 110 women (52.25%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 26 101 / 6.1% | 20 881 / 5.6% | 47.7% |
| 5 – 9 | 26 101 / 6.1% | 20 480 / 5.5% | 47.5% |
| 10 - 14 | 23 290 / 5.4% | 18 472 / 5% | 47.5% |
| 15 - 19 | 19 676 / 4.5% | 16 063 / 4.4% | 48% |
| 20 - 24 | 23 290 / 5.4% | 19 275 / 5.2% | 49% |
| 25 - 29 | 34 533 / 8.2% | 28 912 / 7.6% | 48.9% |
| 30 - 34 | 33 730 / 8% | 28 912 / 7.6% | 49.4% |
| 35 - 39 | 30 919 / 7.3% | 28 109 / 7.4% | 51.1% |
| 40 - 44 | 28 510 / 6.7% | 26 503 / 7% | 51.5% |
| 45 - 49 | 26 101 / 6.1% | 24 495 / 6.5% | 51.8% |
| 50 - 54 | 29 715 / 7% | 29 716 / 7.8% | 53.6% |
| 55 - 59 | 31 321 / 7.4% | 34 133 / 8.9% | 55.5% |
| 60 - 64 | 26 101 / 6.1% | 30 519 / 8% | 57.3% |
| 65 - 69 | 18 070 / 4.1% | 24 094 / 6.4% | 60.4% |
| 70 - 74 | 7 629 / 1.5% | 12 850 / 3.6% | 65.8% |
| 75 - 79 | 9 637 / 2% | 20 078 / 5.4% | 70% |
| 80+ | 6 826 / 1.3% | 18 070 / 4.9% | 75.2% |
Education level
Education level of residents Freetown: have higher education 22.7% (189 902 people), incomplete higher education — 2.9% (24 261 people), secondary vocational — 35.7% (298 657 people), 11 classes — 15.7% (131 342 people), 9 classes — 8.7% (72 782 people), 5 classes — 8.2% (68 599 people), have no education — 0.4% (3 346 people), illiterate — 0.6% (5 019 people).
| Higher education | 189 902 / 22.7% |
| Incomplete higher | 24 261 / 2.9% |
| Secondary vocational | 298 657 / 35.7% |
| Elementary school | 131 342 / 15.7% |
| Middle school | 72 782 / 8.7% |
| High school | 68 599 / 8.2% |
| Without education | 3 346 / 0.4% |
| Illiterate | 5 019 / 0.6% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Freetown
Total Freetown the number of officially employed population is 547 956 people (65.5%), pensioners 225 875 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 37 646 people (4.5%).
| Employed population | 547 956 / 65.5% |
| Unemployed | 37 646 / 4.5% |
| Pensioners | 225 875 / 27% |
Disability
Total Freetown have a disability 79 726 people, what constitutes 9.53% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 12 298 (1.47.%), disabled of the group II are 31 121 (3.72.%), disabled of the group III are 29 866 (3.57.%), disabled children 6 442 (0.77.%).
| Total disabled | 79 726 / 9.53% |
| Disabled of the group I | 12 298 / 1.47% |
| Disabled of the group II | 31 121 / 3.72% |
| Disabled of the group III | 29 866 / 3.57% |
| Disabled children | 6 442 / 0.77% |