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Population in Sierra Leone
8 093 425
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) in Sierra Leone is 8 093 425 people, including children under the age of 6 - 792 144 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 972 223 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 954 012 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 3 497 371 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 1 764 367 people, and the centenarians in Sierra Leone over 80 years old - 113 308 people.
Population size in Sierra Leone by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 792 144 / 9.79% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 972 223 / 12.01% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 954 012 / 11.79% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 3 497 371 / 43.21% |
| Elderly over 60 | 1 764 367 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 113 308 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population in Sierra Leone
Total in Sierra Leone permanent residents 3 864 610 men (47.75%) and 4 228 815 women (52.25%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 252 514 / 6.1% | 202 012 / 5.6% | 47.7% |
| 5 – 9 | 252 514 / 6.1% | 198 127 / 5.5% | 47.5% |
| 10 - 14 | 225 321 / 5.4% | 178 703 / 5% | 47.5% |
| 15 - 19 | 190 357 / 4.5% | 155 394 / 4.4% | 48% |
| 20 - 24 | 225 321 / 5.4% | 186 473 / 5.2% | 49% |
| 25 - 29 | 334 096 / 8.2% | 279 709 / 7.6% | 48.9% |
| 30 - 34 | 326 326 / 8% | 279 709 / 7.6% | 49.4% |
| 35 - 39 | 299 133 / 7.3% | 271 939 / 7.4% | 51.1% |
| 40 - 44 | 275 824 / 6.7% | 256 400 / 7% | 51.5% |
| 45 - 49 | 252 514 / 6.1% | 236 976 / 6.5% | 51.8% |
| 50 - 54 | 287 478 / 7% | 287 479 / 7.8% | 53.6% |
| 55 - 59 | 303 017 / 7.4% | 330 212 / 8.9% | 55.5% |
| 60 - 64 | 252 514 / 6.1% | 295 249 / 8% | 57.3% |
| 65 - 69 | 174 818 / 4.1% | 233 091 / 6.4% | 60.4% |
| 70 - 74 | 73 812 / 1.5% | 124 315 / 3.6% | 65.8% |
| 75 - 79 | 93 236 / 2% | 194 243 / 5.4% | 70% |
| 80+ | 66 042 / 1.3% | 174 818 / 4.9% | 75.2% |
Education level
Education level of residents in Sierra Leone: have higher education 22.7% (1 837 207 people), incomplete higher education — 2.9% (234 709 people), secondary vocational — 35.7% (2 889 353 people), 11 classes — 15.7% (1 270 668 people), 9 classes — 8.7% (704 128 people), 5 classes — 8.2% (663 661 people), have no education — 0.4% (32 374 people), illiterate — 0.6% (48 561 people).
| Higher education | 1 837 207 / 22.7% |
| Incomplete higher | 234 709 / 2.9% |
| Secondary vocational | 2 889 353 / 35.7% |
| Elementary school | 1 270 668 / 15.7% |
| Middle school | 704 128 / 8.7% |
| High school | 663 661 / 8.2% |
| Without education | 32 374 / 0.4% |
| Illiterate | 48 561 / 0.6% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners in Sierra Leone
Total in Sierra Leone the number of officially employed population is 5 301 193 people (65.5%), pensioners 2 185 225 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 364 204 people (4.5%).
| Employed population | 5 301 193 / 65.5% |
| Unemployed | 364 204 / 4.5% |
| Pensioners | 2 185 225 / 27% |
Disability
Total in Sierra Leone have a disability 771 303 people, what constitutes 9.53% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 118 973 (1.47.%), disabled of the group II are 301 075 (3.72.%), disabled of the group III are 288 935 (3.57.%), disabled children 62 319 (0.77.%).
| Total disabled | 771 303 / 9.53% |
| Disabled of the group I | 118 973 / 1.47% |
| Disabled of the group II | 301 075 / 3.72% |
| Disabled of the group III | 288 935 / 3.57% |
| Disabled children | 62 319 / 0.77% |