Population ages 0-14, male in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Population ages 0-14, male was 1.67 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 0-14, male in Sierra Leone, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14, male in Sierra Leone is 1.67 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.67 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 429,563, in 1960.
Sierra Leone ranks 84th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14, male in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 429,563 | — |
| 1961 | 436,606 | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 444,488 | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 454,239 | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 466,347 | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 478,859 | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 491,202 | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 504,061 | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 517,310 | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 530,606 | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 543,989 | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 557,299 | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 570,567 | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 584,074 | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 597,832 | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 611,678 | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 625,281 | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 639,253 | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 653,935 | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 668,895 | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 684,330 | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 700,247 | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 716,689 | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 734,130 | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 752,540 | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 771,606 | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 792,919 | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 816,788 | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 841,395 | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 864,587 | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 901,220 | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 913,721 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 898,604 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 898,688 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 904,281 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 907,776 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 914,261 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 928,128 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 939,450 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 947,136 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 972,726 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.03 million | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 1.10 million | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 1.14 million | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 1.18 million | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 1.21 million | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 1.24 million | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.26 million | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.29 million | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.32 million | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.35 million | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 1.38 million | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 1.41 million | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.44 million | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.46 million | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.48 million | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.50 million | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.52 million | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.54 million | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.57 million | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.59 million | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.61 million | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.62 million | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.64 million | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.66 million | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 1.67 million | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 475,328 | 429,563 | 530,606 | 10 |
| 1970s | 605,280 | 543,989 | 668,895 | 10 |
| 1980s | 767,523 | 684,330 | 864,587 | 10 |
| 1990s | 915,326 | 898,604 | 947,136 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.17 million | 972,726 | 1.32 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.47 million | 1.35 million | 1.57 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.63 million | 1.59 million | 1.67 million | 6 |
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More health data for Sierra Leone
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,199 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,209 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2946 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5907 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, male in Sierra Leone?
- Population ages 0-14, male in Sierra Leone was 1.67 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.67 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 429,563 in 1960.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for population ages 0-14, male?
- Sierra Leone ranks 84th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.