Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Population ages 0-14, total, per capita was 0.3765 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Sierra Leone, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Sierra Leone is 0.3765 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.4391 units per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.3765 units per person, in 2025.
Sierra Leone ranks 36th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3823 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3825 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.3832 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.3849 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.3881 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.3912 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.3938 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.3963 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.3989 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4013 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.4035 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.4055 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.4074 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.4093 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4111 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.4128 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4143 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4157 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.417 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.4182 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.4193 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4203 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4214 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4224 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4235 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4246 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4256 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.4267 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4278 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4286 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4293 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.4301 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.431 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4319 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4328 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4337 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4346 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4354 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4363 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4375 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4384 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4389 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4391 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4391 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4388 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4382 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4373 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4363 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.435 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4336 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.432 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4302 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.428 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4253 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.422 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4183 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4144 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4102 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.406 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.402 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3981 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3941 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3898 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3853 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3809 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.3765 units per person | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3902 units per person | 0.3823 units per person | 0.4013 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4115 units per person | 0.4035 units per person | 0.4182 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.424 units per person | 0.4193 units per person | 0.4286 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4333 units per person | 0.4293 units per person | 0.4375 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4375 units per person | 0.4336 units per person | 0.4391 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4188 units per person | 0.402 units per person | 0.432 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3874 units per person | 0.3765 units per person | 0.3981 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 33 South Sudan 0.3799 units per person compare
- 34 Vanuatu 0.3796 units per person compare
- 35 Senegal 0.3774 units per person compare
- 37 Palestine, State of 0.3759 units per person compare
- 38 Eritrea 0.3759 units per person compare
- 39 Sao Tome and Principe 0.3746 units per person compare
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 0-14, total, annual growth rate 0.8834 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2961 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.3765 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4391 units per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3765 units per person in 2025.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for population ages 0-14, total, per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 36th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total, per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 0-14, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 0-14, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 0-14, total Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.