Population ages 05-09, male in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Population ages 05-09, male was 553,549 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
553,549
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
84th
of 217 countries
All-time high
553,549
in 2025
All-time low
130,670
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 05-09, male in Sierra Leone, 1960–2025
Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 05-09, male in Sierra Leone is 553,549, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 05-09, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 553,549 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 130,670, 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 05-09, male in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 130,670 | — |
| 1961 | 133,937 | +2.5% |
| 1962 | 137,540 | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 141,463 | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 145,553 | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 149,760 | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 154,138 | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 158,657 | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 163,334 | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 168,129 | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 172,900 | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 177,504 | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 182,057 | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 186,543 | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 190,817 | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 195,048 | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 199,285 | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 203,615 | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 208,218 | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 213,235 | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 218,622 | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 224,127 | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 229,803 | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 235,842 | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 241,967 | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 248,050 | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 254,864 | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 262,512 | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 270,396 | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 278,049 | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 290,255 | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 294,723 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 290,280 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 290,517 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 292,170 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 293,047 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 294,914 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 299,183 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 302,957 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 305,732 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 313,901 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 333,464 | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 354,302 | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 370,282 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 384,695 | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 397,548 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 408,587 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 418,891 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 429,568 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 439,639 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 448,767 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 457,392 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 465,778 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 474,370 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 483,988 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 493,815 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 503,220 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 512,013 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 519,127 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 524,295 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 528,332 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 531,842 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 535,541 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 540,363 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 546,538 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 553,549 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 148,318 | 130,670 | 168,129 | 10 |
| 1970s | 192,922 | 172,900 | 213,235 | 10 |
| 1980s | 246,423 | 218,622 | 278,049 | 10 |
| 1990s | 295,378 | 290,255 | 305,732 | 10 |
| 2000s | 385,088 | 313,901 | 439,639 | 10 |
| 2010s | 488,276 | 448,767 | 524,295 | 10 |
| 2020s | 539,361 | 528,332 | 553,549 | 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 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 0-14, total, per capita 0.3765 units per person (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 05-09, male in Sierra Leone?
- Population ages 05-09, male in Sierra Leone was 553,549 in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
- What is the highest population ages 05-09, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 553,549 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 05-09, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 130,670 in 1960.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for population ages 05-09, male?
- Sierra Leone ranks 84th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 05-09, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as part of Population ages 05-09, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 5 to 9.