Population ages 50-54, male, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Population ages 50-54, male, per square kilometre was 1.83 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.83 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
124th
of 216 countries
All-time high
1.83 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.5755 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population ages 50-54, male, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 1.83 units per square kilometre for population ages 50-54, male, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 50-54, male, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.83 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5755 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Sierra Leone 124th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Population ages 50-54, male, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5755 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5844 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.5936 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.6031 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.613 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.6234 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.6343 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.6453 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.6564 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.6675 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.6783 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.6887 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6992 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.7093 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.7193 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.7289 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.7387 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.7489 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.7592 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.7698 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.7811 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.7932 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.8065 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.82 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.8334 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.8487 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.8667 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.885 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9012 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.9303 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9333 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9074 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.8986 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.898 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8962 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8952 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8996 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8877 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8556 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8464 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.878 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9107 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9401 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.98 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 1.01 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 1.04 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.07 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.11 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 1.14 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 1.19 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 1.23 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 1.27 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 1.31 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 1.36 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 1.41 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 1.46 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 1.51 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 1.56 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 1.61 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 1.66 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 1.72 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 1.77 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 1.83 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1.83 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8583 units per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1.83 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.04 units per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6143 units per square kilometre | 0.5755 units per square kilometre | 0.6564 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7138 units per square kilometre | 0.6675 units per square kilometre | 0.7592 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8306 units per square kilometre | 0.7698 units per square kilometre | 0.9012 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9002 units per square kilometre | 0.8556 units per square kilometre | 0.9333 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9929 units per square kilometre | 0.8464 units per square kilometre | 1.14 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.39 units per square kilometre | 1.19 units per square kilometre | 1.61 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.75 units per square kilometre | 1.66 units per square kilometre | 1.83 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 121 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.02 units per square kilometre compare
- 122 Iraq 1.89 units per square kilometre compare
- 123 Uzbekistan 1.88 units per square kilometre compare
- 125 Samoa 1.83 units per square kilometre compare
- 126 Benin 1.82 units per square kilometre compare
- 127 Timor-Leste 1.82 units per square kilometre 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,199 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,209 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6447 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6611 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 50-54, male, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone?
- Population ages 50-54, male, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone was 1.83 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 50-54, male, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.83 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population ages 50-54, male, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5755 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for population ages 50-54, male, per square kilometre?
- Sierra Leone ranks 124th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population ages 50-54, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 50-54, male, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Population ages 50-54, male divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 50-54, male ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population ages 50-54, male 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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population ages 50-54, male divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.