Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita was 0.0183 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Sierra Leone, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.0183 units per person for population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in 2025.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0226 units per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.0174 units per person, in 2018.
That places Sierra Leone 186th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0212 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0214 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 0.0216 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0218 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0219 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0221 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0222 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0223 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0224 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0224 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0225 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0225 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0225 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0226 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0226 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0226 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0226 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0226 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0225 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0225 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0225 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0224 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0224 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0223 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0222 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0221 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.022 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0219 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0217 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0216 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0214 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0213 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0211 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0209 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0207 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0205 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0202 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.02 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0198 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0196 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0194 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0192 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.019 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0189 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0187 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0186 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0184 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0183 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0182 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0181 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0181 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.018 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0179 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0178 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0176 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0175 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0174 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0174 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0174 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0174 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0175 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0175 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0177 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0179 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0181 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0183 units per person | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0219 units per person | 0.0212 units per person | 0.0224 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0225 units per person | 0.0225 units per person | 0.0226 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0221 units per person | 0.0216 units per person | 0.0225 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0206 units per person | 0.0196 units per person | 0.0214 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0187 units per person | 0.0181 units per person | 0.0194 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0176 units per person | 0.0174 units per person | 0.0181 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0178 units per person | 0.0175 units per person | 0.0183 units per person | 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0022 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0015 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.0183 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, female, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0226 units per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, female, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0174 units per person in 2018.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for population ages 65 and above, female, per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 186th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, female, per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population ages 65 and above, female 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 65 and above, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 65 and above, female World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population ages 65 and above, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.