Gender in Sierra Leone 213 indicators covering gender for Sierra Leone. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,446 2030 up 9.4% 81st Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.722 % change on previous year 2030 down 46.2% 43rd Population 6,249 2030 up 31.2% 103rd Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 6,249 2030 up 31.2% 103rd Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year 2030 down 18.5% 44th Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 122,158 2025 up 8.0% 78th Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 124,999 2025 up 8.5% 81st Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 118,334 2025 up 8.9% 80th Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 120,652 2025 up 9.4% 81st Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 116,120 2025 up 8.7% 81st Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 118,274 2025 up 9.2% 81st Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 114,582 2025 up 8.6% 80th Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 116,632 2025 up 9.2% 81st Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 113,417 2025 up 9.4% 80th Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 115,389 2025 up 9.9% 82nd Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 112,219 2025 up 10.3% 80th Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 114,104 2025 up 10.7% 82nd Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 46.95 2027 up 3.6% 42nd Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.801 2025 up 3.4% 77th Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.677 2025 down 3.1% 95th Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.791 2025 down 0.1% 71st Women's Political Participation Index 0.952 2025 up 9.4% 82nd Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.801 2025 up 3.4% 77th Key features of women's political empowerment 0.801 2025 up 3.4% 77th Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate -3.84 % change on previous year 2025 — 154th Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled 0.801 2025 up 3.4% 77th Gender of the head of government, gaps filled 0 2025 — 20th Prevalence of obesity, female 13.1% 2024 up 40.3% 170th Prevalence of obesity, male 3.0% 2024 up 23.4% 190th Life expectancy at age 60, female 16.71 years 2024 up 9.9% 206th Life expectancy at age 60, male 17 years 2024 up 20.7% 140th Share of women who are obese 13.1% 2024 up 40.3% 173rd Share of women who are overweight or obese 36.8% 2024 up 29.7% 172nd Share of overweight men vs. women 13.4% 2024 up 9.5% 196th Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 65.4% 2024 up 29.5% 197th Share of women who are married or in a union 13.9% 2019 down 51.0% 47th Population, per capita 1 units per person 2024 unchanged 27th Population, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 38.6% 12th Population, annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year 2024 down 11.3% 48th Key features of womens political empowerment, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 6.0% 18th Women and men have the same rights to own property 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 55.96 kilocalories per day per capita 2023 down 10.2% 172nd Women, Business and the Law Index 92.5 index (0–100) 2023 up 46.5% 36th Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women have the same rights to remarry as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Equal access to financial services for women and men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 1st Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0004 units per person 2025 down 10.0% 37th Women can open bank account same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Population, per square kilometre 117.21 units per square kilometre 2023 up 26.0% 68th Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0006 units per person 2025 up 7.2% 152nd Labor force, female 1.43 million 2025 up 25.2% 103rd Labor force, female, per capita 0.1622 units per person 2025 down 0.1% 136th Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.06 index 2025 down 2.3% 41st Page 1 of 4 Next →