Population ages 0-14, total in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Population ages 0-14, total was 3.32 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 0-14, total in Sierra Leone, 1960–2025
Source: 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.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 0-14, total in Sierra Leone stood at 3.32 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total in Sierra Leone peaked at 3.32 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 867,095, in 1960.
That places Sierra Leone 83rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 958,505 | 867,095 | 1.07 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.22 million | 1.09 million | 1.34 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.54 million | 1.37 million | 1.73 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.83 million | 1.80 million | 1.89 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.34 million | 1.94 million | 2.63 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.91 million | 2.69 million | 3.11 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.24 million | 3.15 million | 3.32 million | 6 |
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- Population ages 15-64, female 2.61 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 110,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 112,634 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 109,298 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 110,907 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 107,509 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 108,953 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 103,995 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total in Sierra Leone?
- Population ages 0-14, total in Sierra Leone was 3.32 million in 2025, according to 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.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 3.32 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 867,095 in 1960.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for population ages 0-14, total?
- Sierra Leone ranks 83rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from 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, published as part of Population ages 0-14, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.