Population ages 15-19, female in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Population ages 15-19, female was 477,787 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-19, female 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
Sierra Leone recorded 477,787 for population ages 15-19, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-19, female in Sierra Leone peaked at 477,787 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 112,549, in 1960.
Sierra Leone ranks 86th of 215 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 116,163 | 112,549 | 120,934 | 10 |
| 1970s | 140,043 | 124,435 | 156,990 | 10 |
| 1980s | 180,823 | 161,113 | 202,987 | 10 |
| 1990s | 215,355 | 211,643 | 222,369 | 10 |
| 2000s | 278,222 | 228,412 | 318,167 | 10 |
| 2010s | 376,293 | 328,407 | 423,468 | 10 |
| 2020s | 454,447 | 432,000 | 477,787 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 83 Tajikistan 495,340 compare
- 84 Netherlands 487,949 compare
- 85 Dominican Republic 480,805 compare
- 87 Togo 460,164 compare
- 88 Tunisia 441,386 compare
- 89 Israel 398,466 compare
More health data for Sierra Leone
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 105,119 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 102,689 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 101,578 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 104,364 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 103,243 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 105,381 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 105,792 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 104,254 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 99,801 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 103,995 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-19, female in Sierra Leone?
- Population ages 15-19, female in Sierra Leone was 477,787 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 15-19, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 477,787 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-19, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 112,549 in 1960.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for population ages 15-19, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 86th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-19, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. 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 15-19, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 15 to 19.