Population ages 15-19, male in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Population ages 15-19, male was 483,492 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
483,492
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
86th
of 215 countries
All-time high
483,492
in 2025
All-time low
111,023
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population ages 15-19, male in Sierra Leone, 1960–2025

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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

In 2025, population ages 15-19, male in Sierra Leone stood at 483,492. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 15-19, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 483,492 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 111,023, 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 113,780 111,023 117,553 10
1970s 136,772 121,017 153,905 10
1980s 178,064 158,082 200,708 10
1990s 214,350 209,757 222,246 10
2000s 279,731 228,408 320,523 10
2010s 380,038 330,311 430,726 10
2020s 460,796 439,262 483,492 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 15-19, male in Sierra Leone?
Population ages 15-19, male in Sierra Leone was 483,492 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, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 483,492 in 2025.
What is the lowest population ages 15-19, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 111,023 in 1960.
How does Sierra Leone rank for population ages 15-19, male?
Sierra Leone ranks 86th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population ages 15-19, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population ages 15-19, male
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 17,130 data points, 1960–2025
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Male population between the ages 15 to 19.