Population ages 15-64, male in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Population ages 15-64, male was 2.60 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, male in Sierra Leone, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 15-64, male in Sierra Leone is 2.60 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 2.60 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 642,386, in 1960.
Sierra Leone ranks 101st 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 | 682,860 | 642,386 | 725,271 | 10 |
| 1970s | 788,869 | 736,149 | 847,031 | 10 |
| 1980s | 948,229 | 862,518 | 1.05 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.09 million | 1.08 million | 1.11 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.39 million | 1.14 million | 1.59 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.90 million | 1.64 million | 2.18 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.42 million | 2.25 million | 2.60 million | 6 |
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- 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)
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- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 103,995 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, male in Sierra Leone?
- Population ages 15-64, male in Sierra Leone was 2.60 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 2.60 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 642,386 in 1960.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for population ages 15-64, male?
- Sierra Leone ranks 101st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.