Population ages 20-24, male in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Population ages 20-24, male was 430,959 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
430,959
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
86th
of 215 countries
All-time high
430,959
in 2025
All-time low
97,944
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population ages 20-24, 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

The most recent figure for population ages 20-24, male in Sierra Leone is 430,959, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 20-24, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 430,959 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 97,944, 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 104,466 97,944 110,103 10
1970s 114,893 107,684 127,468 10
1980s 149,533 131,005 169,876 10
1990s 179,873 176,248 186,023 10
2000s 235,320 190,543 271,745 10
2010s 320,854 279,950 366,746 10
2020s 407,287 379,125 430,959 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 20-24, male in Sierra Leone?
Population ages 20-24, male in Sierra Leone was 430,959 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 20-24, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 430,959 in 2025.
What is the lowest population ages 20-24, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 97,944 in 1960.
How does Sierra Leone rank for population ages 20-24, male?
Sierra Leone ranks 86th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population ages 20-24, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. 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 20-24, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population ages 20-24, 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
Last refreshed

Male population between the ages 20 to 24.