Population ages 80 and above, female in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Population ages 80 and above, female was 19,636 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
19,636
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
135th
of 215 countries
All-time high
19,636
in 2025
All-time low
4,269
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population ages 80 and above, female in Sierra Leone, 1960–2025

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196019922025

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 80 and above, female in Sierra Leone is 19,636, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 37.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 80 and above, female in Sierra Leone peaked at 19,636 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4,269, in 1960.

Sierra Leone ranks 135th 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 5,217 4,269 6,109 10
1970s 7,071 6,289 7,846 10
1980s 8,864 8,019 9,783 10
1990s 9,856 9,680 10,202 10
2000s 11,398 9,830 12,499 10
2010s 14,200 12,775 15,955 10
2020s 17,908 16,432 19,636 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 80 and above, female in Sierra Leone?
Population ages 80 and above, female in Sierra Leone was 19,636 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 80 and above, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 19,636 in 2025.
What is the lowest population ages 80 and above, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 4,269 in 1960.
How does Sierra Leone rank for population ages 80 and above, female?
Sierra Leone ranks 135th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population ages 80 and above, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.9%. 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 80 and above, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population ages 80 and above, female
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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Female population between the ages 80 and above.