Codex Populi
Country · SLE

Sierra Leone

8.5M
Population · 2023 · UN 2024
2.18%
Growth rate · 2023 · UN 2024
3.79
Fertility rate · 2023 · UN 2024
61.8 yrs
Life expectancy · 2023 · UN 2024

Net migration

Sierra Leone195019802010204020702100-200k-100k0100k200kpeople

1 series: Sierra Leone (1950–2100, latest -17k, projected).

UN · release 2026.08.5

Net migration rate

Sierra Leone195019802010204020702100-60.0-40.0-20.00.020.040.0per 1,000 population

1 series: Sierra Leone (1950–2100, latest -1.1, projected).

UN · release 2026.08.5

Population growth rate

Sierra Leone195019802010204020702100-2.0%0.0%2.0%4.0%6.0%

1 series: Sierra Leone (1950–2100, latest -0.1%, projected).

UN · release 2026.08.5

Birth and death rates

BirthsDeaths19501980201020402070210010.020.030.040.050.0per 1,000 population

2 series: Births (1950–2100, latest 12.5, projected); Deaths (1950–2100, latest 12.8, projected).

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