| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
| Date | 31 May 2024 |
There are 4.50 million males and 4.48 million females in Sierra Leone. The percentage of the male population is 50.12%, compared to 49.88% of the female population. Sierra Leone has 22k more males than females. The sex ratio in Sierra Leone in 2024 will be 100.484 males per 100 females. Sierra Leone is in the 162nd position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2,000,790 | 1.28 |
| 1955 | 2,135,644 | 1.40 |
| 1960 | 2,301,310 | 1.68 |
| 1965 | 2,520,576 | 1.94 |
| 1970 | 2,778,557 | 1.96 |
| 1975 | 3,055,916 | 1.88 |
| 1980 | 3,367,477 | 2.05 |
| 1985 | 3,749,419 | 2.25 |
| 1990 | 4,325,388 | 5.45 |
| 1995 | 4,324,149 | -0.21 |
| 2000 | 4,584,067 | 4.31 |
| 2005 | 5,683,334 | 2.45 |
| 2010 | 6,436,698 | 2.70 |
| 2015 | 7,314,773 | 2.38 |
| 2020 | 8,233,970 | 2.28 |
| 2021 | 8,420,641 | 2.21 |
| 2022 | 8,605,718 | 2.14 |
| 2023 | 8,791,092 | 2.12 |
| 2024 | 8,977,972 | 2.09 |
| Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 68,402 | 97,389 | 34.144 | 48.614 |
| 1955 | 68,584 | 103,610 | 32.069 | 48.447 |
| 1960 | 70,505 | 112,621 | 30.608 | 48.891 |
| 1965 | 72,497 | 123,157 | 28.747 | 48.836 |
| 1970 | 73,631 | 132,994 | 26.472 | 47.814 |
| 1975 | 74,619 | 144,958 | 24.362 | 47.326 |
| 1980 | 76,303 | 157,007 | 22.616 | 46.537 |
| 1985 | 81,915 | 174,302 | 21.820 | 46.430 |
| 1990 | 90,918 | 195,176 | 21.340 | 45.812 |
| 1995 | 96,242 | 200,147 | 21.967 | 45.683 |
| 2000 | 89,931 | 204,408 | 19.794 | 44.991 |
| 2005 | 96,015 | 237,115 | 16.890 | 41.710 |
| 2010 | 84,203 | 250,167 | 13.089 | 38.887 |
| 2015 | 78,359 | 252,786 | 10.712 | 34.558 |
| 2020 | 76,540 | 262,770 | 9.296 | 31.914 |
| 2021 | 76,745 | 264,106 | 9.113 | 31.360 |
| 2022 | 76,691 | 265,023 | 8.909 | 30.788 |
| 2023 | 76,363 | 266,774 | 8.684 | 30.338 |
| 2024 | 75,866 | 267,219 | 8.448 | 29.757 |
| Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | ||
| 1950 | 256,369 | 1,784,834 | 12.560 |
| 1955 | 319,261 | 1,838,492 | 14.796 |
| 1960 | 398,599 | 1,898,511 | 17.352 |
| 1965 | 504,032 | 1,969,262 | 20.379 |
| 1970 | 645,306 | 2,046,953 | 23.969 |
| 1975 | 830,173 | 2,163,703 | 27.729 |
| 1980 | 1,003,558 | 2,361,883 | 29.819 |
| 1985 | 1,215,725 | 2,583,825 | 31.997 |
| 1990 | 1,433,891 | 2,878,355 | 33.252 |
| 1995 | 1,471,764 | 2,803,055 | 34.429 |
| 2000 | 1,626,055 | 2,938,242 | 35.626 |
| 2005 | 2,089,028 | 3,569,351 | 36.919 |
| 2010 | 2,509,605 | 3,949,115 | 38.856 |
| 2015 | 2,954,791 | 4,282,234 | 40.829 |
| 2020 | 3,453,971 | 4,592,960 | 42.923 |
| 2021 | 3,561,312 | 4,649,757 | 43.372 |
| 2022 | 3,671,170 | 4,704,509 | 43.831 |
| 2023 | 3,783,663 | 4,757,257 | 44.300 |
| 2024 | 3,898,920 | 4,808,052 | 44.779 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 614,731 | 600,139 | 1,214,870 | 13.53 | 102.431 |
| 05-09 | 570,881 | 559,273 | 1,130,154 | 12.59 | 102.076 |
| 10-14 | 541,846 | 531,674 | 1,073,520 | 11.96 | 101.913 |
| 15-19 | 494,008 | 483,642 | 977,650 | 10.89 | 102.143 |
| 20-24 | 441,609 | 433,394 | 875,003 | 9.75 | 101.896 |
| 25-29 | 376,987 | 370,889 | 747,876 | 8.33 | 101.644 |
| 30-34 | 317,595 | 312,007 | 629,602 | 7.01 | 101.791 |
| 35-39 | 268,608 | 263,423 | 532,032 | 5.93 | 101.968 |
| 40-44 | 222,029 | 219,161 | 441,189 | 4.91 | 101.309 |
| 45-49 | 180,854 | 182,149 | 363,002 | 4.04 | 99.289 |
| 50-54 | 144,763 | 148,963 | 293,726 | 3.27 | 97.181 |
| 55-59 | 113,999 | 120,597 | 234,596 | 2.61 | 94.529 |
| 60-64 | 84,924 | 93,685 | 178,609 | 1.99 | 90.648 |
| 65-69 | 58,075 | 67,861 | 125,936 | 1.40 | 85.579 |
| 70-74 | 35,831 | 44,624 | 80,455 | 0.90 | 80.295 |
| 75-79 | 20,688 | 27,849 | 48,537 | 0.54 | 74.286 |
| 80-84 | 9,168 | 13,319 | 22,488 | 0.25 | 68.834 |
| 85-89 | 2,682 | 4,399 | 7,081 | 0.08 | 60.968 |
| 90-94 | 491 | 962 | 1,452 | 0.02 | 51.040 |
| 95-99 | 54 | 128 | 182 | 0.00 | 42.188 |
| 100+ | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0.00 | 37.500 |
| Total | 4,499,826 | 4,478,146 | 8,977,971 | 100.484 | |