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Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone / SL

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Sierra Leone in numbers.

Area72,300 kmยฒWorld # 120 โ†’Population8.8MWorld # 100 โ†’Population density122 people/kmยฒWorld # 84 โ†’Life expectancy62 yearsWorld # 204 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 846World # 201 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Sierra Leone across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area72,300 kmยฒWorld # 120 / 2023 โ†’Population8.8MWorld # 100 / 2025 โ†’Population density122 people/kmยฒWorld # 84 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,961World # 79 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth2%World # 47 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate3.7World # 35 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate30.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 29 / 2024 โ†’Death rate8.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 77 / 2024 โ†’Median age19.3 yearsWorld # 200 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+3.3%World # 183 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1437.7%World # 36 / 2025 โ†’Urban population45.9%World # 157 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-11.3KWorld # 155 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-1.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 139 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share0.6%World # 187 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy62 yearsWorld # 204 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy53.1 yearsWorld # 170 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 179 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate11.3%World # 125 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 846World # 201 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 7.5BWorld # 164 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 3,717World # 178 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth4.6%World # 60 / 2025 โ†’Inflation7.5%World # 37 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment3.2%World # 142 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment3.7%World # 172 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)35.7World # 76 / 2018 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)2.6%World # 159 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,437 kcal/dayWorld # 161 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person10.8 kg/person/yearWorld # 178 / 2023 โ†’Rice production1.4M tWorld # 36 / 2024 โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee production2.2K tWorld # 50 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area34.3%World # 92 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person0.2 tWorld # 199 / 2024 โ†’Internet use25.1%World # 188 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions107.9 per 100 peopleWorld # 127 / 2022 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate2.2 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 101 / 2020 โ†’Road traffic death rate33 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 14 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)0.5%World # 149 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament29.5%World # 81 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals71KWorld # 178 / 2019 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 39MWorld # 165 / 2018 โ†’World Heritage sites1 sitesWorld # 138 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupIslam2019 / 77.1%Main languageKrioMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceHydro2024Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal135 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightKrioLargest staple-food calorie sourceRice2023Current currencyLeoneSLEDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPlaces and landformsLion Mountains