What is the population of Sierra Leone?
Population | 6,624,933 |
Population Growth Rate | 2.3% |
Urban Population | 39.2% |
Population in Major Urban Areas | FREETOWN (capital) 941,000 |
Nationality Noun | Sierra Leonean(s) |
Nationality Adjective | Sierra Leonean |
Ethnic Groups | 20 native African tribes 90% (Temne 30%, Mende 30%, other 30%), Creole (Krio) 10% (descendants of freed Jamaican slaves who were settled in the Freetown area in the late-18th century), refugees from Liberia's recent civil war, small numbers of Europeans, |
Languages Spoken | English (official, regular use limited to literate minority), Mende (principal vernacular in the south), Temne (principal vernacular in the north), Krio (English-based Creole, spoken by the descendants of freed Jamaican slaves who were settled in the Freetown area, a lingua franca and a first language for 10% of the population but understood by 95%) |
What are the health conditions in Sierra Leone?
Animal Contact Disease (s) | rabies |
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate - female 15-49 | 11% |
Death Rate - deaths/1,000 population | 11.26 |
Drinking Water Source - percent of rural population improved | 42.4% |
Drinking Water Source - percent of total population unimproved | 39.9% |
Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved | 87.1% |
Food or Waterborne Disease (s) | bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever |
Health Expenditures - percent of GDP | 18.8% |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 1.6% |
HIV/Aids Deaths | 3,300 |
Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population | .4 |
Infant Mortality Rate - female deaths/1,000 live births | 66.06 |
Infant Mortality Rate - male deaths/1,000 live births | 83.59 |
Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births | 74.95 |
Major Infectious Diseases - degree of risk | very high |
Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births | 890 |
Mean Age for Mother's First Birth | 19 |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 6.8% |
People Living with HIV/AIDS | 49,000 |
Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population | .02 |
Sanitation Facility Access - percent of total population unimproved | 87% |
Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved | 22.5% |
Sanitation Facility Access - percent of rural population improved | 6.8% |
Total Fertility Rate - children born/woman | 4.87 |
Underweight - percent of children under five years | 18.6% |
Vectorborne Disease (s) | malaria, dengue fever, and yellow fever |
Water contact disease (s) | schistosomiasis |
How long do people live in Sierra Leone?
Life Expectancy at Birth | 56 Years |
Life Expectancy at Birth - female | 59 Years |
Life Expectancy at Birth - male | 54 Years |
Median Age | 19 Years |
Median Age - female | 19 Years |
Median Age - male | 18 Years |
Birth Rate - births/1,000 population | 38 |
Death Rate - deaths/1,000 population | 11.26 |
Median Age | 19 Years |
Median Age - female | 19 Years |
Median Age - male | 18 Years |
Net Migration Rate - migrant(s)/1,000 population | -3.48 |
Population Growth Rate | 2.3% |
Sex Ratio 0-14 Years - male/female | .99 |
Sex Ratio 15-24 Years - male/female | .94 |
Sex Ratio 25-54 Years - male/female | .92 |
Sex Ratio 55-64 Years - male/female | .94 |
Sex Ratio at Birth - male/female | 1.03 |
Sex Ratio of Total Population - male/female | .94 |
Sex Ratio Over 64 Years - male/female | .78 |
What are the health conditions in Sierra Leone?
What is school like in Sierra Leone?
Education Expenditures - percent of GDP | 2.9% |
Literacy - female | 20.5% |
Literacy - male | 39.8% |
Literacy - total population | 35.1% |
Literacy Definition | age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic |
School Life Expectancy - female | 6 Years |
School Life Expectancy - male | 8 Years |
Total School Life Expectancy - (primary to tertiary) | 7 Years |
Can people in Sierra Leone read?
Literacy - female | 20.5% |
Literacy - male | 39.8% |
Literacy - total population | 35.1% |
Literacy Definition | age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic |
Predominant Language | English (official, regular use limited to literate minority), Mende (principal vernacular in the south), Temne (principal vernacular in the north), Krio (English-based Creole, spoken by the descendants of freed Jamaican slaves who were settled in the Freetown area, a lingua franca and a first language for 10% of the population but understood by 95%) |
Is Sierra Leone a safe place to visit?