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Population, per capita in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Population, per capita was 1 units per person in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
1 units per person
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
27th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1 units per person
in 1960
All-time low
1 units per person
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Population, per capita in Sierra Leone, 1960–2024

00.20.40.60.81196019922024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

In 2024, population, per capita in Sierra Leone stood at 1 units per person. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 1 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1 units per person, in 1960.

That places Sierra Leone 27th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

Population, per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year

Year units per person Change
1960 1 units per person —
1961 1 units per person +0.0%
1962 1 units per person +0.0%
1963 1 units per person +0.0%
1964 1 units per person +0.0%
1965 1 units per person +0.0%
1966 1 units per person +0.0%
1967 1 units per person +0.0%
1968 1 units per person +0.0%
1969 1 units per person +0.0%
1970 1 units per person +0.0%
1971 1 units per person +0.0%
1972 1 units per person +0.0%
1973 1 units per person +0.0%
1974 1 units per person +0.0%
1975 1 units per person +0.0%
1976 1 units per person +0.0%
1977 1 units per person +0.0%
1978 1 units per person +0.0%
1979 1 units per person +0.0%
1980 1 units per person +0.0%
1981 1 units per person +0.0%
1982 1 units per person +0.0%
1983 1 units per person +0.0%
1984 1 units per person +0.0%
1985 1 units per person +0.0%
1986 1 units per person +0.0%
1987 1 units per person +0.0%
1988 1 units per person +0.0%
1989 1 units per person +0.0%
1990 1 units per person +0.0%
1991 1 units per person +0.0%
1992 1 units per person +0.0%
1993 1 units per person +0.0%
1994 1 units per person +0.0%
1995 1 units per person +0.0%
1996 1 units per person +0.0%
1997 1 units per person +0.0%
1998 1 units per person +0.0%
1999 1 units per person +0.0%
2000 1 units per person +0.0%
2001 1 units per person +0.0%
2002 1 units per person +0.0%
2003 1 units per person +0.0%
2004 1 units per person +0.0%
2005 1 units per person +0.0%
2006 1 units per person +0.0%
2007 1 units per person +0.0%
2008 1 units per person +0.0%
2009 1 units per person +0.0%
2010 1 units per person +0.0%
2011 1 units per person +0.0%
2012 1 units per person +0.0%
2013 1 units per person +0.0%
2014 1 units per person +0.0%
2015 1 units per person +0.0%
2016 1 units per person +0.0%
2017 1 units per person +0.0%
2018 1 units per person +0.0%
2019 1 units per person +0.0%
2020 1 units per person +0.0%
2021 1 units per person +0.0%
2022 1 units per person +0.0%
2023 1 units per person +0.0%
2024 1 units per person +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1 units per person 1 units per person 1 units per person 10
1970s 1 units per person 1 units per person 1 units per person 10
1980s 1 units per person 1 units per person 1 units per person 10
1990s 1 units per person 1 units per person 1 units per person 10
2000s 1 units per person 1 units per person 1 units per person 10
2010s 1 units per person 1 units per person 1 units per person 10
2020s 1 units per person 1 units per person 1 units per person 5

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  28. 27 Cameroon 1 units per person compare
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  30. 27 Congo 1 units per person compare
  31. 27 Colombia 1 units per person compare
  32. 27 Comoros 1 units per person compare
  33. 27 Cape Verde 1 units per person compare
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  35. 27 Cyprus 1 units per person compare
  36. 27 Djibouti 1 units per person compare
  37. 27 Dominica 1 units per person compare
  38. 27 Denmark 1 units per person compare
  39. 27 Dominican Republic 1 units per person compare
  40. 27 Algeria 1 units per person compare
  41. 27 Ecuador 1 units per person compare
  42. 27 Egypt 1 units per person compare
  43. 27 Eritrea 1 units per person compare
  44. 27 Ethiopia 1 units per person compare
  45. 27 Fiji 1 units per person compare
  46. 27 Micronesia, Federated States of 1 units per person compare
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  48. 27 Ghana 1 units per person compare
  49. 27 Guinea 1 units per person compare
  50. 27 Gambia 1 units per person compare
  51. 27 Guinea-Bissau 1 units per person compare
  52. 27 Equatorial Guinea 1 units per person compare
  53. 27 Grenada 1 units per person compare
  54. 27 Guatemala 1 units per person compare
  55. 27 Guyana 1 units per person compare
  56. 27 Honduras 1 units per person compare
  57. 27 Haiti 1 units per person compare
  58. 27 Indonesia 1 units per person compare
  59. 27 India 1 units per person compare
  60. 27 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1 units per person compare
  61. 27 Iraq 1 units per person compare
  62. 27 Jamaica 1 units per person compare
  63. 27 Jordan 1 units per person compare
  64. 27 Japan 1 units per person compare
  65. 27 Kazakhstan 1 units per person compare
  66. 27 Kenya 1 units per person compare
  67. 27 Cambodia 1 units per person compare
  68. 27 Kiribati 1 units per person compare
  69. 27 Republic of Korea 1 units per person compare
  70. 27 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1 units per person compare
  71. 27 Lebanon 1 units per person compare
  72. 27 Liberia 1 units per person compare
  73. 27 Libya 1 units per person compare
  74. 27 Saint Lucia 1 units per person compare
  75. 27 Sri Lanka 1 units per person compare
  76. 27 Lesotho 1 units per person compare
  77. 27 Morocco 1 units per person compare
  78. 27 Madagascar 1 units per person compare
  79. 27 Maldives 1 units per person compare
  80. 27 Mexico 1 units per person compare
  81. 27 Marshall Islands 1 units per person compare
  82. 27 Mali 1 units per person compare
  83. 27 Myanmar 1 units per person compare
  84. 27 Mongolia 1 units per person compare
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  86. 27 Mauritania 1 units per person compare
  87. 27 Malawi 1 units per person compare
  88. 27 Malaysia 1 units per person compare
  89. 27 Namibia 1 units per person compare
  90. 27 Niger 1 units per person compare
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  92. 27 Nicaragua 1 units per person compare
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  103. 27 Rwanda 1 units per person compare
  104. 27 Saudi Arabia 1 units per person compare
  105. 27 Sudan 1 units per person compare
  106. 27 Senegal 1 units per person compare
  107. 27 Singapore 1 units per person compare
  108. 27 Solomon Islands 1 units per person compare
  109. 27 El Salvador 1 units per person compare
  110. 27 San Marino 1 units per person compare
  111. 27 Somalia 1 units per person compare
  112. 27 South Sudan 1 units per person compare
  113. 27 Sao Tome and Principe 1 units per person compare
  114. 27 Suriname 1 units per person compare
  115. 27 Slovakia 1 units per person compare
  116. 27 Sweden 1 units per person compare
  117. 27 Eswatini 1 units per person compare
  118. 27 Seychelles 1 units per person compare
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  120. 27 Chad 1 units per person compare
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  122. 27 Tajikistan 1 units per person compare
  123. 27 Turkmenistan 1 units per person compare
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  126. 27 Trinidad and Tobago 1 units per person compare
  127. 27 Tunisia 1 units per person compare
  128. 27 Türkiye 1 units per person compare
  129. 27 Tuvalu 1 units per person compare
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  131. 27 Uganda 1 units per person compare
  132. 27 Ukraine 1 units per person compare
  133. 27 Uruguay 1 units per person compare
  134. 27 Uzbekistan 1 units per person compare
  135. 27 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 units per person compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is population, per capita in Sierra Leone?
Population, per capita in Sierra Leone was 1 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 1 units per person in 1960.
What is the lowest population, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 1 units per person in 1960.
How does Sierra Leone rank for population, per capita?
Sierra Leone ranks 27th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
Is population, per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 12,090 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.