Share of the population that is female in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share of the population that is female was 50.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of the population that is female in Sierra Leone, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 50.1% for share of the population that is female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Sierra Leone peaked at 51.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 50.1%, in 2025.
That places Sierra Leone 132nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.0% | 50.9% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.9% | 50.8% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.8% | 50.7% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.7% | 50.6% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.5% | 50.4% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.3% | 50.2% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.1% | 50.1% | 50.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More gender data for Sierra Leone
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 122,158 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 124,999 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 118,334 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 120,652 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 116,120 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 118,274 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 114,582 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 116,632 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 113,417 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 115,389 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Sierra Leone?
- Share of the population that is female in Sierra Leone was 50.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 51.0% in 1960.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.1% in 2025.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share of the population that is female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 132nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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