🇸🇱 Sierra Leone
SL / SLE #117
Nomad Score
42.0
Cities
5
Currency
SLE
📊 KEY DEMOGRAPHICS
Population
8.5M
Density
105.3/km²
HDI
0.467
(Low)
Gini Index (2018)
35.7
Life Expectancy (2023)
61.8 yrs
Fertility Rate (2023)
3.79
Urban Population (2024)
45.4%
Literacy Rate (2019)
43.6%
Labor Force (2025)
54.6%
Gender Wage Gap (2018)
13.3%
🗣 LANGUAGES & CULTURE
Languages
| Language | Native Name |
|---|---|
| English | English |
Religions
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Islam | 78.0% |
| Christianity | 21.0% |
| Other | 1.0% |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Temne | 35.5% |
| Mende | 33.2% |
| Limba | 6.4% |
| Kono | 4.4% |
| Fula | 3.4% |
| Susu | 2.9% |
| Loko | 2.9% |
| Koranko | 2.8% |
| Sherbro | 2.6% |
| Mandingo | 2.4% |
| Krio | 1.3% |
Demonym (male)
Sierra Leonean
Demonym (female)
Sierra Leonean
National Anthem
High We Exalt Thee, Realm of the Free
📈 POPULATION STRUCTURE
| Age Group | Distribution | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 0-14 Youth | 38.1% | |
| 15-64 Working | 58.7% | |
| 65+ Elderly | 3.2% |
Dependency Ratio
70.4%
Profile
Very Young
Urban Pop. (2024)
45.4%
Birth Rate (2023)
30.6 /1000
Death Rate (2023)
8.3 /1000
Largest City (2025)
34.3%
Fertility Rate (2023)
3.79
Infant Mortality (2023)
56.2 /1000
Slum Pop. (2022)
49.3%
Tourism (2019)
71.0K
🏥 HEALTHCARE
Life Expectancy (2023)
61.8 yrs
HALE (2021)
53.1 yrs
Health Spending (2023)
4.7% of GDP
Infant Mortality (2023)
56.2/1000
UHC Index (2021)
41/100
Hospital Beds (2006)
0.4/1000
Physicians (2022)
0.13/1000
Nurses (2022)
1.16/1000
Health Spending/cap (2023)
$36
Out-of-Pocket (2023)
54.5%
🎓 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY
Literacy Rate (2019)
43.6%
Education Spending (2023)
2.6% of GDP
Learning Outcomes (2020)
316
Internet Users (2023)
20.6%
Mobile Subscriptions (2022)
107.9/100
Broadband (2021)
0.0/100
Secure Servers (2024)
11/1M
🌐 BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY
Broadband per 100 (2021)
0.0
🌍 GEOGRAPHY & PRACTICAL
Area
71,740 km²
Capital
Freetown
📍
Continent
Africa
Region
Africa
Subregion
Western Africa
Landlocked
No
Driving Side
Right
Timezones
UTC
Calling Codes
+232
TLD
.sl
Maps
Google Maps
| OpenStreetMap
Borders
🇬🇳 Guinea,
🇱🇷 Liberia
🏅 NATIONAL SYMBOLS
Flag
The flag of Sierra Leone is composed of three equal horizontal bands of green, white and blue.
National Anthem
High We Exalt Thee, Realm of the Free
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