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Sierra Leone: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 8,605,718 (2022)
Population Growth Rate 2.174 annual % (2022)
Age Dependency Ratio 72.758 % of working-age population (2022)
Urban Population 43.831 % of total (2022)
Infant Mortality Rate 78.3 per 1,000 live births (2021)
Life Expectancy at Birth 60.062 years (2021)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 0.21 billion kWh (2021) #179
Consumption 0.13 billion kWh (2021) #184
Exports 0 billion kWh (2021) #96
Imports 0 billion kWh (2021) #118
Renewable Electricity Generation 0.19 billion kWh (2021) #144

Oil

Ranking
Production 0 thousand bbl/day (2021) #119
Consumption 5.99 thousand bbl/day (2021) #163
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0 billion bbl (2021) #100

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #122
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #57
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #86
Proved Reserves 0 trillion cu ft (2021) #100

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 8 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 6,279,270 (2018 est.)
Internet Users 708,615 (2016 est.)
Telephones 17,000 (2016 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationWestern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Liberia
Total Area71,740 sq. km
Land Area71,620 sq. km
Water Area120 sq. km
Coastline402 km
Climatetropical; hot, humid; summer rainy season (May to December); winter dry season (December to April)
Terraincoastal belt of mangrove swamps, wooded hill country, upland plateau, mountains in east
Lowest PointAtlantic Ocean 0 m
Highest Point Loma Mansa (Bintimani) 1,948 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/11/2023
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020