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Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone Geographical location
Sierra Leone Economy and finance
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$25
Inflation rate
28.6% (2024)
Unemployment rate
3.1% (2024)
Below the poverty line
56.8% (2018)
Gini coefficient
35.7 (2018)
Sierra Leone Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
3.22
Beer
0.17
Wine
0.01
Spirits
0.15
Other alcohol
2.9
Current as of
2019
Sierra Leone Population and society
Population size
9 121 049
Male population
4 515 726
Female population
4 605 323
Population growth rate
2.32% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
30.8 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
9 (2024)
Urbanization
44.3% (2023)
Sierra Leone Age structure
0-14 years
40.1%
15-64 years
57.4%
65+ years
2.5%
Current as of
2024
Sierra Leone Religion
Main religion
Islam
Sierra Leone General Info
Сontinent
Africa
Time zone
UTC+0
Tier
Tier-4
ISO code
SL
Capital
Freetown
Official language
English
Sierra Leone Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
9.8%
Smoking men
4.9%
Smoking women
14.8%
Current as of
2025
Sierra Leone Area (sq. km)
Total area
71 740
Land area
71 620
Water area
120
Sierra Leone Popular payment systems
Sierra Leone Age-sex pyramid
Sierra Leone Phone operating systems
Android
90.54%
iOS
7.14%
Current as of
2025
Sierra Leone Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+232
Internet domain
.sl
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
1 (2022)
Internet user penetration
21% (2023)
Fixed internet penetration
1% (2021)
Last update: 2026-04-03