Sub-Saharan Africa
Sierra Leone in numbers Sierra Leone is in Sub-Saharan Africa and is classed by the World Bank as low income. Its capital is Freetown. Its population was 8.82 million in 2025, ranking 100 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$846 in 2025.
Population 8.82 million 2025
GDP US$7.5 billion 2025
GDP per person US$846 2025
Life expectancy 62.0 2024
Area 72,300 2024
Urban share 45.9% 2025
People 8.82 million
2025 · +99% since 2000 · Rank 100 of 217
2.04%
2025 · 2.42% in 2000 · Rank 47 of 217
119.7
2024 · +95% since 2000 · Rank 90 of 216
45.9%
2025 · 35.5% in 2000 · Rank 158 of 217
37.7%
2025 · 43.8% in 2000 · Rank 36 of 217
3.3%
2025 · 3.5% in 2000 · Rank 185 of 217
3.70
2024 · -42% since 2000 · Rank 35 of 217
Health and living standards 62.0
2024 · +38% since 2000 · Rank 206 of 217
90.5
2024 · -59% since 2000 · Rank 7 of 196
US$36
2023 · +102% since 2000 · Rank 180 of 193
39.2%
2024 · 7.7% in 2000 · Rank 205 of 215
25.1%
2024 · 0.1% in 2000 · Rank 173 of 186
162.1%
2024 · 63.3% in 2000 · Rank 1 of 190
Economy US$7.5 billion
2025 · +1,074% since 2000 · Rank 163 of 210
US$846
2025 · +489% since 2000 · Rank 201 of 210
Int$3,717
2025 · +199% since 2000 · Rank 178 of 199
4.61%
2025 · 6.65% in 2000 · Rank 59 of 210
7.49%
2025 · 11.65% in 2007 · Rank 33 of 180
3.1%
2025 · 4.1% in 2000 · Rank 143 of 187
20.9%
2025 · 18.1% in 2000 · Rank 145 of 183
4.6%
2024 · 1.1% in 2000 · Rank 56 of 176
Land and environment 72,300
2024 · +0% since 2000 · Rank 120 of 216
34.0%
2024 · 40.6% in 2000 · Rank 101 of 214
0.17
2024 · +73% since 2000 · Rank 182 of 203
Elsewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Sierra Leone. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.