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SL · SLE

Sierra Leone

Official nameRepublic of Sierra Leone

CapitalFreetown

CurrencySLE

Languagesen

Calling code232

Internet domain.sl

Time zoneAfrica/Freetown

RegionsAfrica

Area71,740 km²

Country data

The observed population of Sierra Leone in 2025 was 8,819,794. GDP: 7,464,157,904 USD (2025) GDP per capita: 846 USD (2025)

Population8,819,794 Observed year: 2025 · World Bank Indicators API v2

GDP7,464,157,904 USDObserved year: 2025 · World Bank Indicators API v2

GDP per capita846 USDObserved year: 2025 · World Bank Indicators API v2

Area72,300 km²Observed year: 2023 · World Bank Indicators API v2

Population density122 /km²Observed year: 2025 / 2023 · calculated · Calculated from World Bank population and area

Life expectancy62 yearsObserved year: 2024 · World Bank Indicators API v2

Urban population45.9 %Observed year: 2025 · World Bank Indicators API v2

Population · Observed year

World Bank · 2006–2025

20065,624,46620075,749,35220085,894,72220096,055,64620106,222,71420116,387,25120126,551,08020136,714,05120146,876,38520157,037,65520167,205,32820177,379,29920187,554,56320197,731,99120207,912,55820218,094,60220228,276,80720238,460,51220248,642,02220258,819,794

Global rankings

Population #100 GDP #150 GDP per capita #201 Area #120 Population density #84 Life expectancy #204 Urban population #157

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Questions

Population · Sierra Leone?

8,819,794 · Observed year: 2025 · World Bank Indicators API v2

GDP · Sierra Leone?

7,464,157,904 USD · Observed year: 2025 · World Bank Indicators API v2

GDP per capita · Sierra Leone?

846 USD · Observed year: 2025 · World Bank Indicators API v2

Data source

World Bank Indicators API v2 · ISO / CLDR / IANA · ISO/CLDR/IANA-derived core + CountryInfo fallback for geography/contact fields; see per-table sources.