Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita was 0 thousands per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita in Sierra Leone, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in thousands per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita in Sierra Leone is 0 thousands per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0 thousands per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0 thousands per person, in 2018.
Sierra Leone ranks 182nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | thousands per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 thousands per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 thousands per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0 thousands per person | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0 thousands per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0 thousands per person | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0 thousands per person | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0 thousands per person | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0 thousands per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0 thousands per person | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0 thousands per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0 thousands per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0 thousands per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0 thousands per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0 thousands per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0 thousands per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0 thousands per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0 thousands per person | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0 thousands per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0 thousands per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0 thousands per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0 thousands per person | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0 thousands per person | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 0 thousands per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0 thousands per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0 thousands per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0 thousands per person | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0 thousands per person | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0 thousands per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0 thousands per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0 thousands per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0 thousands per person | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 0 thousands per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0 thousands per person | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0 thousands per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0 thousands per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0 thousands per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0 thousands per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0 thousands per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0 thousands per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0 thousands per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0 thousands per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0 thousands per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0 thousands per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0 thousands per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0 thousands per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0 thousands per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0 thousands per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0 thousands per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0 thousands per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0 thousands per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0 thousands per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0 thousands per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0 thousands per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0 thousands per person | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0 thousands per person | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 0 thousands per person | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 thousands per person | 0 thousands per person | 0 thousands per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 thousands per person | 0 thousands per person | 0 thousands per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 thousands per person | 0 thousands per person | 0 thousands per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 thousands per person | 0 thousands per person | 0 thousands per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 thousands per person | 0 thousands per person | 0 thousands per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 thousands per person | 0 thousands per person | 0 thousands per person | 6 |
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More population data for Sierra Leone
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1141 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.21 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1141 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.076 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 13,595 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.9 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6516 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.137 (2100)
- Population density 220.76 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 983,692 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita in Sierra Leone was 0 thousands per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0 thousands per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 thousands per person in 2018.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 182nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population aged 65 years or older (thousands) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population aged 65 years or older (thousands) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population aged 65 years or older UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population aged 65 years or older (thousands) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.