Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources was 75.57 in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Sierra Leone, 2000β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Sierra Leone stood at 75.57. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Sierra Leone peaked at 75.57 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.45, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 221st of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.13 | 47.45 | 57.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.3 | 58.84 | 69.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.23 | 70.88 | 75.57 | 5 |
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More population data for Sierra Leone
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.137 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 983,692 (2100)
- Population density 220.76 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.137 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6516 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.9 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 13,595 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1.9 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.7 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 0 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Sierra Leone?
- Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Sierra Leone was 75.57 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved drinking water sources recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 75.57 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved drinking water sources recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.45 in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for proportion of population using improved drinking water sources?
- Sierra Leone ranks 221st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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