Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Proportion of population using limited drinking water services was 7.49 in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Sierra Leone, 2000β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Sierra Leone is 7.49, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Sierra Leone peaked at 7.49 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.54, in 2001.
Sierra Leone ranks 36th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 6.8 | 6.54 | 7.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.32 | 7.14 | 7.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.48 | 7.46 | 7.49 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 33 Liberia 8.72 compare
- 34 Mozambique 8.65 compare
- 35 Somalia 7.62 compare
- 37 South Africa 7.46 compare
- 38 El Salvador 7.45 compare
- 39 Benin 7.43 compare
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 limited drinking water services in Sierra Leone?
- Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Sierra Leone was 7.49 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using limited drinking water services recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 7.49 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using limited drinking water services recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.54 in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for proportion of population using limited drinking water services?
- Sierra Leone ranks 36th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using limited drinking water services rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 limited drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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