Eritrea vs Sierra Leone: Population ages 0-14
Eritrea
37.6%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
37.7%
in 2025
Eritrea rank
38th
Sierra Leone rank
36th
Population ages 0-14 over time
- Eritrea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 37.7% against 37.6% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 38th and Sierra Leone ranks 36th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 6 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.9% | 39.0% | 2.9% | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 44.0% | 41.1% | 2.9% | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 44.2% | 42.4% | 1.8% | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 44.2% | 43.3% | 0.9% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 43.6% | 43.7% | 0.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 41.9% | 0.1% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 39.0% | 38.7% | 0.2% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, Eritrea or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 37.7% against 37.6% in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14 between Eritrea and Sierra Leone?
- 0.1%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sierra Leone?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Sierra Leone rank globally for population ages 0-14?
- Eritrea ranks 38th and Sierra Leone ranks 36th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.