Sierra Leone vs Upper middle income: Population ages 0-14
Sierra Leone
37.7%
in 2025
Upper middle income
19.6%
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
36th
Upper middle income rank
35th
Population ages 0-14 over time
- Sierra Leone
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 37.7% against 19.6% in Upper middle income, a difference of 18.1%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.9 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 36th and Upper middle income ranks 35th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 6 and Upper middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.0% | 41.2% | 2.1% | Upper middle income |
| 1970s | 41.1% | 40.1% | 1.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 42.4% | 34.8% | 7.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 43.3% | 30.7% | 12.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 43.7% | 25.2% | 18.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 41.9% | 22.3% | 19.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 38.7% | 20.6% | 18.1% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, Sierra Leone or Upper middle income?
- Sierra Leone, at 37.7% against 19.6% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14 between Sierra Leone and Upper middle income?
- 18.1%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Upper middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Sierra Leone and Upper middle income rank globally for population ages 0-14?
- Sierra Leone ranks 36th and Upper middle income ranks 35th of 218 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.