Population, age 10, total in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Population, age 10, total was 176,409 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 10, total in Sierra Leone, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 10, total in Sierra Leone stood at 176,409. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 10, total in Sierra Leone peaked at 176,409 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 95,768, in 1990.
That places Sierra Leone 83rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 101,206 | 95,768 | 108,833 | 10 |
| 2000s | 133,496 | 112,294 | 152,396 | 10 |
| 2010s | 164,919 | 156,084 | 176,409 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 80 Togo 205,590 compare
- 81 Netherlands 193,799 compare
- 82 Honduras 185,278 compare
- 84 Papua New Guinea 175,227 compare
- 85 Tajikistan 166,612 compare
- 86 Tunisia 165,141 compare
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 162.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 46,575 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.7 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 166.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 10, total in Sierra Leone?
- Population, age 10, total in Sierra Leone was 176,409 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 10, total recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 176,409 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 10, total recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 95,768 in 1990.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for population, age 10, total?
- Sierra Leone ranks 83rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 10, total rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 10, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.