Demographics of Sierra Leone

Religions and Ethnicity

ReligionsMuslim 60%, Christian 10%, indigenous beliefs 30%

Ethnic groupsTemne 35%, Mende 31%, Limba 8%, Kono 5%, Kriole 2% (descendants of freed Jamaican slaves who were settled in the Freetown area in the late-18th century; also known as Krio), Mandingo 2%, Loko 2%, other 15% (includes refugees from Liberia's recent civil war, and small numbers of Europeans, Lebanese, Pakistanis, and Indians) (2008 census)

Demographics

Total fertility rate4.90 children born/woman (2012)

Diabetes prevalence3.79 % of population ages 20 to 79

GINI index35.4 42.5

Intentional homicides1.90 per 100,000 people (2012)3.20 per 100,000 people (2011)2.80 per 100,000 people (2010)

Total Population5.74 Million (2014)5.61 Million (2013)5.49 Million (2012)

Population Growth2.33 % (2014)2.30 % (2013)2.28 % (2012)

Land per Capita0.01 Square kilometer per capita

Population density80.1 capita per square kilometer (2014)78.2 capita per square kilometer (2013)76.5 capita per square kilometer (2012)

Technology and Infrastructure

Vehicles per 1000 people9.33 per 1,000 people (2011)6.44 per 1,000 people (2010)6.31 per 1,000 people (2009)

Vehicles per 1000 people of Sierra Leone

Vehicles per km of road1.69 per km of road (2002)0.61 per km of road (2000)

Mobile cellular subscriptions44.1 per 100 people (2013)37.0 per 100 people (2012)36.4 per 100 people (2011)

Mobile cellular subscriptions of Sierra Leone

Internet users1.70 per 100 people (2013)1.30 per 100 people (2012)0.90 per 100 people (2011)