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Sierra Leone Population 2023
Sierra Leone officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, informally Salon, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. As per the UN World Population Prospects report, the population of Sierra Leone in 2023 is 8,791,092 (88 Lakh)
Population of Sierra Leone in 2023 – 8.8 million
| Sierra Leone | 2023 Population |
| Total Population | 8,791,092 |
| Global Rank | 103 |
| Land Area | 71,620 sq. km (27,650 sq. mi) |
| Area Rank | 117 |
| Pop. Density | 111 people/sq. km |
| Capital City | Freetown |
Source: UN World Population Prospects report
| Fertility Rate* | 4.32 |
| Infant mortality rate ** | 70.1 |
| Median Age | 19.4 Years |
| Life Expectancy | 55.92 years |
| Urban Population | 44% |
*Fertility rate, average number of children born to women during their reproductive years.
**Infant mortality rate is the number of deaths per 1,000 live births of children under one year of age.
Religion in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is officially a secular state, Islam and Christianity are the two main and dominant religions in the country. Islam is the largest religion followed by 78.5% of Sierra Leone’s population. The vast majority of Sierra Leonean Muslims are adherent to Sunni Islam.
Christianity is practiced by 20.4% of the population. The majority of Sierra Leonean Christians are Protestants, and the main protestant churches are Methodists, Evangelicals, Presbyterians, Baptists, Seventh-day Adventists, and Lutherans. Roman Catholics are the second largest non-Protestant Christians. The Jehovah’s Witnesses, Anglicans, and Latter-day Saints form a small minority of the Christian population in Sierra Leone.
Religion percentage in Sierra Leone
- Muslim – 78.5%
- Christian – 20.4%
- None – 1.1%
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Top Cities in Sierra Leone by Population
| # | City | Population |
| 1 | Freetown | 853,651 |
| 2 | Bo | 149,957 |
| 3 | Kenema | 128,402 |
| 4 | Makeni | 82,940 |
| 5 | Koidu Town | 80,025 |
| 6 | Lunsar | 24,450 |
| 7 | Port Loko | 23,195 |
| 8 | Pandebu-Tokpombu | 20,219 |
| 9 | Kabala | 19,074 |
| 10 | Waterloo | 18,579 |