POPULATION DEMOGRAPHICS
Population (Mid-2012): 6,126,000
Density: 75 people per sq. km
Net Migration Rate: -0 per 1000 people
Birth Rate: 23 per 1000 people
Death Rate: 16 per 1000 people
Rate of Natural Increase: 0.1%
Population Growth Rate: 2.2
Infant Mortality Rate: 89.0 deaths per 1000 live births
Total Fertility Rate: average of 5.0 children per woman
Dependency Rate: 81.8
Population Age <15: 43%
Population Age 65+: 2%
Life Expectancy at Birth: 53%
For Females: 56%
For Males: 51%
Primary School Completion Rate:
For Females: 75%
For Males: 101%
Secondary School Enrollment Rate:
For Females: 28%
For Males: 42%
GNI PPP per capita in US$: $790
Population Living Below US$2 per day: 76%
Economically Active Females 15+: 65%
Economically Active Males 15+: 68%
Mobile Phone Subscribers: 18 per 100 people
Motor Vehicles: 3 per 1000 people
Undernourished Population: 51.0%
Underweight Children Under Age 5: 31.00%
HIV/AIDS Among People Ages 15-19: 1.6%
Density: 75 people per sq. km
Net Migration Rate: -0 per 1000 people
Birth Rate: 23 per 1000 people
Death Rate: 16 per 1000 people
Rate of Natural Increase: 0.1%
Population Growth Rate: 2.2
Infant Mortality Rate: 89.0 deaths per 1000 live births
Total Fertility Rate: average of 5.0 children per woman
Dependency Rate: 81.8
Population Age <15: 43%
Population Age 65+: 2%
Life Expectancy at Birth: 53%
For Females: 56%
For Males: 51%
Primary School Completion Rate:
For Females: 75%
For Males: 101%
Secondary School Enrollment Rate:
For Females: 28%
For Males: 42%
GNI PPP per capita in US$: $790
Population Living Below US$2 per day: 76%
Economically Active Females 15+: 65%
Economically Active Males 15+: 68%
Mobile Phone Subscribers: 18 per 100 people
Motor Vehicles: 3 per 1000 people
Undernourished Population: 51.0%
Underweight Children Under Age 5: 31.00%
HIV/AIDS Among People Ages 15-19: 1.6%
POPULATION PYRAMIDS (AGE-SEX DIAGRAMS)
DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION MODEL
Sierre Leone is in Stage 2 of the Demographic Transition. Their young far outweighs the elderly, and poverty is much more apparent and obvious in this country. The fertility late is high in this country. Yet, life expectancy is very low, coming in at barely half a chance of survival.