Population DemographicsPopulation (Mid-2014)- 6,344,000
Density (people per sq. km)- 88 Net Migration Rate (# per 1000 people)- -1 Birth Rate (# per 1000 people)- 38 Death Rate (# per 1000 people)- 17 Rate of Natural Increase- 2.1% Population Growth Rate- 2.33% Infant Mortality Rate (# of deaths per 1000 live births)- 92.0 Total Fertility Rate (average # of children per woman)- 4.9 Population Age <15 %- 42% Population Ages 65+ %- 3% Dependency Rate- 45% Life Expectancy at Birth (total)- 45 Life Expectancy at Birth Females- 46 Life Expectancy at Birth Males- 45 Primary School Completion Rate Females- 75% Primary School Completion Rate Males- 101% Secondary School Enrollment Net Females- NA Secondary School Enrollment Net Males- NA GNI PPP per capita in US$- 1,750 Economically Active Females 15+- 65% Economically Active Males 15+- 68% Mobile Phone Subscribers (# per 100)- 2.21 million Motor Vehicles (# per 1000)- 9 Undernourished Population-29% Underweight Children Under Age 5- 18.6% HIV/AIDS Among People Ages 15-49- 1.6% Sierra Leone is around Stage 2 of the Demographic Transition Model (DTM). They have a high birth rate (38) and a decreasing death rate (17) with a high natural increase rate 2.1%. Information obtained from: Population Reference Bureau at http://www.prb.org CIA Database at http://www.cia.gov World Bank at http://www.data.worldbank.org/ |
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