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| Population | 5,883,889 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age structure |
0-14 years: 44.8% (male 1,291,621; female 1,343,827) 15-64 years: 52% (male 1,458,610; female 1,599,109) 65 years and over: 3.2% (male 91,232; female 99,490) (2004 est.) |
| Median age |
total: 17.5 years male: 17.2 years female: 17.8 years (2004 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 2.27% (2004 est.) |
| Birth rate | 43.34 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death rate | 20.62 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population note: refugees currently in surrounding countries are slowly returning (2004 est.) |
| Sex ratio |
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.92 male(s)/female total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate |
total: 145.24 deaths/1,000 live births female: 127.32 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) male: 162.64 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life expectancy at birth |
total population: 42.69 years male: 40.23 years female: 45.21 years (2004 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 5.79 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 7% (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 170,000 (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | 11,000 (2001 est.) |
| Nationality |
noun: sierra leonean(s) adjective: sierra leonean |
| Ethnic groups | 20 native African tribes 90% (Temne 30%, Mende 30%, other 30%), Creole (Krio) 10% (descendants of freed Jamaican slaves who were settled in the Freetown area in the late-18th century), refugees from Liberia's recent civil war, small numbers of Europeans, Lebanese, Pakistanis, and Indians |
| Religions | Muslim 60%, indigenous beliefs 30%, Christian 10% |
| Languages | English (official, regular use limited to literate minority), Mende (principal vernacular in the south), Temne (principal vernacular in the north), Krio (English-based Creole, spoken by the descendants of freed Jamaican slaves who were settled in the Freetown area, a lingua franca and a first language for 10% of the population but understood by 95%) |
| Literacy |
conventional long form: republic of sierra leone conventional short form: sierra leone |
Introduction and Background to Sierra Leone | Geography Of Sierra Leone | Government Of Sierra Leone | Economy Of Sierra Leone | Communications Of Sierra Leone | Transportation Of Sierra Leone | Military Of Sierra Leone | Transnational Issues Of Sierra Leone
Sierra Flag Map Of Sierra Leone Mende language Temne language
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