This is the first demographic and health survey conducted in sierra leone. The mode of transmission mot identified the population groups with high incidence rates and those at a higher risk of contracting hiv in sierra leone. The temne in the north and the mende in the south are the largest. Its land yields diamonds, gold, bauxite, and rutile titanium dioxide. Sierra leone has made significant progress in the implementation ofthe icpd programme of action but challenges abound. Pdf sierra leone is an extremely poor country in west africa. Active in the country since 1971, unfpa supports ongoing improvements in sexual and reproductive health services, through midwifery programmes, better emergency obstetric and newborn care, and. Kono district is a district in the eastern province of sierra leone. Sierra leone s economic development has always been hampered by an overdependence on mineral exploitation. Koromas all peoples congress apc has the majority of the parliaments popularly elected members while the sierra.
Previous postindependence censuses were conducted in 1963, 1974, 1985 and between the 5th and 18th december 2015, with the night of. The population of the wards of freetown western area urban. Mental health care during the ebola virus disease outbreak in sierra leone. The 2015 phc results reveal that 30 percent of the population 10 years and above at.
Apr 04, 2018 sierra leone is a west african country with an area of 71,740 square km and a population of 7,075,641 people. Cdc began supporting sierra leone s hiv response in 2008. The district is the largest diamond producer in sierra leone. Improving outcomes for caregivers through treatment of young people affected by war. Sierra leone has moved from conflict to stability, holding four presidential and general elections between 2002 and 2018, including changes in government. Previous postindependence censuses were conducted in 1963, 1974, 1985 and between the 5th and 18th december 2015, with the night of the 4th and 5th december 2015 as census reference night. Smoothed population for sierra leone by fiveyear age group and sex 6. Size special population final population sierra leone 819,854 4,930,532 2,391,998 2,538,534 94. Sierra leone suffered the highest number of fatal cases. The report includes a special feature analyzing more deeply a special topic. Prison watch bemoans lack of vehicles to take inmates to court 09 apr 2015 how paralegals delivered access to justice in the jails of sierra leone. The country was first made as a place where freed slaves could live. Motema is the second most populous city in the district. Unfpa sierra leone unfpa united nations population fund.
The aim of these publications is to provide inputs into the policymaking process in sierra leone. Sierra leone simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Sierra leone 2004 population and housing census total population and population of major and minor local councils by sex local council no. This will segue into the postconflict challenges and opportunities faced by sierra leone, as well as a discussion of relevant policy recommendations made by economists. Sierra leone population 2020 demographics, maps, graphs. Reported and smoothed fiveyear aged data for males, sierra leone 2015 6. Sierra leone is a constitutional democracy, led by president ernest bai koroma president since 2007, reelected in 2012. The 2008 sierra leone demographic and health survey sldhs is a nationally representative sample survey designed to provide information on population and health issues in sierra leone. Sierra leone became independent from the united kingdom in 1961, but a civil war in the 1990s killed or displaced about a third of the population. Readership is also mostly male 71% of those who access newspapers are men and urban 82% of readers live in urban areas. A shortage of schools and teachers has made this impossible.
The world bank works closely with development partners to support sierra leone in fighting poverty, promoting economic development and improving living standards. The other major towns in the district include yengema, tombodu, jaiama nimikor and sewafe. Sierra leone 2015 population and housing census thematic. A cdc country office was established in sierra leone in 2015, focusing on global health security and ebola response. These steps forward in sierra leone s democratic progression are accompanied with high hopes for a disciplined leadership, integrity, efficiency and economic prosperity. Approximately 45 percent of sierra leones population is under the age of 15. The countrys 20 demographic and health survey suggests. This comprises a household population of 7,076,119. Population pyramid of sierra leone by age and sex 2015 6. The temne predominate in the northern sierra leone and the areas around the capital of sierra leone the vast majority of temne are muslims, with a small christian minority. The index measures the amount of human capital that a child born today can expect to attain by age 18, given the risks of poor health and poor. The population of sierra leone is projected to be 10. The population of the districts and chiefdoms of sierra leone. According to the recent population estimate, sierra leone has an estimated total population of 7 million statistics sierra leone, 2015 with a life expectancy of 46 years at birth.
Discover more about cdcs work in sierra leone by viewing our detailed country profile pdf icon. In english only, for now adolescent fertility rate births per 1,000 women ages 1519. Close to 39% of the population resides in urban settings. Sierra leone demographics 2020 population, age, sex.
Sierra leone is a rapidly growing country with an estimated population of 7. Cdc provided technical and strategic support in epidemiology, infection prevention and control, case management. Sierra leone coronavirus update with statistics and graphs. Evolution of urbanization in sierra leone, 1967 to 2015. This has been better since the end of the civil war. The largest city in sierra leone is freetown, with a population of people. The country is a secular state with the constitution granting the people of the country the freedom to practice the religion of their choice. The temne are thought to have come from futa jallon, which is in presentday guinea. The sierra leone economic update sleu reports on and analyzes recent economic developments and policies within mediumterm, regional, and global contexts and analyzes the implications of these developments and policies for the outlook of the economy. It is bordered by liberia to the southeast and guinea to the northeast. This will ultimately improve the quality of life of sierra leoneans through evidencebased policy formulation. These steps forward in sierra leones democratic progression are accompanied with high hopes for a disciplined leadership, integrity, efficiency and economic prosperity.
Teenage pregnancy continues to be an issue, however, accounting for a high portion of maternal deaths. The 2008 sierra leone demographic health survey 2008sldhs and the primary data collected. Sierra leone 27% 18% 0 2000 2005 2010 2016 0 1 000 2 000 4 000 2000 2005 2010 2016 87% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% plhiv diagnosedplhiv receiving artplhiv virally suppressed 35% 26% na na. Smoothed population for sierra leone by fiveyear age group and sex. This page provides sierra leone population actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. From 1991 until 2000, there was a civil war in sierra leone between rebels and the government. Sierra leone lion mountain was embroiled in a civil war that resulted in the death of over 50,000 civilians. Infant and child mortality rates, although high, continue to decline, a pointer to the gradual improvement in health conditions and life expectancy at birth in sierra leone. The bongaarts 1978 framework, a framework for analysing the proximate determinants of fertility, was used as a methodology for this study. The name sierra leone dates back to 1462, when a portuguese explorer sailed down the coast of west africa.
In 2001, 67% of all schoolage children were out of school. It is the first time that sierra leone has reported on a complete range of internationally agreed indicators that span the entire health system, and as such makes a significant improvement on previous hsprs. Although most of the population is engaged in subsistence agriculture, sierra leone is also a mining centre. Bay, with a population of 6,000 residents, situated by. Surveys of the religious make up of sierra leone vary widely. There is a history of print journalism in sierra leone dating back more than 200 years, with the sierra leonean gazette initially founded in 1801. Each province is subdivided into districts, each district is further divided into chiefdomscensus wards, and each chiefdomcensus ward is divided into sections. Sierra leone has 0 cities with more than a million people, 3 cities with between 100,000 and 1 million people, and 17 cities with between 10,000 and 100,000 people. It began in march 1991, as the revolutionary united front ruf attempted to. Average annual growth rate of urban population %, 19902012. Estimated number of people living with hiv in sierra leone 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 s.
Administratively, sierra leone is divided into provinces. Successive governments and the population as a whole have always believed that diamonds and gold are sufficient generators of foreign currency earnings and lure for. Us state department human rights country report 20. On the uns human development index unhdi, sierra leone was ranked 158 out of 169 countries in 2008undp report 2008. Republic of sierra leone, which was conducted in 2015 by statistics sierra leone stats sl.
Official pdf, 4 pages world bank documents world bank group. Cdc provided technical and strategic support in epidemiology. Since then, four more censuses have been undertaken in december 1974, december 1985, december 2004 and december 2015 respectively. A devastating civil war in the a devastating civil war in the 1990s killed thousands and displaced about a third of the population. In 2015, after cdcs support of the nations ebola epidemic response, a permanent country office was established in partnership with the government of sierra leone. Cdc began supporting sierra leones hiv response in 2008. Population and housing census 2015 statistics sierra leone. The sierra leone population and housing census enumeration was officially conducted between the 5th and 18th december 2015.
Centre of sierra leone studies the economy of sierra. Education in sierra leone is legally required for all children for six years. About 60,000 are krio, the descendants of freed slaves who returned to sierra leone from great britain, north america and slave ships captured on the high seas. Sierra leone region subsaharan africa income category low income population 7,650,154 city covered freetown 163 db rank db score 47. The demographics of sierra leone are made up of an indigenous population from 18 ethnic. Sierra leone recorded a total population of 7,092,1 for the 2015 population and housing census phc.
Agricultural and rural development statistics in sierra leone. The population of sierra leone will be increasing by 432 persons daily in 2020. Hiv population children aids orphans during 2015, it is estimated that there are 50,885 people living with hiv in sierra leone, over half of which are female over the age of 15. Despite recent civil conflict, sierra leone has significantly reduced its maternal mortality rate. Two thirds of the adult population of the country are not able to read. Enumeration took place in all parts of the country and targeted all persons that spent the census night of 45th december 2015 including household populations, floating population groups. The act provided for the establishment of the national civil registration authority, the continuous and compulsory registration of citizens and noncitizen residents in sierra leone as well as issuance of biometric national identity cards with unique nonduplicating and nonreplicating. Active in the country since 1971, unfpa supports ongoing improvements in sexual and reproductive health services, through midwifery programmes, better emergency obstetric and newborn care, and the effective management of. Average annual growth rate of urban population %, 20122030. More than 700 cdc staff served on over 1,000 deployments to sierra leone, making it cdcs largest outbreak response ever in a single country. This report presents the findings of the 2008 sierra leone demographic and health survey sldhs carried out by statistics sierra leone ssl in collaboration with the ministry of health and sanitation mohs. Each province is subdivided into districts, each district is further divided into chiefdomscensus wards, and each chiefdomcensus ward is.
Cdc works closely with sierra leone on strengthening laboratory, surveillance, emergency management, and workforce capacity to respond to disease outbreaks. In addition, about 5,000 lebanese, 1,000 indians, and 5,000 europeans. The first population count in sierra leone was undertaken in 1802 in what is now the western area. There seems some dispute whether it was the shape or climatic conditions that influenced pedro da cintra to come up with sierra lyoa meaning lion mountains. Sierra leone centre of excellence for civil registration. As of 1 january 2020, the population of sierra leone was estimated to be 7,123,504 people. The sierra leone civil war caused the destruction of 1,270 primary schools. The 2015 population and housing census phc is the fifth modern census conducted in sierra leone since independence. Despite a lack of accurate numbers, it is estimated that thousands of people living in kroo. In 2015, after cdcs support of the nations ebola epidemic response, a permanent country office was established in partnership with the government of sierra leone through the ministry of health and sanitation. The government of sierra leone provided financial assistance in terms of.
The provinces and districts of sierra leone as well as all cities and urban localities with more than 7,000 inhabitants. Sierra leone is among the least developed in the world, ranking 183 out of 186. Sierra leone the human capital index hci database provides data at the country level for each of the components of the human capital index as well as for the overall index, disaggregated by gender. However, based on 2015 estimates of the population of sierra leone, 77% of the population are muslims, 22% are christians, and 1% practice african traditional religion. The demographics of sierra leone are made up of an indigenous population from 18 ethnic groups. However, the first modern population census to cover the whole country, was conducted in april 1963. Unfpa sierra leone teenage pregnancy continues to be an issue, however, accounting for a high portion of maternal deaths. Looking back, in the year of 1960, sierra leone had a population of 2. In 2016, the parliament of the republic of sierra leone enacted the national civil registration act. Sierra leone macro poverty outlook indicators 40 table 3.
Remnants of the extensive original forest cover survive in the gola forest reserves, in the southeastern hill country near the liberian border. Sierra leone demographic and health survey 2019 key. Internal conflict crippled the country from the late 1980s onward, culminating in a brutal civil war that took place from 1991 to 2002. Sierra leone 27% 18% 0 2000 2005 2010 2016 0 1 000 2 000. Reported and smoothed fiveyear aged data for females, sierra leone 2015 03 20. Sierra leone has a tropical climate with a diverse environment ranging from savanna to rainforests, a. The distribution of plants and animals has been influenced by such factors as relief and soil types and, perhaps more important, by farming methods and civil strife.
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