Sierra Leone Life Expectancy 2024: 61.96 years → UN WPP 63.00 (2030)

Latest value (2024) 61.96 years Year-over-year change 0.288% Historical peak 61.96 years Historical low 33.09 years Year-by-Year Detail YearValueYoY Change 202461.96 years+0.3% 202361.79 years+0.8% 202261.28 years+1.7% 202160.26 years+0.9% 202059.69 years+0.2% 201959.59 years+0.9% 201859.06 years+2.2% 201757.76 years+1.4% 201656.94 years+2.7%…

Last updated: April 19, 2026

Latest value (2024)
61.96 years
Year-over-year change
0.288%
Historical peak
61.96 years
Historical low
33.09 years

Year-by-Year Detail

Year Value YoY Change
2024 61.96 years +0.3%
2023 61.79 years +0.8%
2022 61.28 years +1.7%
2021 60.26 years +0.9%
2020 59.69 years +0.2%
2019 59.59 years +0.9%
2018 59.06 years +2.2%
2017 57.76 years +1.4%
2016 56.94 years +2.7%
2015 55.45 years +2.2%
2014 54.28 years +0.4%
2013 54.05 years +1.7%
2012 53.16 years +1.1%
2011 52.59 years +1.3%
2010 51.93 years +1.2%
2009 51.31 years +1.2%
2008 50.69 years +1.3%
2007 50.02 years +1.0%
2006 49.55 years +2.6%
2005 48.31 years +1.7%
2004 47.49 years +1.5%
2003 46.78 years +1.3%
2002 46.17 years +1.6%
2001 45.45 years +1.4%
2000 44.83 years +6.8%
1999 41.96 years -1.8%
1998 42.71 years -2.1%
1997 43.65 years +0.3%
1996 43.53 years +2.2%
1995 42.58 years -0.5%
1994 42.81 years -1.4%
1993 43.43 years -0.1%
1992 43.45 years +0.4%
1991 43.29 years -1.0%
1990 43.72 years 0.0%
1989 43.74 years -0.1%
1988 43.77 years +0.0%
1987 43.75 years +0.6%
1986 43.50 years -0.1%
1985 43.56 years 0.0%
1984 43.56 years +0.2%
1983 43.46 years +0.4%
1982 43.30 years +0.5%
1981 43.09 years +0.6%
1980 42.84 years +0.7%
1979 42.53 years +0.8%
1978 42.19 years +0.9%
1977 41.83 years +1.0%
1976 41.43 years +1.1%
1975 40.99 years +1.4%
1974 40.41 years +1.1%
1973 39.96 years +1.2%
1972 39.51 years +1.0%
1971 39.10 years +1.3%
1970 38.62 years +1.0%
1969 38.23 years +1.2%
1968 37.76 years +1.3%
1967 37.28 years +1.7%
1966 36.64 years +2.0%
1965 35.93 years +1.8%
1964 35.30 years +1.7%
1963 34.71 years +1.6%
1962 34.16 years +1.6%
1961 33.63 years +1.6%
1960 33.09 years —

Time Series (1960–2024)

61.96 years 54.75 years 47.53 years 40.31 years 33.09 years

1960
1992
2024

Notable Inflection Points

  • 1984 — local peak at 43.56 years.
  • 1986 — local trough at 43.50 years.
  • 1988 — local peak at 43.77 years.
  • 1997 — local peak at 43.65 years.

Trend Analysis

Metric Value
Compound annual growth rate (1960–2024) +0.99%
Coefficient of variation 16.6%
Long-run mean 45.68 years
Long-run median 43.53 years
Observations 65

Decade Averages

Decade Mean Low High Obs.
1960s 35.67 years 33.09 years 38.23 years 10
1970s 40.66 years 38.62 years 42.53 years 10
1980s 43.46 years 42.84 years 43.77 years 10
1990s 43.11 years 41.96 years 43.72 years 10
2000s 48.06 years 44.83 years 51.31 years 10
2010s 55.48 years 51.93 years 59.59 years 10
2020s 61.00 years 59.69 years 61.96 years 5

UN WPP forward projection (via World Bank)

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UN World Population Prospects — projection

Year Projected value vs 2024 (actual)
2025P 62.15 years +0.3%
2030P 63.00 years +1.7%
2035P 63.83 years +3.0%
2040P 64.58 years +4.2%
2045P 65.32 years +5.4%
2050P 65.99 years +6.5%

P Projection from the UN World Population Prospects (served via the World Bank HNP API, medium-fertility variant). Actual WDI record stops at 2024.

Sierra Leone in 2024: Development Context

Health

Indicator 2024
Birth Rate (per 1,000 people) 30.11 per 1,000
Death Rate (per 1,000 people) 8.21 per 1,000

Environment

Indicator 2024
CO2 Emissions (metric tons per capita) 0.169 metric tons/capita
Other Greenhouse Gas Emissions 7.93

Governance

Indicator 2024
Control of Corruption (Estimate) -0.702
Control of Corruption (Std. Error) 0.154
Government Effectiveness (Estimate) -0.967
Government Effectiveness (Std. Error) 0.184
Individuals Using the Internet (% of population) 25.1%
Political Stability (Estimate) -0.450
Political Stability (Std. Error) 0.238
Regulatory Quality (Estimate) -1.06
Regulatory Quality (Std. Error) 0.155
Rule of Law (Estimate) -0.839
Rule of Law (Std. Error) 0.137
Statistical Performance Indicators 59.94
Voice and Accountability (Estimate) -0.513
Voice and Accountability (Std. Error) 0.142

Economic

Indicator 2024
GDP (current US$) $6.97B
Inflation, Consumer Prices (annual %) 28.63%
Military Expenditure (% of GDP) 0.463%
Real Interest Rate (%) 9.17
Risk Premium on Lending (%) 11.82
Trade in Services (% of GDP) 8.08%

Demographics

Indicator 2024
Population, Total 8.64M people
Rural Population 4.72M people

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Data licensed CC BY 4.0.

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