Population: 4,274,540

Population Growth Rate: 2.60

Birth rate per 1000: 46

Death rate per 1000: 20

Net migration rate per 1000: NA

Infant mortality rate per 1000: 151

Life expectancy (M) years: 42

Life expectancy (F) years: 48

Fertility rate per woman: 6.10

Literacy %: 21

Literacy (M) %: 31

Literacy (F) %: 11

NOTE: The information regarding Sierra Leone on this page is re-published from the 1992 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Sierra Leone People 1992 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Sierra Leone People 1992 should be addressed to the CIA.