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People 2012</font> <br> <font size = "-2"> http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/sierra_leone/sierra_leone_people.html </font> <br> <font size="-2"><B>SOURCE: 2012 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES</B></FONT></td></tr> <tr height="3" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="white" nowrap units="pixels"> <td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top" height="3" width="972" nowrap bgcolor="white" nowrap> <img src="http://www.theodora.com/wfb2008/images/line13.gif"></td></tr></table> <table border="0" bgcolor="#FFCC99" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="972" align="left" valign="top" hspace="0" vspace="0" units="pixels"> <tr><td background="http://www.theodora.com/wfb2008/images/light_blue.gif" width="200" valign="top"> <font face="arial"> <br><br> <center> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-7437757543052749"; /* WFB Wide Skyscraper */ google_ad_slot = "0340963386"; google_ad_width = 160; google_ad_height = 600; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" 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Jamaican slaves who were settled in the Freetown area in the late-18th century; also known as Krio), Mandingo 2%, Loko 2%, other 15% (includes refugees from Liberia's recent civil war, and small numbers of Europeans, Lebanese, Pakistanis, and Indians) (2008 census) <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#languages">Languages:</a></b><br> 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%) <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#religions">Religions:</a></b><br> Muslim 60%, Christian 10%, indigenous beliefs 30% <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#population">Population:</a></b><br> 5,485,998 (July 2012 est.) <br><span style="padding-left:7px;">country comparison to the world: 112 <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/population_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Population country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#age_structure">Age structure:</a></b><br> <i>0-14 years:</i> 41.8% (male 1,113,528/female 1,130,112) <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/age_structure_014_years_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Age structure 0-14 years country ranks</u></a> ] <br><i>15-64 years:</i> 54.5% (male 1,401,907/female 1,522,335) <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/age_structure_1564_years_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Age structure 15-64 years country ranks</u></a> ] <br><i>65 years and over:</i> 3.7% (male 86,614/female 109,173) (2011 est.) <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/age_structure_65_years_and_over_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Age structure 65 years and over country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#median_age">Median age:</a></b><br> <i>total:</i> 19.1 years <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/median_age_total_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Median age - total country ranks</u></a> ] <br><i>male:</i> 18.6 years <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/median_age_male_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Median age - male country ranks</u></a> ] <br><i>female:</i> 19.5 years (2011 est.) <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/median_age_female_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Median age - female country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#population_growth_rate">Population growth rate:</a></b><br> 2.277% (2012 est.) <br><span style="padding-left:7px;">country comparison to the world: 37 <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/population_growth_rate_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Population growth rate country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#birth_rate">Birth rate:</a></b><br> 38.12 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) <br><span style="padding-left:7px;">country comparison to the world: 16 <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/birth_rate_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Birth rate country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#death_rate">Death rate:</a></b><br> 11.49 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) <br><span style="padding-left:7px;">country comparison to the world: 35 <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/death_rate_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Death rate country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#net_migration_rate">Net migration rate:</a></b><br> -3.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population <br><span style="padding-left:7px;">country comparison to the world: 187 <br><i> <em>note:</em></i> refugees currently in surrounding countries are slowly returning (2012 est.) <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/net_migration_rate_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Net migration rate country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#urbanization">Urbanization:</a></b><br> <i>urban population:</i> 38% of total population (2010) <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/urbanization_urban_population_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Urbanization - urban population country ranks</u></a> ] <br><i>rate of urbanization:</i> 3.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/urbanization_rate_of_urbanization_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#major_cities_population">Major cities - population:</a></b><br> FREETOWN (capital) 875,000 (2009) <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#sex_ratio">Sex ratio:</a></b><br> <i>at birth:</i> 1.03 male(s)/female <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/sex_ratio_at_birth_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Sex ratio - at birth country ranks</u></a> ] <br><i>under 15 years:</i> 0.99 male(s)/female <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/sex_ratio_under_15_years_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Sex ratio - under 15 years country ranks</u></a> ] <br><i>15-64 years:</i> 0.92 male(s)/female <br><i>65 years and over:</i> 0.78 male(s)/female <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/sex_ratio_65_years_and_over_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks</u></a> ] <br><i>total population:</i> 0.94 male(s)/female (2012 est.) <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/sex_ratio_total_population_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Sex ratio - total population country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#maternal_mortality_rate">Maternal mortality rate:</a></b><br> 970 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) <br><span style="padding-left:7px;">country comparison to the world: 7 <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/maternal_mortality_rate_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Maternal mortality rate country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#infant_mortality">Infant mortality rate:</a></b><br> <i>total:</i> 76.64 deaths/1,000 live births <br><span style="padding-left:7px;">country comparison to the world: 12 <br><i>male:</i> 85.37 deaths/1,000 live births <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/infant_mortality_rate_male_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Infant mortality rate - male country ranks</u></a> ] <br><i>female:</i> 67.66 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.) <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/infant_mortality_rate_female_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Infant mortality rate - female country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#life_expectancy_at_birth">Life expectancy at birth:</a></b><br> <i>total population:</i> 56.55 years <br><span style="padding-left:7px;">country comparison to the world: 196 <br><i>male:</i> 54.08 years <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/life_expectancy_at_birth_male_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Life expectancy at birth - male country ranks</u></a> ] <br><i>female:</i> 59.11 years (2012 est.) <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/life_expectancy_at_birth_female_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#total_fertility_rate">Total fertility rate:</a></b><br> 4.9 children born/woman (2012 est.) <br><span style="padding-left:7px;">country comparison to the world: 22 <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/total_fertility_rate_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Total fertility rate country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#health_expenditures">Health expenditures:</a></b><br> 13.1% of GDP (2009) <br><span style="padding-left:7px;">country comparison to the world: 6 <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/health_expenditures_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Health expenditures country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#physicians_density">Physicians density:</a></b><br> 0.016 physicians/1,000 population (2008) <br><span style="padding-left:7px;">country comparison to the world: 190 <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/physicians_density_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Physicians density country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#hospital_bed_density">Hospital bed density:</a></b><br> 0.4 beds/1,000 population (2006) <br><span style="padding-left:7px;">country comparison to the world: 173 <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/hospital_bed_density_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Hospital bed density country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#drinking_water_source">Drinking water source:</a></b><br> <i>improved:</i> <div class="category_data" style="padding-top: 3px;">urban: 86% of population <div class="category_data" style="padding-top: 3px;">rural: 26% of population <div class="category_data" style="padding-top: 3px;">total: 49% of population <br><i>unimproved:</i> <div class="category_data" style="padding-top: 3px;">urban: 14% of population <div class="category_data" style="padding-top: 3px;">rural: 74% of population <div class="category_data" style="padding-top: 3px;">total: 51% of population (2008) <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#sanitation_facility_access">Sanitation facility access:</a></b><br> <i>improved:</i> <div class="category_data" style="padding-top: 3px;">urban: 24% of population <div class="category_data" style="padding-top: 3px;">rural: 6% of population <div class="category_data" style="padding-top: 3px;">total: 13% of population <br><i>unimproved:</i> <div class="category_data" style="padding-top: 3px;">urban: 76% of population <div class="category_data" style="padding-top: 3px;">rural: 94% of population <div class="category_data" style="padding-top: 3px;">total: 87% of population (2008) <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#hiv_aids_adult_prevalence_rate">HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:</a></b><br> 1.6% (2009 est.) <br><span style="padding-left:7px;">country comparison to the world: 34 <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/hiv_aids_adult_prevalence_rate_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#hiv_aids_people_living_with_hiv_aids">HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:</a></b><br> 49,000 (2009 est.) <br><span style="padding-left:7px;">country comparison to the world: 58 <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/hiv_aids_people_living_with_hiv_aids_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#hiv_aids_deaths">HIV/AIDS - deaths:</a></b><br> 2,800 (2009 est.) <br><span style="padding-left:7px;">country comparison to the world: 47 <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/hiv_aids_deaths_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#major_infectious_diseases">Major infectious diseases:</a></b><br> <i>degree of risk:</i> very high <br><i>food or waterborne diseases:</i> bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever <br><i>vectorborne diseases:</i> malaria and yellow fever <br><i>water contact disease:</i> schistosomiasis <br><i>aerosolized dust or soil contact disease:</i> Lassa fever (2009) <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#children_under_the_age_of_5_years_underweight">Children under the age of 5 years underweight:</a></b><br> 21.3% (2008) <br><span style="padding-left:7px;">country comparison to the world: 28 <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/children_under_the_age_of_5_years_underweight_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Children under the age of 5 years underweight country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#education_expeditures">Education expenditures:</a></b><br> 4.3% of GDP (2009) <br><span style="padding-left:7px;">country comparison to the world: 93 <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#literacy">Literacy:</a></b><br> <i>definition:</i> age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic <br><i>total population:</i> 35.1% <br><i>male:</i> 46.9% <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/literacy_male_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Literacy - male country ranks</u></a> ] <br><i>female:</i> 24.4% (2004 est.) <br>[see also: <a 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