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The demographics of Sierra Leone are made up of an indigenous population from 18 ethnic groups. The Temne in the north and the Mende in the south are the largest. 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's total population, from 1961 to 2013. In 2019 Sierra Leone had a population of 7,813,215 [164] and a growth rate of 2.216% a year. [101] The country's population is mostly young, with an estimated 41.7% under 15, and rural, with an estimated 62% of people living outside the cities. [101]
The following table is the list of cities in Sierra Leone by population. Sierra Leone's cities. Rank ... Capital of Sierra Leone 2: Kenema: 200,443: Eastern Province:
As of the 2023 census, Sierra Leone has a population of 8,908,040. Freetown is both its capital and its largest city. The country is divided into five administrative regions, which are further subdivided into 16 districts. Sierra Leone is a presidential republic, with a unicameral parliament and a directly elected president. It is a secular state.
The second largest ethnic group in Sierra Leone is the Mende at 31.2% of Sierra Leone's population. [2] The Mende predominate in the Southern Province and Eastern Sierra Leone (with the exception of Kono District). The Mende are a Muslim majority group, though with a large Christian minority.
Sierra Leone is divided into four provinces (until 2017, three) ... Population (2015 census) Population Density Eastern Province: Kenema: 15,676 km 2 (6,053 sq mi)
The Western Area Rural District is one of the sixteen districts of Sierra Leone. It is located mostly around the peninsula in the Western Area of Sierra Leone. The Western Area Rural District has a 2015 census population of 442,951. [1] The district capital and largest city is Waterloo.
It is the largest district in Sierra Leone in geographical area, and one of the least densely populated. Its capital and largest city is Kabala, which is also one of the main cities in Northern Sierra Leone. The district of Koinadugu has a population of 404,097, based on the 2015 Sierra Leone national census; [1] and a total area of 12,121 km 2 ...