Sierra Leone

Area of Sierra Leone	73,518.5 km²
Population	6.4 million
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+133%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+59.1%
Timezone	Greenwich Mean Time

COVID-19 Data for Sierra Leone

Last Updated: March 3, 2021

3,900
Total Cases

79
Total Deaths

2,652
Total Recovered

Total Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases in Sierra Leone

Total Coronavirus (COVID-19) Deaths in Sierra Leone

Total Cases per 10M population	6,123
Deaths per 10M population	124
Total Cases per 1M population	612
Deaths per 1M population	12.4

New Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases / Deaths in Sierra Leone

Date	Total Cases	New Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths
3/3/21	3,900	+11	79	0
3/2/21	3,889	+2	79	0
3/1/21	3,887	0	79	0
2/28/21	3,887	0	79	0
2/27/21	3,887	+3	79	0
2/26/21	3,884	0	79	0
2/25/21	3,884	+4	79	0
2/24/21	3,880	+18	79	0
2/23/21	3,862	+5	79	0
2/22/21	3,857	+2	79	0
2/21/21	3,855	+6	79	0
2/20/21	3,849	+8	79	0
2/19/21	3,841	+12	79	0
2/18/21	3,829	+4	79	0
2/17/21	3,825	0	79	0
2/16/21	3,825	+2	79	0
2/15/21	3,823	+2	79	0
2/14/21	3,821	0	79	0
2/13/21	3,821	+4	79	0
2/12/21	3,817	+4	79	0
2/11/21	3,813	+10	79	0
2/10/21	3,803	+2	79	0
2/9/21	3,801	+12	79	0
2/8/21	3,789	+4	79	0
2/7/21	3,785	+13	79	0
2/6/21	3,772	+13	79	0
2/5/21	3,759	+31	79	0
2/4/21	3,728	+29	79	0
2/3/21	3,699	+39	79	0
2/2/21	3,660	+26	79	0
2/1/21	3,634	+41	79	0
1/31/21	3,593	+65	79	0
1/30/21	3,528	+146	79	0
1/29/21	3,382	+100	79	+2
1/28/21	3,282	+46	77	0
1/27/21	3,236	+42	77	0
1/26/21	3,194	+21	77	0
1/25/21	3,173	+34	77	0
1/24/21	3,139	+19	77	0
1/23/21	3,120	+27	77	0
1/22/21	3,093	+12	77	0
1/21/21	3,081	+51	77	0
1/20/21	3,030	0	77	0
1/19/21	3,030	+16	77	0
1/18/21	3,014	+8	77	0
1/17/21	3,006	+36	77	0
1/16/21	2,970	+11	77	0
1/15/21	2,959	+26	77	0
1/14/21	2,933	+46	77	0
1/13/21	2,887	+23	77	0
1/12/21	2,864	+18	77	0
1/11/21	2,846	+12	77	0
1/10/21	2,834	+31	77	0
1/9/21	2,803	+21	77	0
1/8/21	2,782	+25	77	0
1/7/21	2,757	+18	77	+1
1/6/21	2,739	+15	76	0
1/5/21	2,724	+51	76	0
1/4/21	2,673	0	76	0
1/3/21	2,673	+27	76	0
1/2/21	2,646	+11	76	0
1/1/21	2,635	+24	76	0
12/31/20	2,611	+28	76	0
12/30/20	2,583	+14	76	0
12/29/20	2,569	+9	76	0
12/28/20	2,560	0	76	0
12/27/20	2,560	+11	76	0
12/26/20	2,549	0	76	0
12/25/20	2,549	+18	76	0
12/24/20	2,531	+7	76	0
12/23/20	2,524	+6	76	+1
12/22/20	2,518	+9	75	0
12/21/20	2,509	0	75	0
12/20/20	2,509	+12	75	0
12/19/20	2,497	+11	75	0
12/18/20	2,486	+22	75	0
12/17/20	2,464	+4	75	0
12/16/20	2,460	+9	75	0
12/15/20	2,451	+6	75	0
12/14/20	2,445	+5	75	0
12/13/20	2,440	0	75	0
12/12/20	2,440	+2	75	0
12/11/20	2,438	+3	75	+1
12/10/20	2,435	+1	74	0
12/9/20	2,434	+6	74	0
12/8/20	2,428	0	74	0
12/7/20	2,428	+2	74	0
12/6/20	2,426	+6	74	0
12/5/20	2,420	0	74	0
12/4/20	2,420	+4	74	0
12/3/20	2,416	0	74	0
12/2/20	2,416	+3	74	0
12/1/20	2,413	+1	74	0
11/30/20	2,412	+1	74	0
11/29/20	2,411	+1	74	0
11/28/20	2,410	0	74	0
11/27/20	2,410	+1	74	0
11/26/20	2,409	+1	74	0
11/25/20	2,408	+2	74	0
11/24/20	2,406	0	74	0
11/23/20	2,406	+1	74	0
11/22/20	2,405	0	74	0
11/21/20	2,405	+6	74	0
11/20/20	2,399	+2	74	0
11/19/20	2,397	0	74	0
11/18/20	2,397	+5	74	0
11/17/20	2,392	+1	74	0
11/16/20	2,391	0	74	0
11/15/20	2,391	0	74	0
11/14/20	2,391	+2	74	0
11/13/20	2,389	+2	74	0
11/12/20	2,387	+1	74	0
11/11/20	2,386	0	74	0
11/10/20	2,386	+1	74	0
11/9/20	2,385	+4	74	0
11/8/20	2,381	0	74	0
11/7/20	2,381	+8	74	0
11/6/20	2,373	+2	74	0
11/5/20	2,371	+2	74	0
11/4/20	2,369	+1	74	0
11/3/20	2,368	+2	74	0
11/2/20	2,366	0	74	0
11/1/20	2,366	0	74	0
10/31/20	2,366	+1	74	0
10/30/20	2,365	+3	74	0
10/29/20	2,362	+8	74	0
10/28/20	2,354	+4	74	0
10/27/20	2,350	+4	74	0
10/26/20	2,346	0	74	0
10/25/20	2,346	+1	74	0
10/24/20	2,345	+2	74	0
10/23/20	2,343	+3	74	+1
10/22/20	2,340	+3	73	0
10/21/20	2,337	+1	73	0
10/20/20	2,336	+5	73	0
10/19/20	2,331	+1	73	0
10/18/20	2,330	+3	73	0
10/17/20	2,327	+2	73	0
10/16/20	2,325	+2	73	0
10/15/20	2,323	+8	73	0
10/14/20	2,315	+6	73	+1
10/13/20	2,309	+3	72	0
10/12/20	2,306	0	72	0
10/11/20	2,306	+6	72	0
10/10/20	2,300	+5	72	0
10/9/20	2,295	+2	72	0
10/8/20	2,293	+6	72	0
10/7/20	2,287	+10	72	0
10/6/20	2,277	+8	72	0
10/5/20	2,269	0	72	0
10/4/20	2,269	+10	72	0
10/3/20	2,259	+7	72	0
10/2/20	2,252	+14	72	0
10/1/20	2,238	+7	72	0
9/30/20	2,231	+9	72	0
9/29/20	2,222	+7	72	0
9/28/20	2,215	0	72	0
9/27/20	2,215	+7	72	0
9/26/20	2,208	+9	72	0
9/25/20	2,199	+11	72	0
9/24/20	2,188	+5	72	0
9/23/20	2,183	+9	72	0
9/22/20	2,174	+6	72	0
9/21/20	2,168	0	72	0
9/20/20	2,168	+9	72	0
9/19/20	2,159	+6	72	0
9/18/20	2,153	+20	72	0
9/17/20	2,133	0	72	0
9/16/20	2,133	+7	72	0
9/15/20	2,126	+15	72	0
9/14/20	2,111	+2	72	0
9/13/20	2,109	+13	72	0
9/12/20	2,096	+9	72	0
9/11/20	2,087	+18	72	0
9/10/20	2,069	+2	72	0
9/9/20	2,067	+3	72	0
9/8/20	2,064	+9	72	+1
9/7/20	2,055	+1	71	0
9/6/20	2,054	+13	71	0
9/5/20	2,041	0	71	0
9/4/20	2,041	+6	71	0
9/3/20	2,035	+6	71	0
9/2/20	2,029	+1	71	0
9/1/20	2,028	+6	71	+1
8/31/20	2,022	0	70	0
8/30/20	2,022	+3	70	0
8/29/20	2,019	+6	70	0
8/28/20	2,013	0	70	0
8/27/20	2,013	+10	70	+1
8/26/20	2,003	+2	69	0
8/25/20	2,001	+4	69	0
8/24/20	1,997	+5	69	0
8/23/20	1,992	+12	69	0
8/22/20	1,980	+8	69	0
8/21/20	1,972	+3	69	0
8/20/20	1,969	+8	69	0
8/19/20	1,961	+2	69	0
8/18/20	1,959	+3	69	0
8/17/20	1,956	0	69	0
8/16/20	1,956	+2	69	0
8/15/20	1,954	+7	69	0
8/14/20	1,947	+7	69	0
8/13/20	1,940	+3	69	0
8/12/20	1,937	+5	69	0
8/11/20	1,932	+15	69	0
8/10/20	1,917	+1	69	+1
8/9/20	1,916	+21	68	0
8/8/20	1,895	+8	68	0
8/7/20	1,887	+10	68	+1
8/6/20	1,877	+17	67	0
8/5/20	1,860	+5	67	0
8/4/20	1,855	+7	67	0
8/3/20	1,848	+5	67	0
8/2/20	1,843	+20	67	0
8/1/20	1,823	0	67	0
7/31/20	1,823	+5	67	0
7/30/20	1,818	+15	67	0
7/29/20	1,803	+17	67	+1
7/28/20	1,786	+3	66	0
7/27/20	1,783	0	66	0
7/26/20	1,783	+15	66	0
7/25/20	1,768	+3	66	0
7/24/20	1,765	+13	66	0
7/23/20	1,752	+21	66	0
7/22/20	1,731	+4	66	0
7/21/20	1,727	+16	66	0
7/20/20	1,711	0	66	+1
7/19/20	1,711	+10	65	0
7/18/20	1,701	+13	65	0
7/17/20	1,688	+10	65	+1
7/16/20	1,678	+10	64	0
7/15/20	1,668	+17	64	0
7/14/20	1,651	+9	64	+1
7/13/20	1,642	+7	63	0
7/12/20	1,635	+17	63	0
7/11/20	1,618	+5	63	0
7/10/20	1,613	+15	63	0
7/9/20	1,598	+14	63	0
7/8/20	1,584	+12	63	0
7/7/20	1,572	+25	63	+1
7/6/20	1,547	+5	62	0
7/5/20	1,542	+9	62	0
7/4/20	1,533	+9	62	0
7/3/20	1,524	+6	62	+2
7/2/20	1,518	+20	60	0
7/1/20	1,498	+36	60	0
6/30/20	1,462	+12	60	0
6/29/20	1,450	+23	60	0
6/28/20	1,427	+17	60	+1
6/27/20	1,410	+16	59	0
6/26/20	1,394	+40	59	+3
6/25/20	1,354	0	56	+1
6/24/20	1,354	+7	55	0
6/23/20	1,347	+7	55	0
6/22/20	1,340	+13	55	0
6/21/20	1,327	+18	55	+2
6/20/20	1,309	+11	53	0
6/19/20	1,298	+26	53	+2
6/18/20	1,272	+23	51	0
6/17/20	1,249	+24	51	0
6/16/20	1,225	+49	51	0
6/15/20	1,176	+7	51	0
6/14/20	1,169	+37	51	0
6/13/20	1,132	+29	51	0
6/12/20	1,103	+18	51	+1
6/11/20	1,085	+23	50	0
6/10/20	1,062	+37	50	0
6/9/20	1,025	+24	50	+1
6/8/20	1,001	+32	49	+1
6/7/20	969	+23	48	0
6/6/20	946	+17	48	+1
6/5/20	929	+15	47	0
6/4/20	914	+5	47	0
6/3/20	909	+13	47	+1
6/2/20	896	+31	46	0
6/1/20	865	+4	46	0
5/31/20	861	+9	46	0
5/30/20	852	+23	46	+1
5/29/20	829	+17	45	0
5/28/20	812	+30	45	0
5/27/20	782	+28	45	+1
5/26/20	754	+19	44	+2
5/25/20	735	+28	42	+2
5/24/20	707	+86	40	+1
5/23/20	621	+15	39	+1
5/22/20	606	+21	38	+3
5/21/20	585	+15	35	+1
5/20/20	570	+36	34	+1
5/19/20	534	+15	33	0
5/18/20	519	+14	33	+1
5/17/20	505	+43	32	+3
5/16/20	462	+15	29	+2
5/15/20	447	+39	27	+1
5/14/20	408	+21	26	0
5/13/20	387	+49	26	+7
5/12/20	338	0	19	0
5/11/20	338	+31	19	+1
5/10/20	307	+16	18	0
5/9/20	291	+34	18	+1
5/8/20	257	+26	17	+1
5/7/20	231	+6	16	+2
5/6/20	225	+26	14	+3
5/5/20	199	+21	11	+2
5/4/20	178	+12	9	+1
5/3/20	166	+11	8	0
5/2/20	155	+19	8	+1
5/1/20	136	+12	7	0
4/30/20	124	+20	7	+3
4/29/20	104	0	4	0
4/28/20	104	+11	4	0
4/27/20	93	0	4	0
4/26/20	93	+11	4	+2
4/25/20	82	0	2	0
4/24/20	82	+18	2	+1
4/23/20	64	+3	1	+1
4/22/20	61	+11	0	0
4/21/20	50	+7	0	0
4/20/20	43	+8	0	0
4/19/20	35	+5	0	0
4/18/20	30	+4	0	0
4/17/20	26	+11	0	0
4/16/20	15	+2	0	0
4/15/20	13	+2	0	0
4/14/20	11	+1	0	0
4/13/20	10	0	0	0
4/12/20	10	+2	0	0
4/11/20	8	0	0	0
4/10/20	8	+1	0	0
4/9/20	7	0	0	0
4/8/20	7	+1	0	0
4/7/20	6	0	0	0
4/6/20	6	0	0	0
4/5/20	6	+2	0	0
4/4/20	4	+2	0	0
4/3/20	2	0	0	0
4/2/20	2	0	0	0
4/1/20	2	+1	0	0

Sierra Leone Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	2,734,047	3,879,422	4,003,624	6,369,670
Population Density	37.2 / km²	52.8 / km²	54.5 / km²	86.6 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sierra Leone Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1890 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
1900	235,002	n/a	n/a
1910	363,450	54.7%	128,448
1920	543,365	49.5%	179,915
1930	813,350	49.7%	269,985
1940	1,218,567	49.8%	405,217
1950	1,827,196	49.9%	608,629
1960	2,119,209	16%	292,013
1970	2,454,435	15.8%	335,226
1990	3,879,422	25.7%	712,493
2000	4,003,624	3.2%	124,202
2020	7,072,740	32.9%	1,534,558
2030	8,454,694	19.5%	1,381,954
2040	9,768,836	15.5%	1,314,142
2050	10,888,358	11.5%	1,119,522
2060	11,772,423	8.1%	884,065
2070	12,385,568	5.2%	613,145
2080	12,716,117	2.7%	330,549
2090	12,789,276	0.6%	73,159
2100	12,691,793	-0.8%	-97,483

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Sierra Leone Annual Weather Averages

March Historical Weather Data (1975 to 1978)

Average High

31.4°C

88.5°F

Record High Temperature

32.0°C

89.6°F

Sources:
1. NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
2. Lawrimore, Jay H.; Ray, Ron; Applequist, Scott; Korzeniewski, Bryant; Menne, Matthew J. (2016): Global Summary of the Month (GSOM), Version 1. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5QV3JJ5. Accessed Fri, 08 May 2020 06:54:17 GMT.

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Landslide	High (7)
Drought	Medium (5.3)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
3. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.

Top places in Sierra Leone

Places in Sierra Leone

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Eastern	15,689.2 km²	1.4 million	91.6 / km²
Northern	36,195 km²	2.2 million	60.5 / km²
Southern	20,890.2 km²	1.4 million	69.3 / km²
Western Area	744.1 km²	1.3 million	1,790 / km²

The data on this page is estimated using a number of publicly available tools and resources. It is provided without warranty, and could contain inaccuracies.