Area Database (v4.2.1)

Demographic window
Dependency ratio
Subnational regions
Sierra Leone
All years

Dependency ratio

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Sierra Leone (Africa)  
Total 123 120 117 114 111 108 105 102 99.3 96.1 92.9 89.6 86.4 89.8 93.1 96.5 99.8
Bo 112 111 110 109 108 108 107 106 105 103 101 98.9 96.9 97.1 97.3 97.5 97.7
Bombali 121 119 116 114 112 110 108 106 104 100 96.5 93.0 89.5 92.6 95.6 98.7 102
Bonthe 93.5 93.4 93.2 93.0 92.8 92.6 92.5 92.3 92.1 91.8 91.4 91.1 90.7 96.4 102 108 114
Kailahun 126 125 123 121 119 117 115 113 111 107 102 97.7 93.1 97.0 101 105 109
Kambia 208 197 186 175 164 154 143 132 121 117 112 108 104 106 108 110 111
Kenema 110 108 107 105 104 103 101 99.6 98.2 94.8 91.3 87.9 84.4 92.8 101 110 118
Koinadugu 127 125 124 122 121 119 118 116 115 110 105 101 95.8 91.9 88.0 84.1 80.2
Kono 111 111 110 109 109 108 107 106 106 104 102 99.6 97.6 100 103 106 108
Moyamba 116 115 113 111 109 107 105 103 102 98.1 94.8 91.4 88.0 95.8 104 111 119
Port Loko 135 131 128 125 122 118 115 112 109 107 106 104 103 104 105 105 106
Pujehun 102 104 107 109 111 114 116 118 121 114 108 102 95.6 105 114 123 132
Tonkolili 161 155 149 143 137 131 125 119 113 111 109 106 104 100 96.2 92.2 88.2
Western Rural 130 124 117 111 104 97.7 91.2 84.7 78.2 77.3 76.5 75.6 74.7 78.5 82.2 86.0 89.7
Western Urban 90.2 87.0 83.7 80.5 77.3 74.0 70.8 67.5 64.3 63.0 61.7 60.3 59.0 61.2 63.4 65.6 67.8
Lighter numbers are estimates