Non-agricultural population in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Non-agricultural population was 2.52 million FAO, number in 2012. β² Rising
Non-agricultural population in Sierra Leone, 1980β2012
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for non-agricultural population in Sierra Leone is 2.52 million FAO, number, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 56.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-agricultural population in Sierra Leone peaked at 2.52 million FAO, number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 855,000 FAO, number, in 1980.
That places Sierra Leone 31st out of 53 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 988,200 FAO, number | 855,000 FAO, number | 1.14 million FAO, number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.26 million FAO, number | 1.16 million FAO, number | 1.39 million FAO, number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.86 million FAO, number | 1.45 million FAO, number | 2.26 million FAO, number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.43 million FAO, number | 2.35 million FAO, number | 2.52 million FAO, number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 28 Togo 3.01 million FAO, number compare
- 29 Niger 2.95 million FAO, number compare
- 30 Congo, Republic of 2.95 million FAO, number compare
- 32 Guinea 2.21 million FAO, number compare
- 33 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 1.82 million FAO, number compare
- 34 Central African Republic 1.77 million FAO, number compare
More environment data for Sierra Leone
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.232 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 Β°C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 2,329 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 186 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 307 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 410 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 2,804 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 578 t (2024)
- Printing and writing papers β Import value 2,032 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-agricultural population in Sierra Leone?
- Non-agricultural population in Sierra Leone was 2.52 million FAO, number in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest non-agricultural population recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 2.52 million FAO, number in 2012.
- What is the lowest non-agricultural population recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 855,000 FAO, number in 1980.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for non-agricultural population?
- Sierra Leone ranks 31st out of 53 countries with data for 2012.
- Is non-agricultural population rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Non-agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The non-agricultural population is obtained as a residual of agricultural population from the total population.