Youth dependency ratio in Sierra Leone stood at 63.74% in 2025, according to World Bank. The latest value is down 1.18 percentage points from 64.92% in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was 76.04% (down 12.3 percentage points since). The latest value is the lowest since 1960; the highest was 83.45% in 2002. Sierra Leone ranked 39th highest of the 217 countries in this dataset in 2025; Central African Republic ranked first.
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Youth dependency ratio in Sierra Leone stood at 63.74% in 2025, according to World Bank.
The latest value is down 1.18 percentage points from 64.92% in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was 76.04% (down 12.3 percentage points since).
Sierra Leone ranked 39th highest of the 217 countries in this dataset in 2025; Central African Republic ranked first.
The latest value is the lowest since 1960; the highest was 83.45% in 2002.
| Indicator | Youth dependency ratio |
|---|---|
| Country | Sierra Leone |
| Category | Demographics |
| Unit | % |
| Source | World Bank |
| Interactive chart | View on EconDash |
| API access | EconDash API documentation |
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World Bank. (2026). Youth dependency ratio — Sierra Leone [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/youth-dependency-ratio/SLE. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.DPND.YG
World Bank. "Youth dependency ratio — Sierra Leone." EconDash, 2026, https://econdash.org/chart/youth-dependency-ratio/SLE. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.DPND.YG.
World Bank. 2026. "Youth dependency ratio — Sierra Leone." EconDash. Accessed November 13, 2026. https://econdash.org/chart/youth-dependency-ratio/SLE. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.DPND.YG.
@misc{econdash_youth_dependency_ratio_sle,
author = {{World Bank}},
title = {{Youth dependency ratio --- Sierra Leone}},
howpublished = {EconDash},
year = {2026},
url = {https://econdash.org/chart/youth-dependency-ratio/SLE},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-13. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.DPND.YG}
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