Sierra Leone Census
A census in Sierra Leone takes place in the West African state as recommended by the President ; as a rule, this happens every ten years in accordance with international practice. The population censuses in Sierra Leone are carried out by the state agency Statistics Sierra Leone based on "The Census Act, 2002". The last census was in December 2015.
Results
Source:
| Province / Territory | Population (1985) | Change 1985-2004 | Inhabitants (2004) | Change 2004–2015 | Population (2015) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern | 960,547 | 230,992 (24.05%) | 1,191,539 | 449,473 (37.72%) | 1,641,012 |
| Northern | 1,259,621 | 485,932 (38.53%) | 1,745,553 | 757,252 (43.48%) | 2,502,805 |
| North West | only 2,017 of the province of Northern cut out | ||||
| Southern | 741.377 | 351,280 (47.38%) | 1,092,657 | 345,915 (31.66%) | 1,438,572 |
| Western Area | 554.243 | 392,869 (70.88%) | 947,112 (57.55%) | 546.140 | 1,493,252 |
| Sierra Leone | 3,515,812 | 1,461,060 (41.56%) | 4,976,872 | 2,098,769 (42.17%) | 7,075,641 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Census Act, 2002. Government of Sierra Leone, October 25, 2002, No. 14 ( June 10, 2015 memento in the Internet Archive ), accessed November 20, 2013
- ↑ Statistics Sierra Leone poised to conduct 2015 Census. Government of Sierra Leone, 2015 ( Memento of March 18, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ FINAL RESULTS 2004 POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS. Statistics Sierra Leone, February 23, 2006 (PDF; 291 kB) accessed on November 20, 2013
- ↑ Census of December 15, 1985. GeoHive Sierra Leone ( Memento of December 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) accessed on February 20, 2014
- ↑ PRESIDENT KOROMA LAUNCHES 2015 POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS PROVISIONAL RESULTS. Sierra Leone State House, March 31, 2016. ( Memento of April 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive )