Sierra Leone in Figures 1998 - Central Statistics Office

This is the First Edition of Sierra Leone in Figures published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The purpose is to provide users with a quick source of essential statistical information on Sierra Leone.

Due to the rebel disturbances that dislodged data collection activities in the country since 1991, there may be some gaps especially 1997 due to the infamous junta rule.

The Central Statistics Office extends sincere appreciation to Ministries, Departments, and other agencies which assisted in providing statistical data incorporated in this Abstract. CSO also welcomes any suggestions that will improve future publications.

C H Lansana (Mrs.)
Acting Director of Statistics

Freetown
Sierra Leone

October, 1998


Administrative Divisions	1974 Census	1985 Census
	Total (000)	Total (000)	Male	Female

Sierra Leone	2735	3516	1746	1770
Northern Province	1046	1259	603	656
Southern Province	597	741	359	362
Eastern Province	776	961	489	472
Western Area	316	554	285	269
G/Freetown	276	470	244	226

Administrative	Area (000)	1974 Census (000)		1985 Census (000)
Divisions	Sq. Km.	Persons	Density	Persons	Density

Sierra Leone	71.7	2735	38	3516	49
Northern Province	35.9	1046	29	1259	35
Southern Province	19.0	597	30	741	39
Eastern Province	15.6	776	50	961	62
Western Area	0.6	316	568	554	923
G/Freetown	*	276	21250	470	29538
	Note:* = Less than 50 sq. km.

Projected Population	2000	2005	2010	2015

Total Population (000)
Total	5399	6165	7014	7915
Males	2660	3041	3464	3913
Females	2739	3123	3550	4002
Urban	2171	2725	3376	4112
Rural	3228	3440	3637	3802
Percent Urban	40.2	44.2	48.1	52.0
Dependency Ratio (/100)
Total	92.4	91.1	88.3	83.6
Aged 0-14	86.4	85.2	82.5	77.9
Aged 65+	6.0	5.9	5.8	5.7

Vital Statistics (Projected)	2000	2005	2010	2015

Life Expectancy at Birth (Years)
Males	43.4	45.4	47.4	49.3
Females	46.6	48.7	50.7	52.7
Crude Birth Rate (/1000)	46.4	44.4	42.0	38.7
Crude Death Rate (/1000)	19.7	18.0	16.2	14.5
Infant Mortality Rates (/1000)	132	122	112	103
Total Fertility Rate (/woman)	6.23	5.93	5.52	4.97
Net Reproduction Rate (/woman)	3.07	2.92	2.72	2.45

Vital Statistics*	1994	1995	1996	1997

Live Births
Total	8706	10100	--	6617
Males	4420	4949	--	3369
Females	4286	5151	--	3248
Deaths
Total	7722	8839	8326	8590
Males	3820	4603	4208	4520
Females	3902	4236	4118	4070
	= Data for Freetown Only. Source: -- Births and Deaths (MOH)


Admin. Divisions	Reg.	Enu.	Payroll	Enu.	Reg.	Enu.

Sierra Leone	1418	643	10.6	9.4	267.4	201.9
Northern Province	561	754	3.5	3.3	77.3	56.8
Southern Province	406	482	3.1	2.6	65.6	48.7
Eastern Province	179	199	1.6	1.3	44.8	28.2
Western Area	182	208	2.4	2.2	79.7	68.2
	Note: Reg. = Registered. Enu. = Enumerated

Proj. Enrol. (000)	PRIMARY			SECONDARY
YEARS	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total

1992/93	340.7	239.7	580.4	328.1	195.6	523.6
1993/94	350.5	246.6	597.1	340.3	103.0	543.4
1994/95	360.2	253.5	613.7	353.1	210.8	563.9
1995/96	370.6	260.7	631.4	366.4	218.9	585.3
1996/97	381.6	268.5	650.2	380.2	227.3	607.4
1997/98	393.1	276.6	669.6	394.5	236.0	630.5
1998/99	404.8	284.8	689.6	409.4	245.1	654.5
1999/00	418.6	294.5	713.2	424.9	254.5	679.4
2000/01	428.3	301.3	729.6	434.7	260.4	695.1
2001/02	438.2	308.3	746.5	444.7	266.4	711.1
2002/03	448.3	315.4	763.7	455.0	272.6	727.5
2003/04	458.7	322.7	781.4	465.5	278.9	744.3
2004/95	469.3	330.2	799.4	476.2	285.3	761.5
	Source:--Planning Division, Ministry of Youths, Education and Sports

*Undergraduate Courses (USL)**	1992	1993	1994	1995

New Admissions
Total	438	490	383	398
Males	331	336	300	320
Females	107	124	83	78
Full Time Students
Total	1566	1626	1369	1463
Males	1216	1303	1076	1163
Females	350	323	293	300
	*= Data for Fourah Bay College Only. Source: -- University of Sierra Leone.

Education Imbalances	1994/95	1995/96	1996/97

Primary: Pupil/Teacher Ratio	32.08	32.09	32.10
Secondary: Pupil/Teacher Ratio	17.89	17.90	18.28
Secondary Technical Enrolment (as % of Total Secondary)	5.69	7.01	7.10
Tertiary Natural & Applied Science Enrol. (as % of Total Tertiary)	3.00	3.00	3.00
Tertiary Students Abroad (as % of Those at Home)	0.21	0.16	0.52
Public Expenditures on:
Education (as % of GNP)	3.12	1.84	1.49
Education (as % of Govt. Exp.)	16.91	12.61	12.60
Primary and Secondary Education (as % of All Levels)	44.68	--	--


Administrative Divisions	HEALTH FACILITIES - 1997
	Pop. (000)	Clinics*	Hospital**	Total

Sierra Leone	4627	677	62	739
Northern Province	1225	212	16	228
Southern Province	926	198	10	208
Eastern Province	1206	205	18	223
Western Area	1270	62	18	80
	Data includes CHC, CHP, MCHP, NGO and Mission Clinics *Data also include Govt., Private and Mission Hospitals

Health Profile		1994/95	1995/96	1996/97

One-Year Olds Fully Immunized Against:--
	Tuberculosis (%)	87.0	48.0	38.1
	Measles (%)	61.2	37.0	27.8
AIDS Cases (per '000 persons)		29	27	62
Population per Doctor		10,641	11,644	20,000
Population per Nurse		2,461	2,461	3,000
Public Expenditure on Health:--
	As % of GNP	1.17	0.49	0.53
	As % of GDP	1.02	0.49	0.52
Population with Access to Health Services:--
	Total	72.5	38.0	38.0
	Urban	90.0	90.0	90.0
	Rural	20.0	20.0	20.0
Population with Access to Safe Water:--
	Total	--	34.0	34.0
	Urban	88.3	58.0	58.0
	Rural	66.4	21.0	21.0
Population with Access to Sanitation:--
	Total	--	11.0	11.0
	Urban	74.6	17.0	17.0
	Rural	40.5	8.0	8.0
Children Dying Before Age 5 ('000)		77.4	230	238
Malnourished Children Under 5 ('000)		161	164	168


Indicators	1994/95	1995/96	1996/97

Land Area (000 KM²)	71.7	71.7	71.7
Forest and Woodland (as % of Land Area)	84.7	84.7	84.7
Arable Land (as % of Land Area)	75	75	75
Irrigated Land (as % of Arable Land Area)	5.0	5.6	5.7
Deforestation ('000 HA per Year)	3	3	3
Annual Rate of Deforestation (%)	10	10	10
Production of:
Fuelwood ('000M³/Year)	4969.6	5064.0	5160.2
Charcoal ('000 Tons/Year)	151	156	160
Internal Renewal Water Resources
per capita ('000M³/Year)	35.8	35.4	35.0
Annual Fresh Water Withdrawals:
as % of Water Resources	--	--	--
per capital (M³)	97.4	97.7	98.0


Agricultural Crops	1994/95	1995/96	1996/97	1997/98
Production ('000 Metric Tons)

Cocoa	11.7	11.3	12.8	13.0
Coffee	27.8	27.3	30.7	30.7
Groundnut (Shelled)	39.8	39.5	--	--
Palm Kernels	13.0	11.0	13.3	13.7
Palm Oil	57.9	41.0	45.2	50.8
Rice (Husk)	445.3	419.0	391.7	411.3

Producer Prices	1994	1995	1996	1997
(x1000 Le/Tons)

Cocoa	628.30	289.98	800.0	--
Coffee	280.30	81.67	780.00	1007.33
Maize	34.08	26.51	110.40	1138.90
Palm Kernels	113.36	145.80	321.40	416.30
	Source:--Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and the Environment (MAFE)

Fishery Production	1994	1995	1996	1997

Industrial Fishery (MT)
Shrimp	2010	2420	2443	1989
Lobster/Crab	186	278	353	197
Cuttle Fish and Crab	885	658	1069	557
Demersel Fish	11386	9416	10612	5905
Tuna	3358	3029	1011	2010
Other Pelagics	516	299	1109	479
Total	18341	16100	16497	11137

Artisanal Fishery (MT)
Total Catch	46799	46708	46673	46856
	Source:-- Ministry of Marine Resources


Manufactured Commodities (Selected)		1994	1995	1996	1997

Beer and Stout	xMil.Lt.	0.74	3.3	3.8	5.9
Cigarettes	xMil.Sts.	995	467	498	--
Confectionery	Tonne	--	3018	2350	--
Common Salt	x1000 Ton	103	361	380	152
Soft Drinks	xMil.Lt.	--	234	333	--
Paints	x1000 Lt.	--	234	333	--
Cement	x1000 Tn.	--	51	74	44

Official Exchange Rate	1995	1996	1997	1998
(Le/UK£)
January - March	996.68	1439.71	1442.63	2554.51
April - June	1046.16	1378.08	1339.31	2517.77
July - September	1261.01	1428.28	1550.00	na
October - December	1449.70	1513.22	2054.88	na
Annual Average	1188.39	1439.82	1596.70	na

Parallel Market Exchange Rate	1995	1996	1997	1998
(Le/US$)
January - March	659.25	976.49	917.74	2059.57
April - June	712.17	944.44	1010.74	1673.07
July - September	885.35	955.26	1360.60	na
October - December	1023.71	951.75	1626.77	na
Annual Average	852.29	956.90	1220.64	na
	Source:--Bank of Sierra Leone


Economic Trends	1994	1995	1996¹	1997²

GDP at Factor Cost (LeM)
At Current Prices	495,360.0	647,946.1	781,144.3	753.223.8
At Constant 1990 Prices	69,323.0	66,857.8	66,911.9	64,532.4
GNP at Factor Cost (LeM)
At Constant 1990 Prices	75,165.1	76,286.1	77,423.8	76,667.8
National Income
At Constant 1990 Prices	68,958.4	70,615.0	70,967.3	69,015.2
Per Capita Income (Le)
At Current Prices	115,226.8	146,428.5	172,846.3	162,908.5
At Constant 1990 Prices	16,125.4	15,109.1	14,805.8	13,957.2
Consumption/Capital Formation at Current Prices (Le)
Private Consumption Expenditure	382,913.6	538,422.4	699,784.8	571,196.5
Govt. Consumption Expenditure	58,384.0	62,837.0	81,249.0	85,311.5
Fixed Capital Formation	42,066.4	40,969.6	43,841.0	13,152.3
Change in Stocks	2,548.3	-987.9	-637.7	-2,314.3
Exports	167,651.6	203,126.4	142,692.0	114,153.6
Net Factor Income From Abroad	-70,237.5	-84,216.0	-100,976.5	-91,314.6
Growth Rates: Indicators
GDP at Factor Cost (Constant Prices)	0.1	-3.6	0.1	-3.7
GNP At Factor Cost (Constant Prices)	0.5	1.5	1.5	-2.3
National Income (Constant Prices)	0.5	2.4	0.5	-2.8
GDP at Market Prices (Constant Prices)	0.2	-2.8	0.3	-4.2
	Note 1 = Estimates 2 = Provisional


Commodity Imports by SITC Sections (Le '000)
Commodity Description	Section	1994	1995	1996

Food and Live Animals	0	31,152	48,314	77,680
Beverages and Tobacco	1	2,408	3,825	6,316
Crude Materials, Inedible, Except Fuels	2	2,914	4,508	9,687
Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and
Related Minerals	3	5,364	32,799	16,009
Animal and Vegetable Oils, Fats
and Waxes	4	1,451	2,840	6,591
Chemicals	5	6,138	8,742	13,698
Manufactured Goods Classified
Chiefly by Materials	6	11,465	10,568	18,606
Machinery and Transport Equipment	7	27,097	20,604	30,474
Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles	8	4,635	3,816	5,285
Commodities and Transactions Not
Classified Elsewhere in SITC	9	1,088	236	116
Total		93,712	136,252	84,462


Indicators	1994/95	1995/96	1996/97

Labour Force (as % of Total Population)	44.03	43.35	42.89
Women's Share of Adult Labour Force (15+)	31.990	31.70	31.50
Percentage of Labour Force in:
Agriculture	61.08	60.96	60,83
Industry	16.99	17.04	17.10
Services	21.93	22.00	22.07


Indicators	1994/95	1995/96	1996/97

Real GDP Per Capital (PPP$)	790	717	643
GNP Per Capital (US$)	207.70	180	210
Income Share:
Lowest 40% of Households	16.20	--	--
Ratio of Highest 20% to Lowest 20%	9.22	--	--
People in Poverty:
Urban (%)	73.75	--	--
Rural (%)	88.30	--	--
Social Security Benefit Expenditures (as % of GDP)	0.05	0.06	0.06
Public Expenditure on:
Education (as % of GDP)	2.72	1.70	1.45
Health (as % of GDP)	1.02	0.49	0.52


Money Supply	1995	1996	1997

Money Supply (LeM)	62868.28	82334.86	118117.00
Currency in Circulation Outside Banks (LeM)	30022.83	36052.37	65073.00
Demand Deposits (LeM)	17364.45	27700.52	28971.00
Quasi - Money (LeM)	16481.00	18581.97	24073.00

Financial Institutions	1995	1996	1997

Commercial Banks (#)	5	4	4
Insurance Institutions	10	10	10

Public Debt, Reimbursements	1995	1996	1997

Total External Debt (LeM)	1046222.2	1054266.4	1548089.1
Total Domestic Debt (LeM)	26006	41613	52368
Short-Term External Debt (LeM)	64001.98	64728.73	69028.3
Reimbursements on External Debt (LeM)	6622.4	5925.8	8936.9
Interest Paid on External Debt	10957	3784	4790
Reimbursements on Domestic Debt (LeM)	299	141	3186
Interest Paid on Domestic Debt (LeM)	2700	9314	10547

Balance of Payments (LeM)	1993	1994	1995

Balance of Current Account	-32782	-52289	-95538
Exports f.o.b.	67112	68056	31318
Imports f.o.b.	-126174	-110740	-126978
Balance of Transportation Account	6421	6927	-2114
Balance of Investment Account	-1863	-32603	-15584
Balance of Goods, Services and
Private Transfers Account	1740	628	18280
Balance of Government Transfers Account	8130	26694	1203
Balance of Reserve and Capital Account	-740	-219	36409
Balance of Direct Investments Abroad	-4235	-2240	-6008
Balance of Other Long-Term Account	1451	-3443	74833
Balance of Other Short-Term Account	2043	5665	-32415
	Source:-- Bank of Sierra Leone


Domestic Exports (LeM)	1994	1995	1996

Diamonds	15,080.1	15,863.5	26,664.1
Bauxite	9,687.1	--	664.4
Rutile	32,454.4	--	2,115.8
Gold	427.3	27.7	148.3
Limenite	2,133.3	--	--
Total Minerals	59,782.2	15,891.2	28,994.6
Palm Kernels	--	--	--
Coffee	1,539.6	2,901.2	1,306.6
Cocoa	1,704.2	1,679.4	2,301.1
Piassava	57.1	93.1	91.3
Fish and Shrimps	596.7	1,467.7	1,707.0
Unmanufactured Tobacco	940.4	1,205.4	1,071.4
Total Agriculture and Fisheries	4,838.0	7,346.8	6,474.4
Others	2,087.5	5,218.3	6,118.4

Hotel Beds (in use)	1994	1995	1996

Hotel Bintumani	200	140	140
Hotel Mammy Yoko	332	180	180
Cape Sierra Hotel	244	121	121
Brookfields Hotel	236	100	100
Lungi Hotel	96	90	90
Stadium Hostel	200	200	200
Paramount Hotel	95	95	95
Revenue US$ M	15.1	11.4	14.9
	Source:-- Ministry of Information, Tourism and Culture


Electricity Generation	1994	1995	1996

Generating Stations	19	18	18
Total Installed Capacity (MW)	54	45	45
Units Generated (KWH'M')	75.0	72.0	114.2
Units Sold (KWH'M')	50.0	47.0	53.6
Sales Value (LeM)	5000	4564	5300
Industrial Consumption (KWH'M')	15.0	12.0	19.2
	Source:-- National Power Authority

Rainfall (mm)	1994	1995	1996

Bo	2143	2744	2585
Bonthe	3017	3626	2892
Kabala	2226	1996	2062
Lungi	3399	3135	2785
Makeni	--	--	2427
Njala	--	--	--

Category	HEALTH PERSONNEL - 1998 (Sierra Leone)

Physician	23
Surgeon	27
Obstetrician/Gynaecologist	22
Pediatrician	5
Dentist	22
General Practitioner	203
Public Health Specialists	61
Total	363
	Source:--PMISU, Ministry of Health and Sanitation


Vehicles Registered	1994	1995	1996

Private Cars	27,485	28,373	17,580
Taxis	6,803	7,011	4,694
Light Vans	8,114	8,489	3,975
Lorries	3,087	3,069	1,103
Busses and Poda Poda	1,103	1,170	1,690
Motorcycles	10,997	10,930	3,053
	Source:--License Office (SLP)

Road Accidents/Casualties	1994	1995	1996	1997

Road Accidents	1065	963	1103	345
Total Casualties	779	1123	1008	467
Fatally Injured	56	82	78	135
Seriously Injured	166	--	--	--
Slightly Injured	557	--	--	--
	Source:-- Traffic Division (SLP)

International Shipping	1994	1995	1996

Number of Vessels Discharged	209	210	285
Tonnage Discharged	400,224	403,786	375,736
Number of Vessels Loaded	120	121	154
Tonnage Loaded	31,096	30,213	25,202
	Source:-- Sierra Leone Ports Authority


Mean Temperature C.	1994	1995	1996

Bo	26.8	28.4	29.3
Bonthe	29.5	--	34.0
Kabala	25.0	28.6	27.8
Lungi	26.5	27.0	29.4
Makeni	--	--	23.6
Njala	--	--	--

Relative Humidity (%)		1994	1995	1996

Bo		75.2	72.3	77.9
Bonthe		77.4	77.8	79.9
Kabala		67.7	66.8	55.0
Lungi		78.3	78.8	79.7
Makeni		--	--	79.7
Njala		--	--	--
	Source:-- Meteorological Department

Mineral Production	1994	1995	1996	1997

Diamonds (carats)	255	213	270	104
Gold (ounces)	3.950	0.131	0.523	--
Bauxite (m/tons)	735	--	33	33
Rutile (m/tons)	157	--	6	--
Limonite (m/tons)	47.4	--	--	--


Consumer Price Index (1992=100)	1995	1996	1997

Food Total	119.16	143.90	152.69
Beverages and Tobacco Total	6.23	7.33	8.94
Non-Food Total	74.70	95.17	121.39
All Items Total	200.09	246.39	283.01

Quarterly Inflation Rates (1992=100)	1995	1996	1997	1998

January - March	19.60	39.60	0.60	77.49
April - June	21.00	34.30	3.30	30.06
July - September	29.20	16.20	12.80	31.86
October - December	32.90	8.20	43.60	na
Annual Average	25.70	24.60	15.10	na


Total Revenue (Le M)	1994	1995	1996

Total Revenue	67,449	61,742	84,043
Direct Taxes	14,900	10,091	13,613
Indirect Taxes	45,540	44,017	60,967
Other Sources	7,009	7,364	9,463

Total Expenditure (Le M)	1993	1994	1995

Expenditure of which:
General Services	11,669.9	13,992.1	15,506.5
Social Services	406.2	512.3	429.7
Economic Services	20,268.3	23,845.7	30,314.3
Debt Services	20,109.0	15,961.0	7,939.0


Tourist Arrivals ('000)	1992	1993	1994	1995

Purpose of Visit:
Business	13.8	5.9	7.1	5.3
Conference	1.9	0.8	1.0	0.5
Holiday	18.1	5.7	8.3	2.5
VFR	7.1	3.5	4.3	3.1
Other	6.7	5.3	2.9	2.3
Total	47.5	21.2	23.6	13.7