Years colonized in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Years colonized was 66 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
66
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
92nd
of 159 countries
All-time high
66
in 1961
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Sierra Leone, 1462–2022

0204060146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, years colonized in Sierra Leone stood at 66. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in Sierra Leone peaked at 66 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

Sierra Leone ranks 92nd of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Years colonized in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in Sierra Leone, 1462 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1462 0 —
1463 0 —
1464 0 —
1465 0 —
1466 0 —
1467 0 —
1468 0 —
1469 0 —
1470 0 —
1471 0 —
1472 0 —
1473 0 —
1474 0 —
1475 0 —
1476 0 —
1477 0 —
1478 0 —
1479 0 —
1480 0 —
1481 0 —
1482 0 —
1483 0 —
1484 0 —
1485 0 —
1486 0 —
1487 0 —
1488 0 —
1489 0 —
1490 0 —
1491 0 —
1492 0 —
1493 0 —
1494 0 —
1495 0 —
1496 0 —
1497 0 —
1498 0 —
1499 0 —
1500 0 —
1501 0 —
1502 0 —
1503 0 —
1504 0 —
1505 0 —
1506 0 —
1507 0 —
1508 0 —
1509 0 —
1510 0 —
1511 0 —
1512 0 —
1513 0 —
1514 0 —
1515 0 —
1516 0 —
1517 0 —
1518 0 —
1519 0 —
1520 0 —
1521 0 —
1522 0 —
1523 0 —
1524 0 —
1525 0 —
1526 0 —
1527 0 —
1528 0 —
1529 0 —
1530 0 —
1531 0 —
1532 0 —
1533 0 —
1534 0 —
1535 0 —
1536 0 —
1537 0 —
1538 0 —
1539 0 —
1540 0 —
1541 0 —
1542 0 —
1543 0 —
1544 0 —
1545 0 —
1546 0 —
1547 0 —
1548 0 —
1549 0 —
1550 0 —
1551 0 —
1552 0 —
1553 0 —
1554 0 —
1555 0 —
1556 0 —
1557 0 —
1558 0 —
1559 0 —
1560 0 —
1561 0 —
1562 0 —
1563 0 —
1564 0 —
1565 0 —
1566 0 —
1567 0 —
1568 0 —
1569 0 —
1570 0 —
1571 0 —
1572 0 —
1573 0 —
1574 0 —
1575 0 —
1576 0 —
1577 0 —
1578 0 —
1579 0 —
1580 0 —
1581 0 —
1582 0 —
1583 0 —
1584 0 —
1585 0 —
1586 0 —
1587 0 —
1588 0 —
1589 0 —
1590 0 —
1591 0 —
1592 0 —
1593 0 —
1594 0 —
1595 0 —
1596 0 —
1597 0 —
1598 0 —
1599 0 —
1600 0 —
1601 0 —
1602 0 —
1603 0 —
1604 0 —
1605 0 —
1606 0 —
1607 0 —
1608 0 —
1609 0 —
1610 0 —
1611 0 —
1612 0 —
1613 0 —
1614 0 —
1615 0 —
1616 0 —
1617 0 —
1618 0 —
1619 0 —
1620 0 —
1621 0 —
1622 0 —
1623 0 —
1624 0 —
1625 0 —
1626 0 —
1627 0 —
1628 0 —
1629 0 —
1630 0 —
1631 0 —
1632 0 —
1633 0 —
1634 0 —
1635 0 —
1636 0 —
1637 0 —
1638 0 —
1639 0 —
1640 0 —
1641 0 —
1642 0 —
1643 0 —
1644 0 —
1645 0 —
1646 0 —
1647 0 —
1648 0 —
1649 0 —
1650 0 —
1651 0 —
1652 0 —
1653 0 —
1654 0 —
1655 0 —
1656 0 —
1657 0 —
1658 0 —
1659 0 —
1660 0 —
1661 0 —
1662 0 —
1663 0 —
1664 0 —
1665 0 —
1666 0 —
1667 0 —
1668 0 —
1669 0 —
1670 0 —
1671 0 —
1672 0 —
1673 0 —
1674 0 —
1675 0 —
1676 0 —
1677 0 —
1678 0 —
1679 0 —
1680 0 —
1681 0 —
1682 0 —
1683 0 —
1684 0 —
1685 0 —
1686 0 —
1687 0 —
1688 0 —
1689 0 —
1690 0 —
1691 0 —
1692 0 —
1693 0 —
1694 0 —
1695 0 —
1696 0 —
1697 0 —
1698 0 —
1699 0 —
1700 0 —
1701 0 —
1702 0 —
1703 0 —
1704 0 —
1705 0 —
1706 0 —
1707 0 —
1708 0 —
1709 0 —
1710 0 —
1711 0 —
1712 0 —
1713 0 —
1714 0 —
1715 0 —
1716 0 —
1717 0 —
1718 0 —
1719 0 —
1720 0 —
1721 0 —
1722 0 —
1723 0 —
1724 0 —
1725 0 —
1726 0 —
1727 0 —
1728 0 —
1729 0 —
1730 0 —
1731 0 —
1732 0 —
1733 0 —
1734 0 —
1735 0 —
1736 0 —
1737 0 —
1738 0 —
1739 0 —
1740 0 —
1741 0 —
1742 0 —
1743 0 —
1744 0 —
1745 0 —
1746 0 —
1747 0 —
1748 0 —
1749 0 —
1750 0 —
1751 0 —
1752 0 —
1753 0 —
1754 0 —
1755 0 —
1756 0 —
1757 0 —
1758 0 —
1759 0 —
1760 0 —
1761 0 —
1762 0 —
1763 0 —
1764 0 —
1765 0 —
1766 0 —
1767 0 —
1768 0 —
1769 0 —
1770 0 —
1771 0 —
1772 0 —
1773 0 —
1774 0 —
1775 0 —
1776 0 —
1777 0 —
1778 0 —
1779 0 —
1780 0 —
1781 0 —
1782 0 —
1783 0 —
1784 0 —
1785 0 —
1786 0 —
1787 0 —
1788 0 —
1789 0 —
1790 0 —
1791 0 —
1792 0 —
1793 0 —
1794 0 —
1795 0 —
1796 0 —
1797 0 —
1798 0 —
1799 0 —
1800 0 —
1801 0 —
1802 0 —
1803 0 —
1804 0 —
1805 0 —
1806 0 —
1807 0 —
1808 0 —
1809 0 —
1810 0 —
1811 0 —
1812 0 —
1813 0 —
1814 0 —
1815 0 —
1816 0 —
1817 0 —
1818 0 —
1819 0 —
1820 0 —
1821 0 —
1822 0 —
1823 0 —
1824 0 —
1825 0 —
1826 0 —
1827 0 —
1828 0 —
1829 0 —
1830 0 —
1831 0 —
1832 0 —
1833 0 —
1834 0 —
1835 0 —
1836 0 —
1837 0 —
1838 0 —
1839 0 —
1840 0 —
1841 0 —
1842 0 —
1843 0 —
1844 0 —
1845 0 —
1846 0 —
1847 0 —
1848 0 —
1849 0 —
1850 0 —
1851 0 —
1852 0 —
1853 0 —
1854 0 —
1855 0 —
1856 0 —
1857 0 —
1858 0 —
1859 0 —
1860 0 —
1861 0 —
1862 0 —
1863 0 —
1864 0 —
1865 0 —
1866 0 —
1867 0 —
1868 0 —
1869 0 —
1870 0 —
1871 0 —
1872 0 —
1873 0 —
1874 0 —
1875 0 —
1876 0 —
1877 0 —
1878 0 —
1879 0 —
1880 0 —
1881 0 —
1882 0 —
1883 0 —
1884 0 —
1885 0 —
1886 0 —
1887 0 —
1888 0 —
1889 0 —
1890 0 —
1891 0 —
1892 0 —
1893 0 —
1894 0 —
1895 0 —
1896 1 —
1897 2 +100.0%
1898 3 +50.0%
1899 4 +33.3%
1900 5 +25.0%
1901 6 +20.0%
1902 7 +16.7%
1903 8 +14.3%
1904 9 +12.5%
1905 10 +11.1%
1906 11 +10.0%
1907 12 +9.1%
1908 13 +8.3%
1909 14 +7.7%
1910 15 +7.1%
1911 16 +6.7%
1912 17 +6.2%
1913 18 +5.9%
1914 19 +5.6%
1915 20 +5.3%
1916 21 +5.0%
1917 22 +4.8%
1918 23 +4.5%
1919 24 +4.3%
1920 25 +4.2%
1921 26 +4.0%
1922 27 +3.8%
1923 28 +3.7%
1924 29 +3.6%
1925 30 +3.4%
1926 31 +3.3%
1927 32 +3.2%
1928 33 +3.1%
1929 34 +3.0%
1930 35 +2.9%
1931 36 +2.9%
1932 37 +2.8%
1933 38 +2.7%
1934 39 +2.6%
1935 40 +2.6%
1936 41 +2.5%
1937 42 +2.4%
1938 43 +2.4%
1939 44 +2.3%
1940 45 +2.3%
1941 46 +2.2%
1942 47 +2.2%
1943 48 +2.1%
1944 49 +2.1%
1945 50 +2.0%
1946 51 +2.0%
1947 52 +2.0%
1948 53 +1.9%
1949 54 +1.9%
1950 55 +1.9%
1951 56 +1.8%
1952 57 +1.8%
1953 58 +1.8%
1954 59 +1.7%
1955 60 +1.7%
1956 61 +1.7%
1957 62 +1.6%
1958 63 +1.6%
1959 64 +1.6%
1960 65 +1.6%
1961 66 +1.5%
1962 66 +0.0%
1963 66 +0.0%
1964 66 +0.0%
1965 66 +0.0%
1966 66 +0.0%
1967 66 +0.0%
1968 66 +0.0%
1969 66 +0.0%
1970 66 +0.0%
1971 66 +0.0%
1972 66 +0.0%
1973 66 +0.0%
1974 66 +0.0%
1975 66 +0.0%
1976 66 +0.0%
1977 66 +0.0%
1978 66 +0.0%
1979 66 +0.0%
1980 66 +0.0%
1981 66 +0.0%
1982 66 +0.0%
1983 66 +0.0%
1984 66 +0.0%
1985 66 +0.0%
1986 66 +0.0%
1987 66 +0.0%
1988 66 +0.0%
1989 66 +0.0%
1990 66 +0.0%
1991 66 +0.0%
1992 66 +0.0%
1993 66 +0.0%
1994 66 +0.0%
1995 66 +0.0%
1996 66 +0.0%
1997 66 +0.0%
1998 66 +0.0%
1999 66 +0.0%
2000 66 +0.0%
2001 66 +0.0%
2002 66 +0.0%
2003 66 +0.0%
2004 66 +0.0%
2005 66 +0.0%
2006 66 +0.0%
2007 66 +0.0%
2008 66 +0.0%
2009 66 +0.0%
2010 66 +0.0%
2011 66 +0.0%
2012 66 +0.0%
2013 66 +0.0%
2014 66 +0.0%
2015 66 +0.0%
2016 66 +0.0%
2017 66 +0.0%
2018 66 +0.0%
2019 66 +0.0%
2020 66 +0.0%
2021 66 +0.0%
2022 66 +0.0%

Sierra Leone compared with similar countries

  • Sierra Leone's 66 is above the median for low income countries, which is 59, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Sierra Leone's 66 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1897 +100.0% 1 2
1898 +50.0% 2 3
1899 +33.3% 3 4
1900 +25.0% 4 5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 0 0 8
1470s 0 0 0 10
1480s 0 0 0 10
1490s 0 0 0 10
1500s 0 0 0 10
1510s 0 0 0 10
1520s 0 0 0 10
1530s 0 0 0 10
1540s 0 0 0 10
1550s 0 0 0 10
1560s 0 0 0 10
1570s 0 0 0 10
1580s 0 0 0 10
1590s 0 0 0 10
1600s 0 0 0 10
1610s 0 0 0 10
1620s 0 0 0 10
1630s 0 0 0 10
1640s 0 0 0 10
1650s 0 0 0 10
1660s 0 0 0 10
1670s 0 0 0 10
1680s 0 0 0 10
1690s 0 0 0 10
1700s 0 0 0 10
1710s 0 0 0 10
1720s 0 0 0 10
1730s 0 0 0 10
1740s 0 0 0 10
1750s 0 0 0 10
1760s 0 0 0 10
1770s 0 0 0 10
1780s 0 0 0 10
1790s 0 0 0 10
1800s 0 0 0 10
1810s 0 0 0 10
1820s 0 0 0 10
1830s 0 0 0 10
1840s 0 0 0 10
1850s 0 0 0 10
1860s 0 0 0 10
1870s 0 0 0 10
1880s 0 0 0 10
1890s 1 0 4 10
1900s 9.5 5 14 10
1910s 19.5 15 24 10
1920s 29.5 25 34 10
1930s 39.5 35 44 10
1940s 49.5 45 54 10
1950s 59.5 55 64 10
1960s 65.9 65 66 10
1970s 66 66 66 10
1980s 66 66 66 10
1990s 66 66 66 10
2000s 66 66 66 10
2010s 66 66 66 10
2020s 66 66 66 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Sierra Leone?
Years colonized in Sierra Leone was 66 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 66 in 1961.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Sierra Leone rank for years colonized?
Sierra Leone ranks 92nd out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
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