Editing Demographics of Sierra Leone (section)

== Ethnic groups ==
{{Further information|Ethnic groups in Sierra Leone}}

:18 native African tribes 90% ([[Temne people|Temne]] 30.5%, [[Mende people|Mende]] 29.2%, [[Fula people of Sierra Leone|Fula]] 12.4% [[Limba people (Sierra Leone)|Limba]] 6.4%,  [[Kono people|Kono]] 4.4%, Mandingo 2.4, [[Sierra Leone Creole people|Creole]] 1.2%, other 13.5%)
:[[Sierra Leone Creole|Creole]] (descendants of freed [[Jamaica]]n slaves who were settled in the Freetown area in the late-18th century)
:Refugees from Liberia's recent civil war
:Small numbers of Lebanese<ref>{{cite web|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/outofdate/bgn/sierraleone/64695.htm|title=Sierra Leone (04/06) - State.gov}}</ref>