Sierra Leone Population 1950-2024
Chart and table of Sierra Leone population from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Sierra Leone in 2024 is 8,977,972, a 2.13% increase from 2023.
- The population of Sierra Leone in 2023 was 8,791,092, a 2.15% increase from 2022.
- The population of Sierra Leone in 2022 was 8,605,718, a 2.2% increase from 2021.
- The population of Sierra Leone in 2021 was 8,420,641, a 2.27% increase from 2020.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2024 Population |
| Ethiopia |
129,719,719 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo |
105,625,114 |
| Tanzania |
69,419,073 |
| Uganda |
49,924,252 |
| Afghanistan |
43,372,950 |
| Yemen |
35,219,853 |
| Mozambique |
34,858,402 |
| Nepal |
31,240,315 |
| Madagascar |
31,056,610 |
| Niger |
28,238,972 |
| North Korea |
26,244,582 |
| Mali |
24,015,789 |
| Burkina Faso |
23,840,247 |
| Malawi |
21,475,962 |
| Chad |
18,847,148 |
| Somalia |
18,706,922 |
| Senegal |
18,221,567 |
| Zimbabwe |
17,020,321 |
| Guinea |
14,528,770 |
| Rwanda |
14,414,910 |
| Benin |
14,080,072 |
| Burundi |
13,591,657 |
| Haiti |
11,867,030 |
| South Sudan |
11,277,092 |
| Tajikistan |
10,331,513 |
| Togo |
9,260,864 |
| Sierra Leone |
8,977,972 |
| Central African Republic |
5,915,627 |
| Liberia |
5,536,949 |
| Eritrea |
3,817,651 |
| Gambia |
2,841,803 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
2,197,149 |
| Comoros |
867,605 |
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Sierra Leone - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2024 |
8,977,972 |
2.13% |
| 2023 |
8,791,092 |
2.15% |
| 2022 |
8,605,718 |
2.20% |
| 2021 |
8,420,641 |
2.27% |
| 2020 |
8,233,970 |
2.33% |
| 2019 |
8,046,828 |
2.36% |
| 2018 |
7,861,281 |
2.39% |
| 2017 |
7,677,565 |
2.45% |
| 2016 |
7,493,913 |
2.45% |
| 2015 |
7,314,773 |
2.44% |
| 2014 |
7,140,688 |
2.52% |
| 2013 |
6,964,859 |
2.60% |
| 2012 |
6,788,587 |
2.66% |
| 2011 |
6,612,385 |
2.73% |
| 2010 |
6,436,698 |
2.83% |
| 2009 |
6,259,842 |
2.77% |
| 2008 |
6,090,860 |
2.55% |
| 2007 |
5,939,163 |
2.23% |
| 2006 |
5,809,774 |
2.22% |
| 2005 |
5,683,334 |
2.71% |
| 2004 |
5,533,329 |
3.41% |
| 2003 |
5,350,907 |
4.10% |
| 2002 |
5,140,113 |
5.83% |
| 2001 |
4,857,096 |
5.96% |
| 2000 |
4,584,067 |
2.43% |
| 1999 |
4,475,145 |
0.57% |
| 1998 |
4,449,975 |
1.02% |
| 1997 |
4,405,028 |
1.33% |
| 1996 |
4,347,370 |
0.54% |
| 1995 |
4,324,149 |
0.21% |
| 1994 |
4,314,953 |
0.45% |
| 1993 |
4,295,689 |
-0.14% |
| 1992 |
4,301,566 |
-1.75% |
| 1991 |
4,378,169 |
1.22% |
| 1990 |
4,325,388 |
4.00% |
| 1989 |
4,159,163 |
2.54% |
| 1988 |
4,056,215 |
2.74% |
| 1987 |
3,947,865 |
2.73% |
| 1986 |
3,842,917 |
2.49% |
| 1985 |
3,749,419 |
2.27% |
| 1984 |
3,666,262 |
2.24% |
| 1983 |
3,585,773 |
2.18% |
| 1982 |
3,509,197 |
2.10% |
| 1981 |
3,437,108 |
2.07% |
| 1980 |
3,367,477 |
2.04% |
| 1979 |
3,300,032 |
2.00% |
| 1978 |
3,235,170 |
1.99% |
| 1977 |
3,172,195 |
1.91% |
| 1976 |
3,112,863 |
1.86% |
| 1975 |
3,055,916 |
1.90% |
| 1974 |
2,998,843 |
1.92% |
| 1973 |
2,942,333 |
1.93% |
| 1972 |
2,886,642 |
1.92% |
| 1971 |
2,832,392 |
1.94% |
| 1970 |
2,778,557 |
1.97% |
| 1969 |
2,724,901 |
1.97% |
| 1968 |
2,672,370 |
1.98% |
| 1967 |
2,620,396 |
1.97% |
| 1966 |
2,569,736 |
1.95% |
| 1965 |
2,520,576 |
1.94% |
| 1964 |
2,472,686 |
1.89% |
| 1963 |
2,426,750 |
1.84% |
| 1962 |
2,382,914 |
1.79% |
| 1961 |
2,341,065 |
1.73% |
| 1960 |
2,301,310 |
1.65% |
| 1959 |
2,264,044 |
1.53% |
| 1958 |
2,230,000 |
1.46% |
| 1957 |
2,197,811 |
1.46% |
| 1956 |
2,166,117 |
1.43% |
| 1955 |
2,135,644 |
1.38% |
| 1954 |
2,106,618 |
1.31% |
| 1953 |
2,079,381 |
1.28% |
| 1952 |
2,053,036 |
1.30% |
| 1951 |
2,026,722 |
1.30% |
| 1950 |
2,000,790 |
0.00% |
