Population of Sierra Leone

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date08 Jan 2025

The current population of Sierra Leone is 8,753,175 as of February 13, 2025, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Sierra Leone is projected at 8,642,022, or 8.64 million, as of July 1, 2024. The total population in Sierra Leone is projected at 8,460,512, or 8.46 million people for the year 2023.

Sierra Leone ranks 102nd in the world by population on the 237 countries and territories list. Sierra Leone is ranked 34th among 58 countries and territories in Africa.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Net change

Sierra Leone population projections

Year Population Growth Share (%)
1 Jan1 JulyNet Changerate (%)to World
20248,552,9058,642,022178,2352.0620.106
20258,731,1408,819,794177,3082.0100.107
20268,908,4488,996,745176,5931.9630.108
20279,085,0419,174,692179,3031.9540.110
20289,264,3449,349,025169,3621.8120.111
20299,433,7069,520,817174,2231.8300.112
20309,607,9299,694,858173,8581.7930.113
20319,781,7879,870,299177,0231.7940.114
20329,958,81010,047,200176,7791.7600.116
203310,135,58910,221,014170,8501.6720.117
203410,306,43910,391,490170,1031.6370.118
203510,476,54210,563,167173,2511.6400.119
203610,649,79310,734,347169,1091.5750.120
203710,818,90210,902,269166,7331.5290.121
203810,985,63511,066,150161,0301.4550.122
203911,146,66511,230,061166,7921.4850.123
204011,313,45711,398,400169,8861.4900.124
204111,483,34311,566,217165,7471.4330.125
204211,649,09011,728,791159,4031.3590.126
204311,808,49311,887,937158,8881.3370.127
204411,967,38112,049,426164,0901.3620.128
204512,131,47112,208,880154,8191.2680.129
204612,286,29012,363,458154,3351.2480.130
204712,440,62512,512,756144,2621.1530.131
204812,584,88712,659,612149,4491.1810.132
204912,734,33612,805,142141,6131.1060.133
205012,875,94912,948,325144,7521.1180.134
205113,020,70113,093,462145,5231.1110.135
205213,166,22413,236,024139,6011.0550.136
205313,305,82513,372,796133,9421.0020.137
205413,439,76713,502,271125,0080.9260.138
205513,564,77513,629,114128,6790.9440.138
205613,693,45413,755,179123,4500.8970.139
205713,816,90413,876,264118,7210.8560.140
205813,935,62513,993,957116,6640.8340.141
205914,052,28914,107,963111,3480.7890.142
206014,163,63714,219,379111,4850.7840.142
206114,275,12214,327,425104,6060.7300.143
206214,379,72814,435,385111,3140.7710.144
206314,491,04214,539,89297,7000.6720.145
206414,588,74214,636,71695,9480.6560.145
206514,684,69014,732,95096,5200.6550.146
206614,781,21014,829,17195,9220.6470.147
206714,877,13214,924,59094,9150.6360.147
206814,972,04715,015,89987,7040.5840.148
206915,059,75115,099,72679,9500.5290.148
207015,139,70115,177,97376,5440.5040.149
207115,216,24515,251,75271,0130.4660.149
207215,287,25815,321,99369,4690.4530.150
207315,356,72715,390,19966,9440.4350.150
207415,423,67115,450,92754,5130.3530.151
207515,478,18415,507,86559,3620.3830.151
207615,537,54615,564,81854,5440.3500.152
207715,592,09015,617,35450,5290.3240.152
207815,642,61915,667,01148,7830.3110.152
207915,691,40215,712,15941,5150.2640.153
208015,732,91715,751,83337,8310.2400.153
208115,770,74815,790,54339,5900.2510.154
208215,810,33815,828,18335,6890.2250.154
208315,846,02715,862,67733,3010.2100.154
208415,879,32815,891,03423,4120.1470.154
208515,902,74015,913,30121,1220.1330.155
208615,923,86215,937,24426,7640.1680.155
208715,950,62615,958,64016,0280.1000.155
208815,966,65415,973,46013,6130.0850.155
208915,980,26715,986,02811,5220.0720.156
209015,991,78915,996,6089,6380.0600.156
209116,001,42716,004,8316,8080.0430.156
209216,008,23516,009,6362,8020.0180.156
209316,011,03716,008,707-4,660-0.0290.156
209416,006,37716,006,5763980.0020.156
209516,006,77516,002,503-8,545-0.0530.156
209615,998,23015,992,900-10,659-0.0670.156
209715,987,57115,980,211-14,720-0.0920.156
209815,972,85115,966,369-12,964-0.0810.156
209915,959,88715,952,535-14,703-0.0920.157
210015,945,18415,934,256-21,855-0.1370.157

Sierra Leone population estimates

Year Population Growth Share (%)
1 Jan1 JulyNet Changerate (%)to World
19501,987,9381,999,62323,3711.1690.080
19512,011,3092,023,27623,9351.1830.080
19522,035,2442,047,20023,9121.1680.079
19532,059,1562,070,81123,3091.1260.079
19542,082,4652,095,06625,2011.2030.078
19552,107,6662,120,88926,4461.2470.077
19562,134,1122,147,97927,7331.2910.077
19572,161,8452,176,25028,8101.3240.076
19582,190,6552,204,83928,3681.2870.076
19592,219,0232,235,02632,0051.4320.075
19602,251,0282,268,35634,6571.5280.075
19612,285,6852,304,22737,0831.6090.075
19622,322,7682,342,24238,9491.6630.075
19632,361,7172,382,25841,0811.7240.075
19642,402,7982,424,39043,1841.7810.074
19652,445,9822,468,66645,3691.8380.074
19662,491,3512,514,63846,5741.8520.074
19672,537,9252,562,38448,9181.9090.074
19682,586,8432,611,53249,3771.8910.074
19692,636,2202,661,36550,2901.8900.074
19702,686,5102,712,28651,5521.9010.073
19712,738,0622,763,22250,3211.8210.073
19722,788,3832,814,38852,0101.8480.073
19732,840,3932,866,95553,1241.8530.073
19742,893,5172,920,45953,8841.8450.073
19752,947,4012,974,65754,5111.8330.073
19763,001,9123,028,82053,8161.7770.073
19773,055,7283,085,35459,2531.9210.073
19783,114,9813,145,51761,0721.9420.073
19793,176,0533,207,49962,8921.9610.073
19803,238,9453,272,08966,2882.0260.074
19813,305,2333,338,94067,4142.0190.074
19823,372,6473,408,18371,0722.0850.074
19833,443,7193,481,64675,8532.1790.074
19843,519,5723,558,75878,3732.2020.074
19853,597,9453,638,43880,9852.2260.075
19863,678,9303,728,38098,8992.6530.075
19873,777,8293,829,718103,7782.7100.076
19883,881,6073,934,517105,8212.6900.077
19893,987,4284,034,03793,2182.3110.077
19904,080,6464,196,828232,3655.5380.079
19914,313,0114,246,267-133,488-3.1440.078
19924,179,5234,166,366-26,314-0.6320.076
19934,153,2094,157,1307,8410.1890.074
19944,161,0504,173,10524,1100.5780.074
19954,185,1604,179,179-11,962-0.2860.073
19964,173,1984,199,21052,0241.2390.072
19974,225,2224,253,71656,9871.3400.072
19984,282,2094,295,78527,1520.6320.072
19994,309,3614,318,04317,3650.4020.071
20004,326,7264,423,611193,7714.3810.072
20014,520,4974,692,716344,4377.3430.075
20024,864,9344,971,435213,0014.2850.078
20035,077,9355,177,687199,5043.8540.081
20045,277,4395,355,717156,5552.9230.082
20055,433,9945,501,712135,4372.4620.084
20065,569,4315,624,466110,0701.9570.084
20075,679,5015,749,352139,7032.4300.085
20085,819,2045,894,722151,0372.5620.086
20095,970,2416,055,646170,8112.8210.087
20106,141,0526,222,714163,3242.6250.089
20116,304,3766,387,251165,7502.5950.090
20126,470,1266,551,080161,9082.4720.091
20136,632,0346,714,051164,0352.4430.092
20146,796,0696,876,385160,6322.3360.093
20156,956,7017,037,655161,9082.3010.094
20167,118,6097,205,328173,4392.4070.095
20177,292,0487,379,299174,5022.3650.097
20187,466,5507,554,563176,0262.3300.098
20197,642,5767,731,991178,8302.3130.099
20207,821,4067,912,558182,3042.3040.100
20218,003,7108,094,602181,7842.2460.102
20228,185,4948,276,807182,6252.2070.103
20238,368,1198,460,512184,7862.1840.105