Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
Date | 08 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.
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
2024 | 8,552,905 | 8,642,022 | 178,235 | 2.062 | 0.106 |
2025 | 8,731,140 | 8,819,794 | 177,308 | 2.010 | 0.107 |
2026 | 8,908,448 | 8,996,745 | 176,593 | 1.963 | 0.108 |
2027 | 9,085,041 | 9,174,692 | 179,303 | 1.954 | 0.110 |
2028 | 9,264,344 | 9,349,025 | 169,362 | 1.812 | 0.111 |
2029 | 9,433,706 | 9,520,817 | 174,223 | 1.830 | 0.112 |
2030 | 9,607,929 | 9,694,858 | 173,858 | 1.793 | 0.113 |
2031 | 9,781,787 | 9,870,299 | 177,023 | 1.794 | 0.114 |
2032 | 9,958,810 | 10,047,200 | 176,779 | 1.760 | 0.116 |
2033 | 10,135,589 | 10,221,014 | 170,850 | 1.672 | 0.117 |
2034 | 10,306,439 | 10,391,490 | 170,103 | 1.637 | 0.118 |
2035 | 10,476,542 | 10,563,167 | 173,251 | 1.640 | 0.119 |
2036 | 10,649,793 | 10,734,347 | 169,109 | 1.575 | 0.120 |
2037 | 10,818,902 | 10,902,269 | 166,733 | 1.529 | 0.121 |
2038 | 10,985,635 | 11,066,150 | 161,030 | 1.455 | 0.122 |
2039 | 11,146,665 | 11,230,061 | 166,792 | 1.485 | 0.123 |
2040 | 11,313,457 | 11,398,400 | 169,886 | 1.490 | 0.124 |
2041 | 11,483,343 | 11,566,217 | 165,747 | 1.433 | 0.125 |
2042 | 11,649,090 | 11,728,791 | 159,403 | 1.359 | 0.126 |
2043 | 11,808,493 | 11,887,937 | 158,888 | 1.337 | 0.127 |
2044 | 11,967,381 | 12,049,426 | 164,090 | 1.362 | 0.128 |
2045 | 12,131,471 | 12,208,880 | 154,819 | 1.268 | 0.129 |
2046 | 12,286,290 | 12,363,458 | 154,335 | 1.248 | 0.130 |
2047 | 12,440,625 | 12,512,756 | 144,262 | 1.153 | 0.131 |
2048 | 12,584,887 | 12,659,612 | 149,449 | 1.181 | 0.132 |
2049 | 12,734,336 | 12,805,142 | 141,613 | 1.106 | 0.133 |
2050 | 12,875,949 | 12,948,325 | 144,752 | 1.118 | 0.134 |
2051 | 13,020,701 | 13,093,462 | 145,523 | 1.111 | 0.135 |
2052 | 13,166,224 | 13,236,024 | 139,601 | 1.055 | 0.136 |
2053 | 13,305,825 | 13,372,796 | 133,942 | 1.002 | 0.137 |
2054 | 13,439,767 | 13,502,271 | 125,008 | 0.926 | 0.138 |
2055 | 13,564,775 | 13,629,114 | 128,679 | 0.944 | 0.138 |
2056 | 13,693,454 | 13,755,179 | 123,450 | 0.897 | 0.139 |
2057 | 13,816,904 | 13,876,264 | 118,721 | 0.856 | 0.140 |
2058 | 13,935,625 | 13,993,957 | 116,664 | 0.834 | 0.141 |
2059 | 14,052,289 | 14,107,963 | 111,348 | 0.789 | 0.142 |
2060 | 14,163,637 | 14,219,379 | 111,485 | 0.784 | 0.142 |
2061 | 14,275,122 | 14,327,425 | 104,606 | 0.730 | 0.143 |
2062 | 14,379,728 | 14,435,385 | 111,314 | 0.771 | 0.144 |
2063 | 14,491,042 | 14,539,892 | 97,700 | 0.672 | 0.145 |
2064 | 14,588,742 | 14,636,716 | 95,948 | 0.656 | 0.145 |
2065 | 14,684,690 | 14,732,950 | 96,520 | 0.655 | 0.146 |
2066 | 14,781,210 | 14,829,171 | 95,922 | 0.647 | 0.147 |
2067 | 14,877,132 | 14,924,590 | 94,915 | 0.636 | 0.147 |
2068 | 14,972,047 | 15,015,899 | 87,704 | 0.584 | 0.148 |
2069 | 15,059,751 | 15,099,726 | 79,950 | 0.529 | 0.148 |
2070 | 15,139,701 | 15,177,973 | 76,544 | 0.504 | 0.149 |
2071 | 15,216,245 | 15,251,752 | 71,013 | 0.466 | 0.149 |
2072 | 15,287,258 | 15,321,993 | 69,469 | 0.453 | 0.150 |
2073 | 15,356,727 | 15,390,199 | 66,944 | 0.435 | 0.150 |
2074 | 15,423,671 | 15,450,927 | 54,513 | 0.353 | 0.151 |
2075 | 15,478,184 | 15,507,865 | 59,362 | 0.383 | 0.151 |
2076 | 15,537,546 | 15,564,818 | 54,544 | 0.350 | 0.152 |
2077 | 15,592,090 | 15,617,354 | 50,529 | 0.324 | 0.152 |
2078 | 15,642,619 | 15,667,011 | 48,783 | 0.311 | 0.152 |
2079 | 15,691,402 | 15,712,159 | 41,515 | 0.264 | 0.153 |
2080 | 15,732,917 | 15,751,833 | 37,831 | 0.240 | 0.153 |
2081 | 15,770,748 | 15,790,543 | 39,590 | 0.251 | 0.154 |
2082 | 15,810,338 | 15,828,183 | 35,689 | 0.225 | 0.154 |
2083 | 15,846,027 | 15,862,677 | 33,301 | 0.210 | 0.154 |
2084 | 15,879,328 | 15,891,034 | 23,412 | 0.147 | 0.154 |
2085 | 15,902,740 | 15,913,301 | 21,122 | 0.133 | 0.155 |
2086 | 15,923,862 | 15,937,244 | 26,764 | 0.168 | 0.155 |
2087 | 15,950,626 | 15,958,640 | 16,028 | 0.100 | 0.155 |
2088 | 15,966,654 | 15,973,460 | 13,613 | 0.085 | 0.155 |
2089 | 15,980,267 | 15,986,028 | 11,522 | 0.072 | 0.156 |
2090 | 15,991,789 | 15,996,608 | 9,638 | 0.060 | 0.156 |
2091 | 16,001,427 | 16,004,831 | 6,808 | 0.043 | 0.156 |
2092 | 16,008,235 | 16,009,636 | 2,802 | 0.018 | 0.156 |
2093 | 16,011,037 | 16,008,707 | -4,660 | -0.029 | 0.156 |
2094 | 16,006,377 | 16,006,576 | 398 | 0.002 | 0.156 |
2095 | 16,006,775 | 16,002,503 | -8,545 | -0.053 | 0.156 |
2096 | 15,998,230 | 15,992,900 | -10,659 | -0.067 | 0.156 |
2097 | 15,987,571 | 15,980,211 | -14,720 | -0.092 | 0.156 |
2098 | 15,972,851 | 15,966,369 | -12,964 | -0.081 | 0.156 |
2099 | 15,959,887 | 15,952,535 | -14,703 | -0.092 | 0.157 |
2100 | 15,945,184 | 15,934,256 | -21,855 | -0.137 | 0.157 |
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
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1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
1950 | 1,987,938 | 1,999,623 | 23,371 | 1.169 | 0.080 |
1951 | 2,011,309 | 2,023,276 | 23,935 | 1.183 | 0.080 |
1952 | 2,035,244 | 2,047,200 | 23,912 | 1.168 | 0.079 |
1953 | 2,059,156 | 2,070,811 | 23,309 | 1.126 | 0.079 |
1954 | 2,082,465 | 2,095,066 | 25,201 | 1.203 | 0.078 |
1955 | 2,107,666 | 2,120,889 | 26,446 | 1.247 | 0.077 |
1956 | 2,134,112 | 2,147,979 | 27,733 | 1.291 | 0.077 |
1957 | 2,161,845 | 2,176,250 | 28,810 | 1.324 | 0.076 |
1958 | 2,190,655 | 2,204,839 | 28,368 | 1.287 | 0.076 |
1959 | 2,219,023 | 2,235,026 | 32,005 | 1.432 | 0.075 |
1960 | 2,251,028 | 2,268,356 | 34,657 | 1.528 | 0.075 |
1961 | 2,285,685 | 2,304,227 | 37,083 | 1.609 | 0.075 |
1962 | 2,322,768 | 2,342,242 | 38,949 | 1.663 | 0.075 |
1963 | 2,361,717 | 2,382,258 | 41,081 | 1.724 | 0.075 |
1964 | 2,402,798 | 2,424,390 | 43,184 | 1.781 | 0.074 |
1965 | 2,445,982 | 2,468,666 | 45,369 | 1.838 | 0.074 |
1966 | 2,491,351 | 2,514,638 | 46,574 | 1.852 | 0.074 |
1967 | 2,537,925 | 2,562,384 | 48,918 | 1.909 | 0.074 |
1968 | 2,586,843 | 2,611,532 | 49,377 | 1.891 | 0.074 |
1969 | 2,636,220 | 2,661,365 | 50,290 | 1.890 | 0.074 |
1970 | 2,686,510 | 2,712,286 | 51,552 | 1.901 | 0.073 |
1971 | 2,738,062 | 2,763,222 | 50,321 | 1.821 | 0.073 |
1972 | 2,788,383 | 2,814,388 | 52,010 | 1.848 | 0.073 |
1973 | 2,840,393 | 2,866,955 | 53,124 | 1.853 | 0.073 |
1974 | 2,893,517 | 2,920,459 | 53,884 | 1.845 | 0.073 |
1975 | 2,947,401 | 2,974,657 | 54,511 | 1.833 | 0.073 |
1976 | 3,001,912 | 3,028,820 | 53,816 | 1.777 | 0.073 |
1977 | 3,055,728 | 3,085,354 | 59,253 | 1.921 | 0.073 |
1978 | 3,114,981 | 3,145,517 | 61,072 | 1.942 | 0.073 |
1979 | 3,176,053 | 3,207,499 | 62,892 | 1.961 | 0.073 |
1980 | 3,238,945 | 3,272,089 | 66,288 | 2.026 | 0.074 |
1981 | 3,305,233 | 3,338,940 | 67,414 | 2.019 | 0.074 |
1982 | 3,372,647 | 3,408,183 | 71,072 | 2.085 | 0.074 |
1983 | 3,443,719 | 3,481,646 | 75,853 | 2.179 | 0.074 |
1984 | 3,519,572 | 3,558,758 | 78,373 | 2.202 | 0.074 |
1985 | 3,597,945 | 3,638,438 | 80,985 | 2.226 | 0.075 |
1986 | 3,678,930 | 3,728,380 | 98,899 | 2.653 | 0.075 |
1987 | 3,777,829 | 3,829,718 | 103,778 | 2.710 | 0.076 |
1988 | 3,881,607 | 3,934,517 | 105,821 | 2.690 | 0.077 |
1989 | 3,987,428 | 4,034,037 | 93,218 | 2.311 | 0.077 |
1990 | 4,080,646 | 4,196,828 | 232,365 | 5.538 | 0.079 |
1991 | 4,313,011 | 4,246,267 | -133,488 | -3.144 | 0.078 |
1992 | 4,179,523 | 4,166,366 | -26,314 | -0.632 | 0.076 |
1993 | 4,153,209 | 4,157,130 | 7,841 | 0.189 | 0.074 |
1994 | 4,161,050 | 4,173,105 | 24,110 | 0.578 | 0.074 |
1995 | 4,185,160 | 4,179,179 | -11,962 | -0.286 | 0.073 |
1996 | 4,173,198 | 4,199,210 | 52,024 | 1.239 | 0.072 |
1997 | 4,225,222 | 4,253,716 | 56,987 | 1.340 | 0.072 |
1998 | 4,282,209 | 4,295,785 | 27,152 | 0.632 | 0.072 |
1999 | 4,309,361 | 4,318,043 | 17,365 | 0.402 | 0.071 |
2000 | 4,326,726 | 4,423,611 | 193,771 | 4.381 | 0.072 |
2001 | 4,520,497 | 4,692,716 | 344,437 | 7.343 | 0.075 |
2002 | 4,864,934 | 4,971,435 | 213,001 | 4.285 | 0.078 |
2003 | 5,077,935 | 5,177,687 | 199,504 | 3.854 | 0.081 |
2004 | 5,277,439 | 5,355,717 | 156,555 | 2.923 | 0.082 |
2005 | 5,433,994 | 5,501,712 | 135,437 | 2.462 | 0.084 |
2006 | 5,569,431 | 5,624,466 | 110,070 | 1.957 | 0.084 |
2007 | 5,679,501 | 5,749,352 | 139,703 | 2.430 | 0.085 |
2008 | 5,819,204 | 5,894,722 | 151,037 | 2.562 | 0.086 |
2009 | 5,970,241 | 6,055,646 | 170,811 | 2.821 | 0.087 |
2010 | 6,141,052 | 6,222,714 | 163,324 | 2.625 | 0.089 |
2011 | 6,304,376 | 6,387,251 | 165,750 | 2.595 | 0.090 |
2012 | 6,470,126 | 6,551,080 | 161,908 | 2.472 | 0.091 |
2013 | 6,632,034 | 6,714,051 | 164,035 | 2.443 | 0.092 |
2014 | 6,796,069 | 6,876,385 | 160,632 | 2.336 | 0.093 |
2015 | 6,956,701 | 7,037,655 | 161,908 | 2.301 | 0.094 |
2016 | 7,118,609 | 7,205,328 | 173,439 | 2.407 | 0.095 |
2017 | 7,292,048 | 7,379,299 | 174,502 | 2.365 | 0.097 |
2018 | 7,466,550 | 7,554,563 | 176,026 | 2.330 | 0.098 |
2019 | 7,642,576 | 7,731,991 | 178,830 | 2.313 | 0.099 |
2020 | 7,821,406 | 7,912,558 | 182,304 | 2.304 | 0.100 |
2021 | 8,003,710 | 8,094,602 | 181,784 | 2.246 | 0.102 |
2022 | 8,185,494 | 8,276,807 | 182,625 | 2.207 | 0.103 |
2023 | 8,368,119 | 8,460,512 | 184,786 | 2.184 | 0.105 |