Sierra Leone Population

Live population as of 18 May 2024, updated in real time:

8,955,477

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	1,997,988
1951	2,023,953
1952	2,049,898
1953	2,075,999
1954	2,103,497
1955	2,132,421
1956	2,162,339
1957	2,194,263
1958	2,226,290
1959	2,259,714
1960	2,296,337
1961	2,336,250
1962	2,378,136
1963	2,421,648
1964	2,467,293
1965	2,515,145
1966	2,564,194
1967	2,613,810
1968	2,665,811
1969	2,718,748
1970	2,772,392
1971	2,825,875
1972	2,880,380
1973	2,935,412
1974	2,992,249
1975	3,049,128
1976	3,106,410
1977	3,164,641
1978	3,227,470
1979	3,292,230
1980	3,358,765
1981	3,428,848
1982	3,500,315
1983	3,576,608
1984	3,656,134
1985	3,739,201
1986	3,830,799
1987	3,935,183
1988	4,042,958
1989	4,149,176
1990	4,291,057
1991	4,401,219
1992	4,303,455
1993	4,294,002
1994	4,310,958
1995	4,326,416
1996	4,339,332
1997	4,397,521
1998	4,447,084
1999	4,474,759
2000	4,558,282
2001	4,811,752
2002	5,116,546
2003	5,327,039
2004	5,514,450
2005	5,667,051
2006	5,797,490
2007	5,921,630
2008	6,072,082
2009	6,238,400
2010	6,416,696
2011	6,591,235
2012	6,768,138
2013	6,944,012
2014	7,120,677
2015	7,294,692
2016	7,471,832
2017	7,656,515
2018	7,839,422
2019	8,024,954
2020	8,211,467
2021	8,399,215
2022	8,584,488
2023	8,769,162
2024	8,955,477
2025	9,143,162
2026	9,330,970
2027	9,518,945
2028	9,706,545
2029	9,894,963
2030	10,082,930
2031	10,270,118
2032	10,456,736
2033	10,644,158
2034	10,831,223
2035	11,016,436
2036	11,199,309
2037	11,381,741
2038	11,561,844
2039	11,741,125
2040	11,918,099
2041	12,093,333
2042	12,266,020
2043	12,437,074
2044	12,605,965
2045	12,774,345
2046	12,939,753
2047	13,102,877
2048	13,264,104
2049	13,421,976
2050	13,576,964
2051	13,730,148
2052	13,880,273
2053	14,028,927
2054	14,173,424
2055	14,315,383
2056	14,454,490
2057	14,591,342
2058	14,724,585
2059	14,853,250
2060	14,978,150
2061	15,100,134
2062	15,217,615
2063	15,331,081
2064	15,440,358
2065	15,546,947
2066	15,648,258
2067	15,746,785
2068	15,841,772
2069	15,934,579
2070	16,021,991
2071	16,105,359
2072	16,185,713
2073	16,262,352
2074	16,334,733
2075	16,404,341
2076	16,468,640
2077	16,529,328
2078	16,584,646
2079	16,637,050
2080	16,685,826
2081	16,730,956
2082	16,772,394
2083	16,809,855
2084	16,843,189
2085	16,874,577
2086	16,902,028
2087	16,925,397
2088	16,945,786
2089	16,963,369
2090	16,977,574
2091	16,989,877
2092	16,998,319
2093	17,002,728
2094	17,004,980
2095	17,005,308
2096	17,002,501
2097	16,997,706
2098	16,990,258
2099	16,980,237
2100	16,967,749

Caveats and explanations

All data is based on the 2022 edition of the UN World Population prospects.
Table data shows population as of January 1st of that year.
Historical records are based on the current territory of the country. For example, the population of Germany in 1970 includes both East Germany and West Germany.
Years after 2021 are projections based on the UN's "medium fertility" scenario.
Country population includes all overseas territories and autonomous regions. For example, population for the United States includes Puerto Rico.
Morocco includes Western Sahara.
Population for Israel does NOT include Palestine.