Sierra Leone Population

Live population as of 19 May 2024, updated in real time:

8,956,176

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	1,998,084
1951	2,024,050
1952	2,049,995
1953	2,076,096
1954	2,103,611
1955	2,132,534
1956	2,162,452
1957	2,194,382
1958	2,226,409
1959	2,259,851
1960	2,296,481
1961	2,336,400
1962	2,378,291
1963	2,421,820
1964	2,467,472
1965	2,515,334
1966	2,564,381
1967	2,614,007
1968	2,666,004
1969	2,718,948
1970	2,772,604
1971	2,826,069
1972	2,880,587
1973	2,935,622
1974	2,992,465
1975	3,049,346
1976	3,106,615
1977	3,164,876
1978	3,227,711
1979	3,292,478
1980	3,359,020
1981	3,429,108
1982	3,500,593
1983	3,576,909
1984	3,656,441
1985	3,739,515
1986	3,831,189
1987	3,935,591
1988	4,043,361
1989	4,149,506
1990	4,292,086
1991	4,400,481
1992	4,303,421
1993	4,294,072
1994	4,311,082
1995	4,326,346
1996	4,339,572
1997	4,397,754
1998	4,447,176
1999	4,474,796
2000	4,559,112
2001	4,813,179
2002	5,117,284
2003	5,327,793
2004	5,515,019
2005	5,667,552
2006	5,797,891
2007	5,922,185
2008	6,072,674
2009	6,239,087
2010	6,417,342
2011	6,591,895
2012	6,768,788
2013	6,944,680
2014	7,121,323
2015	7,295,340
2016	7,472,521
2017	7,657,200
2018	7,840,110
2019	8,025,657
2020	8,212,166
2021	8,399,908
2022	8,585,173
2023	8,769,857
2024	8,956,176
2025	9,143,856
2026	9,331,671
2027	9,519,647
2028	9,707,242
2029	9,895,664
2030	10,083,632
2031	10,270,813
2032	10,457,426
2033	10,644,851
2034	10,831,916
2035	11,017,122
2036	11,199,983
2037	11,382,418
2038	11,562,517
2039	11,741,788
2040	11,918,749
2041	12,093,990
2042	12,266,654
2043	12,437,706
2044	12,606,586
2045	12,774,971
2046	12,940,364
2047	13,103,482
2048	13,264,688
2049	13,422,547
2050	13,577,537
2051	13,730,714
2052	13,880,821
2053	14,029,469
2054	14,173,951
2055	14,315,911
2056	14,455,002
2057	14,591,839
2058	14,725,075
2059	14,853,718
2060	14,978,610
2061	15,100,572
2062	15,218,038
2063	15,331,488
2064	15,440,748
2065	15,547,331
2066	15,648,631
2067	15,747,141
2068	15,842,120
2069	15,934,910
2070	16,022,310
2071	16,105,665
2072	16,186,000
2073	16,262,626
2074	16,334,994
2075	16,404,583
2076	16,468,868
2077	16,529,541
2078	16,584,847
2079	16,637,237
2080	16,685,984
2081	16,731,117
2082	16,772,542
2083	16,809,987
2084	16,843,307
2085	16,874,687
2086	16,902,124
2087	16,925,479
2088	16,945,852
2089	16,963,419
2090	16,977,617
2091	16,989,912
2092	16,998,339
2093	17,002,735
2094	17,004,978
2095	17,005,298
2096	17,002,485
2097	16,997,683
2098	16,990,218
2099	16,980,199
2100	16,967,695

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.