Sierra Leone Population

Live population as of 10 May 2024, updated in real time:

8,951,444

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	1,997,436
1951	2,023,393
1952	2,049,342
1953	2,075,443
1954	2,102,843
1955	2,131,764
1956	2,161,692
1957	2,193,576
1958	2,225,604
1959	2,258,925
1960	2,295,510
1961	2,335,386
1962	2,377,237
1963	2,420,652
1964	2,466,256
1965	2,514,059
1966	2,563,115
1967	2,612,673
1968	2,664,699
1969	2,717,587
1970	2,771,173
1971	2,824,757
1972	2,879,183
1973	2,934,199
1974	2,990,999
1975	3,047,868
1976	3,105,223
1977	3,163,287
1978	3,226,086
1979	3,290,802
1980	3,357,297
1981	3,427,347
1982	3,498,713
1983	3,574,870
1984	3,654,362
1985	3,737,392
1986	3,828,550
1987	3,932,831
1988	4,040,635
1989	4,147,250
1990	4,285,188
1991	4,405,441
1992	4,303,647
1993	4,293,601
1994	4,310,249
1995	4,326,809
1996	4,337,951
1997	4,396,179
1998	4,446,552
1999	4,474,513
2000	4,553,478
2001	4,803,554
2002	5,112,287
2003	5,322,698
2004	5,511,174
2005	5,664,164
2006	5,795,166
2007	5,918,430
2008	6,068,666
2009	6,234,436
2010	6,412,969
2011	6,587,434
2012	6,764,389
2013	6,940,163
2014	7,116,947
2015	7,290,955
2016	7,467,858
2017	7,652,561
2018	7,835,456
2019	8,020,898
2020	8,207,431
2021	8,395,219
2022	8,580,538
2023	8,765,152
2024	8,951,444
2025	9,139,162
2026	9,326,927
2027	9,514,899
2028	9,702,522
2029	9,890,918
2030	10,078,882
2031	10,266,114
2032	10,452,759
2033	10,640,160
2034	10,827,229
2035	11,012,482
2036	11,195,423
2037	11,377,831
2038	11,557,968
2039	11,737,300
2040	11,914,349
2041	12,089,540
2042	12,262,368
2043	12,433,424
2044	12,602,379
2045	12,770,736
2046	12,936,227
2047	13,099,388
2048	13,260,739
2049	13,418,683
2050	13,573,660
2051	13,726,881
2052	13,877,115
2053	14,025,802
2054	14,170,385
2055	14,312,331
2056	14,451,541
2057	14,588,474
2058	14,721,756
2059	14,850,550
2060	14,975,501
2061	15,097,609
2062	15,215,178
2063	15,328,729
2064	15,438,109
2065	15,544,733
2066	15,646,110
2067	15,744,733
2068	15,839,767
2069	15,932,663
2070	16,020,151
2071	16,103,597
2072	16,184,057
2073	16,260,773
2074	16,333,233
2075	16,402,943
2076	16,467,328
2077	16,528,101
2078	16,583,487
2079	16,635,978
2080	16,684,912
2081	16,730,026
2082	16,771,544
2083	16,809,090
2084	16,842,509
2085	16,873,944
2086	16,901,479
2087	16,924,926
2088	16,945,406
2089	16,963,085
2090	16,977,326
2091	16,989,678
2092	16,998,204
2093	17,002,692
2094	17,004,990
2095	17,005,368
2096	17,002,594
2097	16,997,840
2098	16,990,489
2099	16,980,458
2100	16,968,062

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.