Sierra Leone Population

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

8,955,788

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	1,998,031
1951	2,023,996
1952	2,049,941
1953	2,076,042
1954	2,103,548
1955	2,132,471
1956	2,162,389
1957	2,194,315
1958	2,226,343
1959	2,259,775
1960	2,296,401
1961	2,336,317
1962	2,378,205
1963	2,421,725
1964	2,467,372
1965	2,515,229
1966	2,564,277
1967	2,613,897
1968	2,665,897
1969	2,718,837
1970	2,772,486
1971	2,825,961
1972	2,880,472
1973	2,935,505
1974	2,992,345
1975	3,049,225
1976	3,106,501
1977	3,164,746
1978	3,227,577
1979	3,292,340
1980	3,358,878
1981	3,428,964
1982	3,500,439
1983	3,576,741
1984	3,656,270
1985	3,739,341
1986	3,830,973
1987	3,935,365
1988	4,043,137
1989	4,149,323
1990	4,291,514
1991	4,400,891
1992	4,303,440
1993	4,294,033
1994	4,311,013
1995	4,326,385
1996	4,339,439
1997	4,397,624
1998	4,447,125
1999	4,474,776
2000	4,558,651
2001	4,812,386
2002	5,116,874
2003	5,327,374
2004	5,514,703
2005	5,667,273
2006	5,797,668
2007	5,921,877
2008	6,072,346
2009	6,238,705
2010	6,416,984
2011	6,591,528
2012	6,768,427
2013	6,944,309
2014	7,120,964
2015	7,294,980
2016	7,472,139
2017	7,656,820
2018	7,839,728
2019	8,025,267
2020	8,211,778
2021	8,399,523
2022	8,584,793
2023	8,769,471
2024	8,955,788
2025	9,143,471
2026	9,331,282
2027	9,519,257
2028	9,706,855
2029	9,895,274
2030	10,083,242
2031	10,270,427
2032	10,457,043
2033	10,644,466
2034	10,831,531
2035	11,016,741
2036	11,199,609
2037	11,382,042
2038	11,562,143
2039	11,741,419
2040	11,918,388
2041	12,093,625
2042	12,266,302
2043	12,437,355
2044	12,606,241
2045	12,774,623
2046	12,940,025
2047	13,103,146
2048	13,264,363
2049	13,422,230
2050	13,577,219
2051	13,730,399
2052	13,880,517
2053	14,029,168
2054	14,173,658
2055	14,315,618
2056	14,454,718
2057	14,591,563
2058	14,724,803
2059	14,853,459
2060	14,978,354
2061	15,100,329
2062	15,217,803
2063	15,331,262
2064	15,440,531
2065	15,547,117
2066	15,648,424
2067	15,746,944
2068	15,841,927
2069	15,934,726
2070	16,022,133
2071	16,105,495
2072	16,185,841
2073	16,262,474
2074	16,334,849
2075	16,404,448
2076	16,468,741
2077	16,529,423
2078	16,584,735
2079	16,637,133
2080	16,685,896
2081	16,731,028
2082	16,772,460
2083	16,809,914
2084	16,843,242
2085	16,874,626
2086	16,902,071
2087	16,925,433
2088	16,945,816
2089	16,963,391
2090	16,977,593
2091	16,989,893
2092	16,998,328
2093	17,002,731
2094	17,004,979
2095	17,005,303
2096	17,002,494
2097	16,997,696
2098	16,990,240
2099	16,980,220
2100	16,967,725

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.