Sierra Leone Population

Live population as of 21 May 2024, updated in real time:

8,957,235

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	1,998,229
1951	2,024,196
1952	2,050,140
1953	2,076,241
1954	2,103,782
1955	2,132,707
1956	2,162,623
1957	2,194,562
1958	2,226,588
1959	2,260,058
1960	2,296,699
1961	2,336,628
1962	2,378,527
1963	2,422,081
1964	2,467,744
1965	2,515,618
1966	2,564,663
1967	2,614,305
1968	2,666,296
1969	2,719,252
1970	2,772,923
1971	2,826,363
1972	2,880,901
1973	2,935,940
1974	2,992,792
1975	3,049,677
1976	3,106,927
1977	3,165,231
1978	3,228,074
1979	3,292,852
1980	3,359,406
1981	3,429,502
1982	3,501,013
1983	3,577,364
1984	3,656,906
1985	3,739,989
1986	3,831,779
1987	3,936,209
1988	4,043,971
1989	4,150,004
1990	4,293,651
1991	4,399,361
1992	4,303,369
1993	4,294,176
1994	4,311,271
1995	4,326,239
1996	4,339,936
1997	4,398,108
1998	4,447,315
1999	4,474,849
2000	4,560,367
2001	4,815,341
2002	5,118,401
2003	5,328,935
2004	5,515,880
2005	5,668,311
2006	5,798,499
2007	5,923,025
2008	6,073,570
2009	6,240,128
2010	6,418,321
2011	6,592,893
2012	6,769,771
2013	6,945,690
2014	7,122,302
2015	7,296,320
2016	7,473,565
2017	7,658,238
2018	7,841,151
2019	8,026,722
2020	8,213,226
2021	8,400,957
2022	8,586,210
2023	8,770,909
2024	8,957,235
2025	9,144,906
2026	9,332,733
2027	9,520,709
2028	9,708,299
2029	9,896,725
2030	10,084,694
2031	10,271,864
2032	10,458,471
2033	10,645,901
2034	10,832,964
2035	11,018,160
2036	11,201,003
2037	11,383,444
2038	11,563,534
2039	11,742,792
2040	11,919,733
2041	12,094,986
2042	12,267,613
2043	12,438,664
2044	12,607,528
2045	12,775,918
2046	12,941,289
2047	13,104,399
2048	13,265,572
2049	13,423,412
2050	13,578,404
2051	13,731,572
2052	13,881,651
2053	14,030,289
2054	14,174,748
2055	14,316,712
2056	14,455,777
2057	14,592,592
2058	14,725,817
2059	14,854,427
2060	14,979,306
2061	15,101,236
2062	15,218,678
2063	15,332,106
2064	15,441,339
2065	15,547,911
2066	15,649,195
2067	15,747,680
2068	15,842,646
2069	15,935,413
2070	16,022,792
2071	16,106,128
2072	16,186,435
2073	16,263,041
2074	16,335,388
2075	16,404,950
2076	16,469,212
2077	16,529,863
2078	16,585,151
2079	16,637,519
2080	16,686,225
2081	16,731,361
2082	16,772,764
2083	16,810,188
2084	16,843,486
2085	16,874,853
2086	16,902,268
2087	16,925,603
2088	16,945,953
2089	16,963,494
2090	16,977,683
2091	16,989,965
2092	16,998,370
2093	17,002,745
2094	17,004,976
2095	17,005,282
2096	17,002,461
2097	16,997,648
2098	16,990,157
2099	16,980,140
2100	16,967,612

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.