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Population of the urban area in Freetown

1975 – 2025 · 11 data points Updated 21 Oct 2026
People · Freetown

Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1975 – 2025

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Latest value · 2025 2,150,533 +17% since 2020
First value · 1975 359,301
since 2015 +50% +3.6% a year on average
Population of the urban area, 1975 – 2025 people · Freetown
1975 
 
1985 
 
1995 
 
2005 
 
2015 
 
2.2M
2025 

Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1975 – 2025

The series at a glance Freetown · 1975 – 2025
Latest value 2,150,533 · 2025
First value 359,301 · 1975
Highest 2,150,533 · 2025
Lowest 359,301 · 1975
Average change +3.6% a year on average
Data points 11

By year

All years · 1975 – 2025

YearFreetownChange
2025 2,150,533 +17%
2020 1,845,653 +29%
2015 1,430,577 +16%
2010 1,232,789 +16%
2005 1,059,284 +18%
2000 895,390 +15%
1995 776,375 +15%
1990 677,634 +18%
1985 575,888 +27%
1980 453,962 +26%
1975 359,301

Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1975 – 2025

What it means

How many people live in the built-up city as a whole, regardless of municipal borders.

How it is calculated

Satellite maps of buildings and census data are combined into a 1 km grid; the continuous dense area of at least 50,000 people is the urban centre. Every five years from 1975; 2030 is a projection.