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People Statistics · Country

Population in Sierra Leone

1960 – 2025 · 66 data points 33 of 42 · Countries Updated 22 Oct 2026
People · Sierra Leone

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

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Overview 4 figures People 13 figures Economy 9 figures Education 3 figures Climate 1 figure
Latest value · 2025 8,819,794 +2.1% since 2024
Countries · 2025 33 of 42 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +25% +2.1% a year on average
share of World 0.11% World: 8,215,424,893 · 2025
Population, 1960 – 2025 people
+25% since 2015

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

Compared with Population · people
Sierra Leone 8.8M
World 8.2B

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Sierra Leone · 1960 – 2025
Latest value 8,819,794 · 2025
First value 2,268,356 · 1960
Highest 8,819,794 · 2025
Lowest 2,268,356 · 1960
Average change +2.1% a year on average
Data points 66

By year

All years · 1960 – 2025

YearSierra LeoneChange World
2025 8,819,794 +2.1% 8.2B
2024 8,642,022 +2.1% 8.1B
2023 8,460,512 +2.2% 8.1B
2022 8,276,807 +2.3% 8B
2021 8,094,602 +2.3% 7.9B
2020 7,912,558 +2.3% 7.9B
2019 7,731,991 +2.3% 7.8B
2018 7,554,563 +2.4% 7.7B
2017 7,379,299 +2.4% 7.6B
2016 7,205,328 +2.4% 7.5B
2015 7,037,655 +2.3% 7.4B
2014 6,876,385 +2.4% 7.4B
2013 6,714,051 +2.5% 7.3B
2012 6,551,080 +2.6% 7.2B
2011 6,387,251 +2.6% 7.1B
2010 6,222,714 +2.8% 7B
2009 6,055,646 +2.7% 6.9B
2008 5,894,722 +2.5% 6.8B
2007 5,749,352 +2.2% 6.7B
2006 5,624,466 +2.2% 6.7B
2005 5,501,712 +2.7% 6.6B
2004 5,355,717 +3.4% 6.5B
2003 5,177,687 +4.1% 6.4B
2002 4,971,435 +5.9% 6.3B
2001 4,692,716 +6.1% 6.2B
2000 4,423,611 +2.4% 6.2B
1999 4,318,043 +0.5% 6.1B
1998 4,295,785 +1.0% 6B
1997 4,253,716 +1.3% 5.9B
1996 4,199,210 +0.5% 5.8B
1995 4,179,179 +0.1% 5.7B
1994 4,173,105 +0.4% 5.7B
1993 4,157,130 −0.2% 5.6B
1992 4,166,366 −1.9% 5.5B
1991 4,246,267 +1.2% 5.4B
1990 4,196,828 +4.0% 5.3B
1989 4,034,037 +2.5% 5.2B
1988 3,934,517 +2.7% 5.1B
1987 3,829,718 +2.7% 5B
1986 3,728,380 +2.5% 4.9B
1985 3,638,438 +2.2% 4.9B
1984 3,558,758 +2.2% 4.8B
1983 3,481,646 +2.2% 4.7B
1982 3,408,183 +2.1% 4.6B
1981 3,338,940 +2.0% 4.5B
1980 3,272,089 +2.0% 4.4B
1979 3,207,499 +2.0% 4.4B
1978 3,145,517 +1.9% 4.3B
1977 3,085,354 +1.9% 4.2B
1976 3,028,820 +1.8% 4.1B
1975 2,974,657 +1.9% 4.1B
1974 2,920,459 +1.9% 4B
1973 2,866,955 +1.9% 3.9B
1972 2,814,388 +1.9% 3.8B
1971 2,763,222 +1.9% 3.8B
1970 2,712,286 +1.9% 3.7B
1969 2,661,365 +1.9% 3.6B
1968 2,611,532 +1.9% 3.5B
1967 2,562,384 +1.9% 3.5B
1966 2,514,638 +1.9% 3.4B
1965 2,468,666 +1.8% 3.3B
1964 2,424,390 +1.8% 3.3B
1963 2,382,258 +1.7% 3.2B
1962 2,342,242 +1.6% 3.1B
1961 2,304,227 +1.6% 3.1B
1960 2,268,356 3B

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

Ranking · Countries

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryPopulation
42 Gabon 2.1M
41 Lithuania 2.9M
40 Liberia 4.8M
39 Congo - Brazzaville 5.2M
38 Norway 5.2M
37 Finland 5.5M
36 Lebanon 6.3M
35 Bulgaria 6.9M
34 Sierra Leone 7.2M
33 Hong Kong SAR China 7.3M
32 Honduras 9.4M
31 Czechia 11M
30 Greece 11M
29 Ecuador 17M
28 Netherlands 17M
27 Chile 18M
26 Romania 20M
25 Saudi Arabia 31M
24 Yemen 32M
23 Canada 36M
22 Poland 38M
21 Algeria 41M
20 Argentina 44M
19 Spain 46M
18 Colombia 47M
17 South Korea 51M
16 Italy 60M
15 United Kingdom 66M
14 France 67M
13 Türkiye 79M
12 Germany 82M
11 Congo - Kinshasa 84M
10 Egypt 102M
9 Philippines 107M
8 Mexico 122M
7 Russia 145M
6 Bangladesh 161M
5 Brazil 203M
4 Indonesia 265M
3 United States 324M
2 India 1.3B
1 China 1.4B

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2016

What it means

How many people live here — residents, not visitors.

How it is calculated

Official count or estimate of residents for each year: a census plus births, deaths and moves since then. Estimates are revised when a new census comes out.