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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

2024 · 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
20 Algeria 47M
21 Argentina 46M
6 Bangladesh 174M
5 Brazil 212M
35 Bulgaria 6.4M
22 Canada 41M
26 Chile 20M
2 China 1.4B
17 Colombia 53M
36 Congo - Brazzaville 6.3M
11 Congo - Kinshasa 109M
30 Czechia 11M
28 Ecuador 18M
9 Egypt 117M
38 Finland 5.6M
15 France 69M
42 Gabon 2.5M
13 Germany 84M
32 Greece 10M
31 Honduras 11M
34 Hong Kong SAR China 7.5M
1 India 1.5B
4 Indonesia 283M
16 Italy 59M
37 Lebanon 5.8M
39 Liberia 5.6M
41 Lithuania 2.9M
8 Mexico 131M
29 Netherlands 18M
40 Norway 5.6M
10 Philippines 116M
24 Poland 37M
27 Romania 19M
7 Russia 144M
25 Saudi Arabia 35M
33 Sierra Leone 8.6M
18 South Korea 52M
19 Spain 49M
12 Türkiye 86M
14 United Kingdom 69M
3 United States 340M
23 Yemen 41M

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2024

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.