Sierra Leone Population 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of Sierra Leone population from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Sierra Leone in 2020 is 7,976,983, a 2.1% increase from 2019.
- The population of Sierra Leone in 2019 was 7,813,215, a 2.13% increase from 2018.
- The population of Sierra Leone in 2018 was 7,650,150, a 2.16% increase from 2017.
- The population of Sierra Leone in 2017 was 7,488,423, a 2.18% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population |
| Ethiopia | 114,963,588 |
| Tanzania | 59,734,218 |
| Uganda | 45,741,007 |
| Afghanistan | 38,928,346 |
| Mozambique | 31,255,435 |
| Yemen | 29,825,964 |
| Nepal | 29,136,808 |
| Madagascar | 27,691,018 |
| North Korea | 25,778,816 |
| Niger | 24,206,644 |
| Burkina Faso | 20,903,273 |
| Mali | 20,250,833 |
| Malawi | 19,129,952 |
| Senegal | 16,743,927 |
| Chad | 16,425,864 |
| Somalia | 15,893,222 |
| Zimbabwe | 14,862,924 |
| Guinea | 13,132,795 |
| Rwanda | 12,952,218 |
| Benin | 12,123,200 |
| Burundi | 11,890,784 |
| Haiti | 11,402,528 |
| South Sudan | 11,193,725 |
| Tajikistan | 9,537,645 |
| Togo | 8,278,724 |
| Sierra Leone | 7,976,983 |
| Liberia | 5,057,681 |
| Central African Republic | 4,829,767 |
| Eritrea | 3,546,421 |
| Gambia | 2,416,668 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1,968,001 |
| Comoros | 869,601 |
| Sierra Leone - Historical Population Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 7,976,983 | 2.10% |
| 2019 | 7,813,215 | 2.13% |
| 2018 | 7,650,150 | 2.16% |
| 2017 | 7,488,423 | 2.18% |
| 2016 | 7,328,834 | 2.19% |
| 2015 | 7,171,914 | 2.21% |
| 2014 | 7,017,148 | 2.23% |
| 2013 | 6,863,981 | 2.26% |
| 2012 | 6,712,584 | 2.28% |
| 2011 | 6,563,240 | 2.30% |
| 2010 | 6,415,634 | 2.28% |
| 2009 | 6,272,734 | 2.27% |
| 2008 | 6,133,603 | 2.40% |
| 2007 | 5,989,633 | 2.75% |
| 2006 | 5,829,237 | 3.25% |
| 2005 | 5,645,624 | 3.89% |
| 2004 | 5,433,991 | 4.48% |
| 2003 | 5,201,070 | 4.74% |
| 2002 | 4,965,766 | 4.45% |
| 2001 | 4,754,072 | 3.70% |
| 2000 | 4,584,571 | 2.74% |
| 1999 | 4,462,378 | 1.85% |
| 1998 | 4,381,483 | 1.07% |
| 1997 | 4,335,301 | 0.52% |
| 1996 | 4,312,666 | 0.20% |
| 1995 | 4,303,957 | -0.13% |
| 1994 | 4,309,775 | -0.44% |
| 1993 | 4,328,957 | -0.43% |
| 1992 | 4,347,724 | -0.02% |
| 1991 | 4,348,660 | 0.67% |
| 1990 | 4,319,762 | 1.54% |
| 1989 | 4,254,444 | 2.35% |
| 1988 | 4,156,634 | 2.93% |
| 1987 | 4,038,144 | 3.10% |
| 1986 | 3,916,685 | 2.93% |
| 1985 | 3,805,311 | 2.64% |
| 1984 | 3,707,510 | 2.42% |
| 1983 | 3,619,847 | 2.25% |
| 1982 | 3,540,170 | 2.20% |
| 1981 | 3,464,106 | 2.23% |
| 1980 | 3,388,495 | 2.26% |
| 1979 | 3,313,504 | 2.24% |
| 1978 | 3,240,839 | 2.22% |
| 1977 | 3,170,508 | 2.19% |
| 1976 | 3,102,592 | 2.15% |
| 1975 | 3,037,154 | 2.12% |
| 1974 | 2,974,104 | 2.09% |
| 1973 | 2,913,344 | 2.05% |
| 1972 | 2,854,872 | 2.01% |
| 1971 | 2,798,724 | 1.96% |
| 1970 | 2,744,891 | 1.91% |
| 1969 | 2,693,348 | 1.87% |
| 1968 | 2,644,020 | 1.82% |
| 1967 | 2,596,805 | 1.77% |
| 1966 | 2,551,578 | 1.73% |
| 1965 | 2,508,219 | 1.68% |
| 1964 | 2,466,667 | 1.64% |
| 1963 | 2,426,857 | 1.59% |
| 1962 | 2,388,769 | 1.55% |
| 1961 | 2,352,363 | 1.50% |
| 1960 | 2,317,636 | 1.45% |
| 1959 | 2,284,483 | 1.40% |
| 1958 | 2,252,842 | 1.36% |
| 1957 | 2,222,587 | 1.32% |
| 1956 | 2,193,614 | 1.28% |
| 1955 | 2,165,815 | 1.25% |
| 1954 | 2,139,084 | 1.22% |
| 1953 | 2,113,338 | 1.19% |
| 1952 | 2,088,491 | 1.16% |
| 1951 | 2,064,466 | 1.14% |
| 1950 | 2,041,203 | 0.00% |
