Sierra Leone Population 1950-2021
Chart and table of Sierra Leone population from 1950 to 2021. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Sierra Leone in 2021 is 8,141,343, a 2.06% increase from 2020.
- The population of Sierra Leone in 2020 was 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.
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Country Name |
2021 Population |
Ethiopia |
117,876,227 |
Tanzania |
61,498,437 |
Uganda |
47,123,531 |
Afghanistan |
39,835,428 |
Mozambique |
32,163,047 |
Yemen |
30,490,640 |
Nepal |
29,674,920 |
Madagascar |
28,427,328 |
North Korea |
25,887,041 |
Niger |
25,130,817 |
Burkina Faso |
21,497,096 |
Mali |
20,855,735 |
Malawi |
19,647,684 |
Senegal |
17,196,301 |
Chad |
16,914,985 |
Somalia |
16,359,504 |
Zimbabwe |
15,092,171 |
Guinea |
13,497,244 |
Rwanda |
13,276,513 |
Benin |
12,451,040 |
Burundi |
12,255,433 |
Haiti |
11,541,685 |
South Sudan |
11,381,378 |
Tajikistan |
9,749,627 |
Togo |
8,478,250 |
Sierra Leone |
8,141,343 |
Liberia |
5,180,203 |
Central African Republic |
4,919,981 |
Eritrea |
3,601,467 |
Gambia |
2,486,945 |
Guinea-Bissau |
2,015,494 |
Comoros |
888,451 |
Sierra Leone - Historical Population Data
|
Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
2021 |
8,141,343 |
2.06% |
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% |