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.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| 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% |
