Sierra Leone Population Density 1950-2024

Chart and table of Sierra Leone population density from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population density of Sierra Leone in 2024 is 124.18 people per square kilometer, a 2.13% increase from 2023.
  • The population density of Sierra Leone in 2023 was 121.59 people per square kilometer, a 2.15% increase from 2022.
  • The population density of Sierra Leone in 2022 was 119.03 people per square kilometer, a 2.2% increase from 2021.
  • The population density of Sierra Leone in 2021 was 116.47 people per square kilometer, a 2.27% increase from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density
Country Name 2024 Population Density
Rwanda 547.26
Burundi 488.38
Comoros 466.20
Haiti 427.64
Gambia 251.49
North Korea 217.73
Nepal 212.26
Uganda 206.68
Malawi 181.26
Togo 163.07
Sierra Leone 124.18
Benin 122.69
Ethiopia 114.17
Senegal 92.63
Burkina Faso 86.94
Tanzania 73.28
Tajikistan 73.08
Yemen 66.71
Afghanistan 66.44
Guinea-Bissau 60.81
Guinea 59.09
Madagascar 52.88
Liberia 49.72
Democratic Republic of Congo 45.05
Mozambique 43.61
Zimbabwe 43.56
Eritrea 31.38
Somalia 29.34
Niger 22.29
Mali 19.36
South Sudan 17.43
Chad 14.68
Central African Republic 9.50
Sierra Leone - Historical Population Density Data
Year Population Density Growth Rate
2024 124.18 2.13%
2023 121.59 2.15%
2022 119.03 2.20%
2021 116.47 2.27%
2020 113.89 2.33%
2019 111.30 2.36%
2018 108.73 2.39%
2017 106.19 2.45%
2016 103.65 2.45%
2015 101.17 2.44%
2014 98.76 2.52%
2013 96.33 2.60%
2012 93.89 2.66%
2011 91.46 2.73%
2010 89.03 2.83%
2009 86.58 2.77%
2008 84.24 2.55%
2007 82.15 2.23%
2006 80.36 2.22%
2005 78.61 2.71%
2004 76.53 3.41%
2003 74.01 4.10%
2002 71.09 5.83%
2001 67.18 5.96%
2000 63.40 2.43%
1999 61.90 0.57%
1998 61.55 1.02%
1997 60.93 1.33%
1996 60.13 0.54%
1995 59.81 0.21%
1994 59.68 0.45%
1993 59.41 -0.14%
1992 59.50 -1.75%
1991 60.56 1.22%
1990 59.83 4.00%
1989 57.53 2.54%
1988 56.10 2.74%
1987 54.60 2.73%
1986 53.15 2.49%
1985 51.86 2.27%
1984 50.71 2.24%
1983 49.60 2.18%
1982 48.54 2.10%
1981 47.54 2.07%
1980 46.58 2.04%
1979 45.64 2.00%
1978 44.75 1.99%
1977 43.88 1.91%
1976 43.05 1.86%
1975 42.27 1.90%
1974 41.48 1.92%
1973 40.70 1.93%
1972 39.93 1.92%
1971 39.18 1.94%
1970 38.43 1.97%
1969 37.69 1.97%
1968 36.96 1.98%
1967 36.24 1.97%
1966 35.54 1.95%
1965 34.86 1.94%
1964 34.20 1.89%
1963 33.57 1.84%
1962 32.96 1.79%
1961 32.38 1.73%
1960 31.83 1.65%
1959 31.31 1.53%
1958 30.84 1.46%
1957 30.40 1.46%
1956 29.96 1.43%
1955 29.54 1.38%
1954 29.14 1.31%
1953 28.76 1.28%
1952 28.40 1.30%
1951 28.03 1.30%
1950 27.67 0.00%