Sierra Leone Population Density 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 density from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population density of Sierra Leone in 2020 is 110.33 people per square kilometer, a 2.1% increase from 2019.
- The population density of Sierra Leone in 2019 was 108.07 people per square kilometer, a 2.13% increase from 2018.
- The population density of Sierra Leone in 2018 was 105.81 people per square kilometer, a 2.16% increase from 2017.
- The population density of Sierra Leone in 2017 was 103.57 people per square kilometer, a 2.18% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population Density |
| Rwanda | 491.73 |
| Comoros | 467.28 |
| Burundi | 427.26 |
| Haiti | 410.90 |
| Gambia | 213.86 |
| North Korea | 213.86 |
| Nepal | 197.97 |
| Uganda | 189.36 |
| Malawi | 161.46 |
| Togo | 145.78 |
| Sierra Leone | 110.33 |
| Benin | 105.64 |
| Ethiopia | 104.11 |
| Senegal | 85.12 |
| Burkina Faso | 76.23 |
| Tajikistan | 67.46 |
| Tanzania | 63.06 |
| Afghanistan | 59.63 |
| Yemen | 56.49 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 54.47 |
| Guinea | 53.42 |
| Madagascar | 47.15 |
| Liberia | 45.41 |
| Mozambique | 39.75 |
| Zimbabwe | 38.04 |
| Eritrea | 30.16 |
| Somalia | 24.92 |
| Niger | 19.11 |
| Mali | 16.33 |
| Chad | 12.79 |
| Central African Republic | 7.75 |
| South Sudan | 0.00 |
| Sierra Leone - Historical Population Density Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Density | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 110.33 | 2.10% |
| 2019 | 108.07 | 2.13% |
| 2018 | 105.81 | 2.16% |
| 2017 | 103.57 | 2.18% |
| 2016 | 101.37 | 2.19% |
| 2015 | 99.20 | 2.21% |
| 2014 | 97.06 | 2.23% |
| 2013 | 94.94 | 2.26% |
| 2012 | 92.84 | 2.28% |
| 2011 | 90.78 | 2.30% |
| 2010 | 88.74 | 2.28% |
| 2009 | 86.76 | 2.27% |
| 2008 | 84.84 | 2.40% |
| 2007 | 82.84 | 2.75% |
| 2006 | 80.63 | 3.25% |
| 2005 | 78.09 | 3.89% |
| 2004 | 75.16 | 4.48% |
| 2003 | 71.94 | 4.74% |
| 2002 | 68.68 | 4.45% |
| 2001 | 65.75 | 3.70% |
| 2000 | 63.41 | 2.74% |
| 1999 | 61.72 | 1.85% |
| 1998 | 60.60 | 1.07% |
| 1997 | 59.96 | 0.52% |
| 1996 | 59.65 | 0.20% |
| 1995 | 59.53 | -0.13% |
| 1994 | 59.61 | -0.44% |
| 1993 | 59.87 | -0.43% |
| 1992 | 60.13 | -0.02% |
| 1991 | 60.15 | 0.67% |
| 1990 | 59.75 | 1.54% |
| 1989 | 58.84 | 2.35% |
| 1988 | 57.49 | 2.93% |
| 1987 | 55.85 | 3.10% |
| 1986 | 54.17 | 2.93% |
| 1985 | 52.63 | 2.64% |
| 1984 | 51.28 | 2.42% |
| 1983 | 50.07 | 2.25% |
| 1982 | 48.97 | 2.20% |
| 1981 | 47.91 | 2.23% |
| 1980 | 46.87 | 2.26% |
| 1979 | 45.83 | 2.24% |
| 1978 | 44.82 | 2.22% |
| 1977 | 43.85 | 2.19% |
| 1976 | 42.91 | 2.15% |
| 1975 | 42.01 | 2.12% |
| 1974 | 41.14 | 2.09% |
| 1973 | 40.30 | 2.05% |
| 1972 | 39.49 | 2.01% |
| 1971 | 38.71 | 1.96% |
| 1970 | 37.97 | 1.91% |
| 1969 | 37.25 | 1.87% |
| 1968 | 36.57 | 1.82% |
| 1967 | 35.92 | 1.77% |
| 1966 | 35.29 | 1.73% |
| 1965 | 34.69 | 1.68% |
| 1964 | 34.12 | 1.64% |
| 1963 | 33.57 | 1.59% |
| 1962 | 33.04 | 1.55% |
| 1961 | 32.54 | 1.50% |
| 1960 | 32.06 | 1.45% |
| 1959 | 31.60 | 1.40% |
| 1958 | 31.16 | 1.36% |
| 1957 | 30.74 | 1.32% |
| 1956 | 30.34 | 1.28% |
| 1955 | 29.96 | 1.25% |
| 1954 | 29.59 | 1.22% |
| 1953 | 29.23 | 1.19% |
| 1952 | 28.89 | 1.16% |
| 1951 | 28.55 | 1.14% |
| 1950 | 28.23 | 0.00% |
