Sierra Leone Population

Live population as of 17 May 2024, updated in real time:

8,955,182

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	1,997,948
1951	2,023,912
1952	2,049,857
1953	2,075,959
1954	2,103,450
1955	2,132,373
1956	2,162,292
1957	2,194,212
1958	2,226,240
1959	2,259,656
1960	2,296,277
1961	2,336,187
1962	2,378,070
1963	2,421,575
1964	2,467,217
1965	2,515,066
1966	2,564,115
1967	2,613,727
1968	2,665,730
1969	2,718,663
1970	2,772,303
1971	2,825,793
1972	2,880,293
1973	2,935,323
1974	2,992,157
1975	3,049,036
1976	3,106,323
1977	3,164,542
1978	3,227,369
1979	3,292,126
1980	3,358,658
1981	3,428,738
1982	3,500,198
1983	3,576,481
1984	3,656,004
1985	3,739,069
1986	3,830,635
1987	3,935,011
1988	4,042,788
1989	4,149,036
1990	4,290,624
1991	4,401,530
1992	4,303,469
1993	4,293,973
1994	4,310,906
1995	4,326,445
1996	4,339,231
1997	4,397,422
1998	4,447,045
1999	4,474,743
2000	4,557,932
2001	4,811,151
2002	5,116,235
2003	5,326,722
2004	5,514,211
2005	5,666,839
2006	5,797,320
2007	5,921,396
2008	6,071,833
2009	6,238,110
2010	6,416,424
2011	6,590,957
2012	6,767,864
2013	6,943,731
2014	7,120,404
2015	7,294,419
2016	7,471,542
2017	7,656,226
2018	7,839,133
2019	8,024,658
2020	8,211,172
2021	8,398,923
2022	8,584,200
2023	8,768,869
2024	8,955,182
2025	9,142,870
2026	9,330,675
2027	9,518,650
2028	9,706,251
2029	9,894,667
2030	10,082,634
2031	10,269,826
2032	10,456,446
2033	10,643,866
2034	10,830,931
2035	11,016,148
2036	11,199,025
2037	11,381,455
2038	11,561,561
2039	11,740,845
2040	11,917,825
2041	12,093,056
2042	12,265,753
2043	12,436,807
2044	12,605,703
2045	12,774,082
2046	12,939,495
2047	13,102,622
2048	13,263,858
2049	13,421,736
2050	13,576,723
2051	13,729,909
2052	13,880,042
2053	14,028,698
2054	14,173,202
2055	14,315,160
2056	14,454,275
2057	14,591,133
2058	14,724,378
2059	14,853,053
2060	14,977,957
2061	15,099,949
2062	15,217,437
2063	15,330,909
2064	15,440,194
2065	15,546,785
2066	15,648,101
2067	15,746,635
2068	15,841,625
2069	15,934,439
2070	16,021,857
2071	16,105,231
2072	16,185,592
2073	16,262,237
2074	16,334,623
2075	16,404,239
2076	16,468,544
2077	16,529,239
2078	16,584,561
2079	16,636,972
2080	16,685,759
2081	16,730,888
2082	16,772,332
2083	16,809,799
2084	16,843,140
2085	16,874,531
2086	16,901,988
2087	16,925,363
2088	16,945,758
2089	16,963,348
2090	16,977,555
2091	16,989,863
2092	16,998,311
2093	17,002,725
2094	17,004,980
2095	17,005,312
2096	17,002,508
2097	16,997,716
2098	16,990,275
2099	16,980,253
2100	16,967,772

Caveats and explanations

All data is based on the 2022 edition of the UN World Population prospects.
Table data shows population as of January 1st of that year.
Historical records are based on the current territory of the country. For example, the population of Germany in 1970 includes both East Germany and West Germany.
Years after 2021 are projections based on the UN's "medium fertility" scenario.
Country population includes all overseas territories and autonomous regions. For example, population for the United States includes Puerto Rico.
Morocco includes Western Sahara.
Population for Israel does NOT include Palestine.