Sierra Leone Population

Live population as of 9 May 2024, updated in real time:

8,950,688

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	1,997,332
1951	2,023,289
1952	2,049,238
1953	2,075,339
1954	2,102,721
1955	2,131,640
1956	2,161,570
1957	2,193,448
1958	2,225,476
1959	2,258,777
1960	2,295,355
1961	2,335,224
1962	2,377,069
1963	2,420,464
1964	2,466,061
1965	2,513,854
1966	2,562,913
1967	2,612,459
1968	2,664,490
1969	2,717,369
1970	2,770,944
1971	2,824,547
1972	2,878,959
1973	2,933,971
1974	2,990,764
1975	3,047,632
1976	3,105,000
1977	3,163,033
1978	3,225,826
1979	3,290,534
1980	3,357,022
1981	3,427,065
1982	3,498,412
1983	3,574,544
1984	3,654,030
1985	3,737,053
1986	3,828,127
1987	3,932,390
1988	4,040,200
1989	4,146,885
1990	4,284,100
1991	4,406,225
1992	4,303,683
1993	4,293,525
1994	4,310,117
1995	4,326,880
1996	4,337,693
1997	4,395,928
1998	4,446,452
1999	4,474,460
2000	4,552,575
2001	4,802,022
2002	5,111,487
2003	5,321,885
2004	5,510,560
2005	5,663,623
2006	5,794,729
2007	5,917,829
2008	6,068,025
2009	6,233,693
2010	6,412,270
2011	6,586,721
2012	6,763,685
2013	6,939,441
2014	7,116,247
2015	7,290,253
2016	7,467,112
2017	7,651,819
2018	7,834,712
2019	8,020,137
2020	8,206,674
2021	8,394,469
2022	8,579,797
2023	8,764,400
2024	8,950,688
2025	9,138,412
2026	9,326,168
2027	9,514,139
2028	9,701,767
2029	9,890,159
2030	10,078,122
2031	10,265,364
2032	10,452,014
2033	10,639,410
2034	10,826,480
2035	11,011,741
2036	11,194,694
2037	11,377,097
2038	11,557,240
2039	11,736,583
2040	11,913,645
2041	12,088,828
2042	12,261,683
2043	12,432,739
2044	12,601,706
2045	12,770,059
2046	12,935,566
2047	13,098,734
2048	13,260,108
2049	13,418,066
2050	13,573,041
2051	13,726,269
2052	13,876,522
2053	14,025,216
2054	14,169,815
2055	14,311,759
2056	14,450,988
2057	14,587,936
2058	14,721,225
2059	14,850,044
2060	14,975,004
2061	15,097,135
2062	15,214,721
2063	15,328,289
2064	15,437,687
2065	15,544,317
2066	15,645,708
2067	15,744,348
2068	15,839,391
2069	15,932,303
2070	16,019,805
2071	16,103,267
2072	16,183,746
2073	16,260,477
2074	16,332,952
2075	16,402,681
2076	16,467,082
2077	16,527,870
2078	16,583,269
2079	16,635,778
2080	16,684,740
2081	16,729,851
2082	16,771,384
2083	16,808,946
2084	16,842,382
2085	16,873,825
2086	16,901,375
2087	16,924,837
2088	16,945,336
2089	16,963,032
2090	16,977,280
2091	16,989,640
2092	16,998,182
2093	17,002,686
2094	17,004,992
2095	17,005,379
2096	17,002,612
2097	16,997,865
2098	16,990,532
2099	16,980,499
2100	16,968,120

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.