Sierra Leone Population

Live population as of 20 May 2024, updated in real time:

8,956,299

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	1,998,101
1951	2,024,067
1952	2,050,011
1953	2,076,112
1954	2,103,630
1955	2,132,554
1956	2,162,472
1957	2,194,402
1958	2,226,429
1959	2,259,875
1960	2,296,506
1961	2,336,427
1962	2,378,318
1963	2,421,850
1964	2,467,504
1965	2,515,366
1966	2,564,413
1967	2,614,041
1968	2,666,038
1969	2,718,984
1970	2,772,641
1971	2,826,103
1972	2,880,624
1973	2,935,659
1974	2,992,503
1975	3,049,385
1976	3,106,651
1977	3,164,917
1978	3,227,753
1979	3,292,521
1980	3,359,064
1981	3,429,154
1982	3,500,642
1983	3,576,961
1984	3,656,495
1985	3,739,570
1986	3,831,257
1987	3,935,662
1988	4,043,431
1989	4,149,564
1990	4,292,266
1991	4,400,352
1992	4,303,415
1993	4,294,084
1994	4,311,104
1995	4,326,334
1996	4,339,614
1997	4,397,795
1998	4,447,192
1999	4,474,803
2000	4,559,257
2001	4,813,428
2002	5,117,413
2003	5,327,925
2004	5,515,118
2005	5,667,639
2006	5,797,961
2007	5,922,282
2008	6,072,778
2009	6,239,207
2010	6,417,455
2011	6,592,010
2012	6,768,901
2013	6,944,797
2014	7,121,436
2015	7,295,453
2016	7,472,642
2017	7,657,320
2018	7,840,230
2019	8,025,780
2020	8,212,289
2021	8,400,029
2022	8,585,293
2023	8,769,978
2024	8,956,299
2025	9,143,977
2026	9,331,794
2027	9,519,770
2028	9,707,364
2029	9,895,786
2030	10,083,754
2031	10,270,934
2032	10,457,547
2033	10,644,973
2034	10,832,037
2035	11,017,242
2036	11,200,101
2037	11,382,537
2038	11,562,634
2039	11,741,904
2040	11,918,863
2041	12,094,105
2042	12,266,764
2043	12,437,817
2044	12,606,695
2045	12,775,080
2046	12,940,471
2047	13,103,588
2048	13,264,790
2049	13,422,647
2050	13,577,637
2051	13,730,813
2052	13,880,917
2053	14,029,563
2054	14,174,043
2055	14,316,004
2056	14,455,091
2057	14,591,926
2058	14,725,161
2059	14,853,800
2060	14,978,690
2061	15,100,649
2062	15,218,112
2063	15,331,560
2064	15,440,816
2065	15,547,398
2066	15,648,696
2067	15,747,203
2068	15,842,181
2069	15,934,969
2070	16,022,366
2071	16,105,718
2072	16,186,050
2073	16,262,674
2074	16,335,039
2075	16,404,625
2076	16,468,908
2077	16,529,578
2078	16,584,882
2079	16,637,269
2080	16,686,012
2081	16,731,145
2082	16,772,567
2083	16,810,010
2084	16,843,328
2085	16,874,706
2086	16,902,140
2087	16,925,493
2088	16,945,864
2089	16,963,427
2090	16,977,624
2091	16,989,918
2092	16,998,343
2093	17,002,736
2094	17,004,978
2095	17,005,296
2096	17,002,483
2097	16,997,679
2098	16,990,211
2099	16,980,192
2100	16,967,685

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.