Sierra Leone Population

Live population as of 21 May 2024, updated in real time:

8,956,860

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	1,998,177
1951	2,024,144
1952	2,050,089
1953	2,076,190
1954	2,103,721
1955	2,132,646
1956	2,162,562
1957	2,194,498
1958	2,226,525
1959	2,259,984
1960	2,296,622
1961	2,336,547
1962	2,378,443
1963	2,421,989
1964	2,467,647
1965	2,515,517
1966	2,564,563
1967	2,614,200
1968	2,666,192
1969	2,719,145
1970	2,772,810
1971	2,826,259
1972	2,880,790
1973	2,935,827
1974	2,992,676
1975	3,049,560
1976	3,106,816
1977	3,165,105
1978	3,227,945
1979	3,292,719
1980	3,359,269
1981	3,429,362
1982	3,500,864
1983	3,577,202
1984	3,656,741
1985	3,739,821
1986	3,831,570
1987	3,935,990
1988	4,043,755
1989	4,149,828
1990	4,293,095
1991	4,399,759
1992	4,303,387
1993	4,294,139
1994	4,311,204
1995	4,326,277
1996	4,339,807
1997	4,397,983
1998	4,447,266
1999	4,474,831
2000	4,559,923
2001	4,814,574
2002	5,118,005
2003	5,328,530
2004	5,515,575
2005	5,668,042
2006	5,798,283
2007	5,922,727
2008	6,073,252
2009	6,239,759
2010	6,417,974
2011	6,592,539
2012	6,769,422
2013	6,945,332
2014	7,121,955
2015	7,295,972
2016	7,473,195
2017	7,657,870
2018	7,840,782
2019	8,026,344
2020	8,212,850
2021	8,400,585
2022	8,585,842
2023	8,770,536
2024	8,956,860
2025	9,144,534
2026	9,332,356
2027	9,520,332
2028	9,707,924
2029	9,896,349
2030	10,084,318
2031	10,271,491
2032	10,458,100
2033	10,645,529
2034	10,832,592
2035	11,017,792
2036	11,200,642
2037	11,383,080
2038	11,563,173
2039	11,742,436
2040	11,919,384
2041	12,094,633
2042	12,267,273
2043	12,438,325
2044	12,607,194
2045	12,775,582
2046	12,940,961
2047	13,104,074
2048	13,265,258
2049	13,423,105
2050	13,578,096
2051	13,731,268
2052	13,881,357
2053	14,029,998
2054	14,174,465
2055	14,316,428
2056	14,455,502
2057	14,592,325
2058	14,725,554
2059	14,854,176
2060	14,979,059
2061	15,101,000
2062	15,218,451
2063	15,331,887
2064	15,441,129
2065	15,547,705
2066	15,648,995
2067	15,747,489
2068	15,842,460
2069	15,935,235
2070	16,022,621
2071	16,105,964
2072	16,186,281
2073	16,262,894
2074	16,335,248
2075	16,404,820
2076	16,469,090
2077	16,529,749
2078	16,585,043
2079	16,637,419
2080	16,686,140
2081	16,731,275
2082	16,772,685
2083	16,810,117
2084	16,843,422
2085	16,874,794
2086	16,902,217
2087	16,925,559
2088	16,945,917
2089	16,963,467
2090	16,977,659
2091	16,989,946
2092	16,998,359
2093	17,002,741
2094	17,004,977
2095	17,005,287
2096	17,002,470
2097	16,997,660
2098	16,990,178
2099	16,980,161
2100	16,967,641

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.