Sierra Leone Population

Live population as of 24 April 2024, updated in real time:

8,943,328

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	1,996,322
1951	2,022,267
1952	2,048,222
1953	2,074,320
1954	2,101,521
1955	2,130,443
1956	2,160,393
1957	2,192,194
1958	2,224,221
1959	2,257,337
1960	2,293,852
1961	2,333,651
1962	2,375,425
1963	2,418,638
1964	2,464,161
1965	2,511,864
1966	2,560,935
1967	2,610,385
1968	2,662,458
1969	2,715,240
1970	2,768,716
1971	2,822,507
1972	2,876,767
1973	2,931,755
1974	2,988,476
1975	3,045,334
1976	3,102,827
1977	3,160,560
1978	3,223,296
1979	3,287,927
1980	3,354,348
1981	3,424,320
1982	3,495,482
1983	3,571,366
1984	3,650,796
1985	3,733,742
1986	3,824,022
1987	3,928,098
1988	4,035,971
1989	4,143,270
1990	4,273,734
1991	4,413,674
1992	4,304,040
1993	4,292,795
1994	4,308,859
1995	4,327,537
1996	4,335,206
1997	4,393,504
1998	4,445,463
1999	4,473,857
2000	4,543,785
2001	4,787,232
2002	5,103,666
2003	5,313,984
2004	5,504,583
2005	5,658,361
2006	5,790,448
2007	5,911,994
2008	6,061,778
2009	6,226,470
2010	6,405,459
2011	6,579,787
2012	6,756,830
2013	6,932,417
2014	7,109,432
2015	7,283,421
2016	7,459,861
2017	7,644,590
2018	7,827,466
2019	8,012,725
2020	8,199,311
2021	8,387,171
2022	8,572,580
2023	8,757,077
2024	8,943,328
2025	9,131,111
2026	9,318,783
2027	9,506,750
2028	9,694,423
2029	9,882,772
2030	10,070,732
2031	10,258,059
2032	10,444,759
2033	10,632,114
2034	10,819,185
2035	11,004,521
2036	11,187,598
2037	11,369,951
2038	11,550,163
2039	11,729,600
2040	11,906,790
2041	12,081,901
2042	12,255,019
2043	12,426,076
2044	12,595,159
2045	12,763,463
2046	12,929,130
2047	13,092,373
2048	13,253,973
2049	13,412,056
2050	13,567,008
2051	13,720,307
2052	13,870,763
2053	14,019,509
2054	14,164,264
2055	14,306,183
2056	14,445,605
2057	14,582,698
2058	14,716,054
2059	14,845,114
2060	14,970,172
2061	15,092,531
2062	15,210,278
2063	15,324,003
2064	15,433,587
2065	15,540,267
2066	15,641,788
2067	15,740,601
2068	15,835,733
2069	15,928,797
2070	16,016,440
2071	16,100,052
2072	16,180,724
2073	16,257,595
2074	16,330,222
2075	16,400,129
2076	16,464,687
2077	16,525,622
2078	16,581,156
2079	16,633,830
2080	16,683,074
2081	16,728,146
2082	16,769,827
2083	16,807,544
2084	16,841,141
2085	16,872,663
2086	16,900,367
2087	16,923,980
2088	16,944,652
2089	16,962,519
2090	16,976,834
2091	16,989,276
2092	16,997,973
2093	17,002,628
2094	17,005,017
2095	17,005,488
2096	17,002,782
2097	16,998,113
2098	16,990,952
2099	16,980,897
2100	16,968,684

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.