Sierra Leone Population

Live population as of 18 May 2024, updated in real time:

8,955,705

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	1,998,019
1951	2,023,984
1952	2,049,930
1953	2,076,031
1954	2,103,534
1955	2,132,458
1956	2,162,376
1957	2,194,301
1958	2,226,329
1959	2,259,759
1960	2,296,384
1961	2,336,299
1962	2,378,186
1963	2,421,704
1964	2,467,351
1965	2,515,207
1966	2,564,255
1967	2,613,874
1968	2,665,874
1969	2,718,813
1970	2,772,461
1971	2,825,938
1972	2,880,448
1973	2,935,480
1974	2,992,319
1975	3,049,199
1976	3,106,477
1977	3,164,718
1978	3,227,549
1979	3,292,311
1980	3,358,848
1981	3,428,933
1982	3,500,406
1983	3,576,706
1984	3,656,234
1985	3,739,304
1986	3,830,926
1987	3,935,316
1988	4,043,089
1989	4,149,284
1990	4,291,392
1991	4,400,979
1992	4,303,444
1993	4,294,025
1994	4,310,998
1995	4,326,393
1996	4,339,410
1997	4,397,597
1998	4,447,114
1999	4,474,771
2000	4,558,553
2001	4,812,217
2002	5,116,787
2003	5,327,285
2004	5,514,636
2005	5,667,214
2006	5,797,621
2007	5,921,811
2008	6,072,275
2009	6,238,624
2010	6,416,907
2011	6,591,450
2012	6,768,350
2013	6,944,230
2014	7,120,888
2015	7,294,903
2016	7,472,057
2017	7,656,739
2018	7,839,647
2019	8,025,184
2020	8,211,695
2021	8,399,441
2022	8,584,712
2023	8,769,388
2024	8,955,705
2025	9,143,388
2026	9,331,199
2027	9,519,174
2028	9,706,772
2029	9,895,191
2030	10,083,159
2031	10,270,345
2032	10,456,961
2033	10,644,384
2034	10,831,449
2035	11,016,660
2036	11,199,529
2037	11,381,962
2038	11,562,064
2039	11,741,341
2040	11,918,311
2041	12,093,547
2042	12,266,227
2043	12,437,280
2044	12,606,167
2045	12,774,549
2046	12,939,952
2047	13,103,075
2048	13,264,294
2049	13,422,162
2050	13,577,151
2051	13,730,332
2052	13,880,452
2053	14,029,103
2054	14,173,596
2055	14,315,555
2056	14,454,657
2057	14,591,504
2058	14,724,745
2059	14,853,403
2060	14,978,300
2061	15,100,277
2062	15,217,753
2063	15,331,214
2064	15,440,485
2065	15,547,072
2066	15,648,380
2067	15,746,901
2068	15,841,885
2069	15,934,687
2070	16,022,095
2071	16,105,459
2072	16,185,807
2073	16,262,442
2074	16,334,818
2075	16,404,420
2076	16,468,714
2077	16,529,398
2078	16,584,711
2079	16,637,111
2080	16,685,877
2081	16,731,009
2082	16,772,442
2083	16,809,898
2084	16,843,228
2085	16,874,613
2086	16,902,060
2087	16,925,424
2088	16,945,808
2089	16,963,385
2090	16,977,588
2091	16,989,889
2092	16,998,326
2093	17,002,730
2094	17,004,979
2095	17,005,305
2096	17,002,496
2097	16,997,698
2098	16,990,245
2099	16,980,225
2100	16,967,731

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.