Population growth in Sierra Leone
The population of Sierra Leone changed by 2.04% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 1999.
Sierra Leone, 2025
2.04%
Change from 2024
−0.09percentage points
World, 2025
0.91%
Position in 2025
47th of 217
Population growth in Sierra Leone over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sierra Leone | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.04% | 0.91% |
| 2024 | 2.12% | 0.96% |
| 2023 | 2.20% | 0.93% |
| 2022 | 2.23% | 0.87% |
| 2021 | 2.27% | 0.83% |
| 2020 | 2.31% | 0.98% |
| 2019 | 2.32% | 1.05% |
| 2018 | 2.35% | 1.08% |
| 2017 | 2.39% | 1.13% |
| 2016 | 2.35% | 1.16% |
| 2015 | 2.32% | 1.18% |
| 2014 | 2.39% | 1.21% |
| 2013 | 2.46% | 1.23% |
| 2012 | 2.53% | 1.26% |
| 2011 | 2.61% | 1.22% |
| 2010 | 2.72% | 1.22% |
| 2009 | 2.69% | 1.25% |
| 2008 | 2.50% | 1.27% |
| 2007 | 2.20% | 1.26% |
| 2006 | 2.21% | 1.27% |
| 2005 | 2.69% | 1.27% |
| 2004 | 3.38% | 1.29% |
| 2003 | 4.06% | 1.29% |
| 2002 | 5.77% | 1.31% |
| 2001 | 5.91% | 1.34% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.09 percentage points from 2.12% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 2.32%, the figure has changed by −0.28 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Sierra Leone has the 47th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 0.91%.
More for Sierra Leone
All statistics for Sierra Leone
Population
8,819,794 people
2025 · World Bank
Net migration
-11,309 people
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
8,460,512 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
19.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
3.79 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
2.18%
2023 · UN Population Division