Population in Sierra Leone
The population of Sierra Leone was 8,819,794 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Sierra Leone, 2025
8,819,794
Change from 2024
+2.1%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
100th of 217
Population in Sierra Leone over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sierra Leone | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8,819,794 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 8,642,022 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 8,460,512 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 8,276,807 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 8,094,602 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 7,912,558 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 7,731,991 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 7,554,563 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 7,379,299 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 7,205,328 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 7,037,655 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 6,876,385 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 6,714,051 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 6,551,080 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 6,387,251 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 6,222,714 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 6,055,646 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 5,894,722 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 5,749,352 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 5,624,466 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 5,501,712 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 5,355,717 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 5,177,687 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 4,971,435 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 4,692,716 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.1% from 8,642,022 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 7,037,655 people, the figure has changed by +25.3%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Sierra Leone has the 100th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Sierra Leone
All statistics for Sierra Leone
Population growth
2.04%
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
Population aged 65 and over
3.3%
2025 · World Bank