Population growth estimates and projections in Sierra Leone
The population of Sierra Leone changed by 2.18% in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2006.
Sierra Leone, 2023 (latest estimate)
2.18%
Change from 2022
−0.02percentage points
Projection for 2030
1.79%
Projection for 2050
1.12%
Projection for 2100
-0.14%
Position in 2023
43rd of 216
Population growth estimates and projections in Sierra Leone over time
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% per year. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Sierra Leone |
|---|---|
| 2100 | -0.14%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | -0.05%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 0.06%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 0.13%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 0.24%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 0.38%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 0.50%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 0.66%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 0.78%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 0.94%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 1.12%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 1.27%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 1.49%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 1.64%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 1.79%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 2.01%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 2.18% |
| 2022 | 2.21% |
| 2021 | 2.25% |
| 2020 | 2.30% |
| 2019 | 2.31% |
| 2018 | 2.33% |
| 2017 | 2.37% |
| 2016 | 2.41% |
| 2015 | 2.30% |
| 2014 | 2.34% |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.02 percentage points from 2.21% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 2.44%, the figure has changed by −0.26 percentage points.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Sierra Leone has the 43rd highest value.
More for Sierra Leone
All statistics for Sierra Leone
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
8,819,794 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
2.04%
2025 · World Bank
Population aged 65 and over
3.3%
2025 · World Bank