The population of Sierra Leone

8,605,718 Number in 2022

Between 1973 and 2022, population of Sierra Leone grew substantially from 2.94 million to 8.61 million rising at an increasing annual rate that reached a maximum of 5.96% in 2001 and then decreased to 2.20% in 2022.

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Alternate Sources
International Financial Statistics (IFS), Monthly Update 7,976,985 Number in 2020 IMF
World Population - Total and Urban Population, Annual, 1950-2050 8,472.21 thousands in 2023 UNCTAD
The population of Sierra Leone
% 43.83 % in 2022 WHO
People in Thousands 8,791.09 People in Thousands in 2023 EIA
The population of Africa
Nigeria 218,541,212 Number in 2022 WB
Ethiopia 123,379,924 Number in 2022 WB
South Africa 59,893,885 Number in 2022 WB
Kenya 54,027,487 Number in 2022 WB
Uganda 47,249,585 Number in 2022 WB
Sudan 46,874,204 Number in 2022 WB
Algeria 44,903,225 Number in 2022 WB
Morocco 37,457,971 Number in 2022 WB
Angola 35,588,987 Number in 2022 WB
Ghana 33,475,870 Number in 2022 WB
The population of Sierra Leone
Density 116.66 people per sq. km of land area in 2021 WB