Name: Sierra Leone Population
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The total population in Sierra Leone was estimated at 8.8 million people in 2025, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. Looking back, in the year of 1960, Sierra Leone had a population of 2.3 million people. source: World Bank

Population in Sierra Leone is expected to reach 9.00 Million by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Sierra Leone Population is projected to trend around 9.20 Million in 2027 and 9.40 Million in 2028, according to our econometric models.

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Population	8.82	8.64	Million	Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate	3.20	3.10	percent	Dec 2025

Sierra Leone Population

The population of Sierra Leone represents 0.09 percent of the world´s total population which arguably means that one person in every 1162 people on the planet is a resident of Sierra Leone.