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Sierra Leone vs Switzerland: Population

Sierra Leone
8.46 million people
in 2023
Switzerland
8.87 million people
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
101st
Switzerland rank
100th

Population over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 8.87 million people against 8.46 million people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 410,040 people.

Across all 241 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Sierra Leone ranks 101st and Switzerland ranks 100th of 238 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Switzerland Difference Ahead
1000s 3,923 people 300,000 people 296,077 people Switzerland
1100s 4,359 people 400,000 people 395,641 people Switzerland
1200s 4,843 people 500,000 people 495,157 people Switzerland
1300s 5,382 people 800,000 people 794,618 people Switzerland
1400s 5,980 people 600,000 people 594,020 people Switzerland
1500s 6,644 people 800,000 people 793,356 people Switzerland
1600s 7,382 people 1.00 million people 992,618 people Switzerland
1700s 8,203 people 1.25 million people 1.24 million people Switzerland
1710s 9,114 people 1.29 million people 1.28 million people Switzerland
1720s 10,127 people 1.32 million people 1.31 million people Switzerland
1730s 11,252 people 1.36 million people 1.35 million people Switzerland
1740s 12,502 people 1.40 million people 1.39 million people Switzerland
1750s 13,891 people 1.44 million people 1.42 million people Switzerland
1760s 15,435 people 1.48 million people 1.46 million people Switzerland
1770s 17,150 people 1.52 million people 1.50 million people Switzerland
1780s 19,056 people 1.57 million people 1.55 million people Switzerland
1790s 21,173 people 1.61 million people 1.59 million people Switzerland
1800s 794,264 people 1.80 million people 1.01 million people Switzerland
1810s 794,254 people 1.92 million people 1.12 million people Switzerland
1820s 791,872 people 2.04 million people 1.24 million people Switzerland
1830s 786,713 people 2.15 million people 1.37 million people Switzerland
1840s 781,634 people 2.29 million people 1.51 million people Switzerland
1850s 798,521 people 2.44 million people 1.64 million people Switzerland
1860s 846,729 people 2.57 million people 1.73 million people Switzerland
1870s 907,117 people 2.73 million people 1.83 million people Switzerland
1880s 976,995 people 2.89 million people 1.91 million people Switzerland
1890s 1.05 million people 3.10 million people 2.05 million people Switzerland
1900s 1.13 million people 3.49 million people 2.35 million people Switzerland
1910s 1.22 million people 3.79 million people 2.57 million people Switzerland
1920s 1.35 million people 3.95 million people 2.60 million people Switzerland
1930s 1.55 million people 4.12 million people 2.57 million people Switzerland
1940s 1.82 million people 4.43 million people 2.61 million people Switzerland
1950s 2.11 million people 4.97 million people 2.86 million people Switzerland
1960s 2.45 million people 5.78 million people 3.32 million people Switzerland
1970s 2.95 million people 6.28 million people 3.33 million people Switzerland
1980s 3.62 million people 6.47 million people 2.85 million people Switzerland
1990s 4.22 million people 6.98 million people 2.76 million people Switzerland
2000s 5.34 million people 7.42 million people 2.08 million people Switzerland
2010s 6.97 million people 8.22 million people 1.26 million people Switzerland
2020s 8.19 million people 8.75 million people 566,462 people Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Sierra Leone or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 8.87 million people against 8.46 million people in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Sierra Leone and Switzerland?
410,040 people, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Switzerland?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Sierra Leone and Switzerland rank globally for population?
Sierra Leone ranks 101st and Switzerland ranks 100th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.