World population growth in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: World population growth was -0.1% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.1%
Change on year
down 48.9%
World rank
98th
of 239 countries
All-time high
7.3%
in 2001
All-time low
-3.1%
in 1991
Years of data
163
1700–2100
World population growth in Sierra Leone, 1700–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2100, world population growth in Sierra Leone stood at -0.1%.
The figure is down 48.9% on the previous year and down 328.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, world population growth in Sierra Leone peaked at 7.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, -3.1%, in 1991.
Sierra Leone ranks 98th of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
World population growth in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.1% | — |
| 1800 | 0.5% | +399.5% |
| 1900 | 0.7% | +40.9% |
| 1905 | 0.7% | -0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.7% | -5.4% |
| 1915 | 0.6% | -8.4% |
| 1920 | 1.0% | +49.3% |
| 1925 | 1.5% | +55.2% |
| 1930 | 1.4% | -2.7% |
| 1935 | 1.4% | -4.0% |
| 1940 | 1.6% | +11.6% |
| 1945 | 1.8% | +15.0% |
| 1950 | 1.2% | -34.5% |
| 1951 | 1.2% | +1.2% |
| 1952 | 1.2% | -1.3% |
| 1953 | 1.1% | -3.6% |
| 1954 | 1.2% | +6.8% |
| 1955 | 1.2% | +3.7% |
| 1956 | 1.3% | +3.5% |
| 1957 | 1.3% | +2.6% |
| 1958 | 1.3% | -2.8% |
| 1959 | 1.4% | +11.3% |
| 1960 | 1.5% | +6.7% |
| 1961 | 1.6% | +5.3% |
| 1962 | 1.7% | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 1.7% | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 1.8% | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 1.8% | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 1.9% | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 1.9% | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 1.9% | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 1.9% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 1.9% | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 1.8% | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 1.8% | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 1.9% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 1.8% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 1.8% | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 1.8% | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 1.9% | +8.1% |
| 1978 | 1.9% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 2.0% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 2.0% | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 2.0% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 2.1% | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 2.2% | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 2.2% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 2.2% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 2.7% | +19.2% |
| 1987 | 2.7% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 2.7% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 2.3% | -14.1% |
| 1990 | 5.5% | +139.6% |
| 1991 | -3.1% | -156.8% |
| 1992 | -0.6% | -79.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -129.9% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | +205.8% |
| 1995 | -0.3% | -149.5% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | -533.2% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | -52.8% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -36.4% |
| 2000 | 4.4% | +989.8% |
| 2001 | 7.3% | +67.6% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | -41.6% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | -24.2% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -15.8% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -20.5% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | +24.2% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | -5.6% |
| 2025 | 2.0% | -2.5% |
| 2026 | 2.0% | -2.3% |
| 2027 | 2.0% | -0.5% |
| 2028 | 1.8% | -7.3% |
| 2029 | 1.8% | +1.0% |
| 2030 | 1.8% | -2.0% |
| 2031 | 1.8% | +0.1% |
| 2032 | 1.8% | -1.9% |
| 2033 | 1.7% | -5.0% |
| 2034 | 1.6% | -2.1% |
| 2035 | 1.6% | +0.2% |
| 2036 | 1.6% | -4.0% |
| 2037 | 1.5% | -2.9% |
| 2038 | 1.5% | -4.8% |
| 2039 | 1.5% | +2.1% |
| 2040 | 1.5% | +0.3% |
| 2041 | 1.4% | -3.8% |
| 2042 | 1.4% | -5.2% |
| 2043 | 1.3% | -1.6% |
| 2044 | 1.4% | +1.9% |
| 2045 | 1.3% | -6.9% |
| 2046 | 1.2% | -1.6% |
| 2047 | 1.2% | -7.6% |
| 2048 | 1.2% | +2.4% |
| 2049 | 1.1% | -6.4% |
| 2050 | 1.1% | +1.1% |
| 2051 | 1.1% | -0.6% |
| 2052 | 1.1% | -5.0% |
| 2053 | 1.0% | -5.0% |
| 2054 | 0.9% | -7.6% |
| 2055 | 0.9% | +1.9% |
| 2056 | 0.9% | -5.0% |
| 2057 | 0.9% | -4.6% |
| 2058 | 0.8% | -2.6% |
| 2059 | 0.8% | -5.4% |
| 2060 | 0.8% | -0.6% |
| 2061 | 0.7% | -6.9% |
| 2062 | 0.8% | +5.6% |
| 2063 | 0.7% | -12.8% |
| 2064 | 0.7% | -2.4% |
| 2065 | 0.7% | -0.2% |
| 2066 | 0.6% | -1.2% |
| 2067 | 0.6% | -1.7% |
| 2068 | 0.6% | -8.2% |
| 2069 | 0.5% | -9.4% |
| 2070 | 0.5% | -4.7% |
| 2071 | 0.5% | -7.5% |
| 2072 | 0.5% | -2.8% |
| 2073 | 0.4% | -4.0% |
| 2074 | 0.4% | -18.9% |
| 2075 | 0.4% | +8.5% |
| 2076 | 0.3% | -8.6% |
| 2077 | 0.3% | -7.4% |
| 2078 | 0.3% | -4.0% |
| 2079 | 0.3% | -15.1% |
| 2080 | 0.2% | -9.1% |
| 2081 | 0.3% | +4.6% |
| 2082 | 0.2% | -10.4% |
| 2083 | 0.2% | -6.7% |
| 2084 | 0.1% | -30.0% |
| 2085 | 0.1% | -9.5% |
| 2086 | 0.2% | +26.3% |
| 2087 | 0.1% | -40.5% |
| 2088 | 0.1% | -15.0% |
| 2089 | 0.1% | -15.3% |
| 2090 | 0.1% | -16.7% |
| 2091 | 0.0% | -28.3% |
| 2092 | 0.0% | -58.1% |
| 2093 | -0.0% | -261.1% |
| 2094 | 0.0% | -106.9% |
| 2095 | -0.1% | -2750.0% |
| 2096 | -0.1% | +26.4% |
| 2097 | -0.1% | +37.3% |
| 2098 | -0.1% | -12.0% |
| 2099 | -0.1% | +13.6% |
| 2100 | -0.1% | +48.9% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's -0.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3%. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's -0.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population growth in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2095 | -2750.0% | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | +989.8% | 0.4% | 4.4% |
| 1996 | +533.2% | -0.3% | 1.2% |
| 1800 | +399.5% | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| 2093 | -261.1% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | +205.8% | 0.2% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 1920s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 2 |
| 1950s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | -3.1% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.0% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2030s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2040s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2050s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.0% | -0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | 1 |
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6516 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population density 220.76 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 983,692 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.1% (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is world population growth in Sierra Leone?
- World population growth in Sierra Leone was -0.1% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.1% in 1991.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for world population growth?
- Sierra Leone ranks 98th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is world population growth rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 328.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.