The latest officially reported population of Azerbaijan was 10,202,850 in 2024 vs 8,642,022 people in Sierra Leone in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Azerbaijan's population is 10,308,499 people compared to 8,961,932 in Sierra Leone.
Population statistics:
- Azerbaijan's population is 1.15 times bigger than Sierra Leone's.
- Azerbaijan is ranked the 94th most populous country in the world, while Sierra Leone is the 102nd.
- The countries together account for 0.23% of the world: 0.12% for Azerbaijan vs 0.11% for Sierra Leone.
- For the last 10 years, Azerbaijan has had an average growth rate of +0.73% per year vs +2.32% in Sierra Leone.
- Since 2005, the population of Azerbaijan has increased from 8.39M people to 10.3M (22.8% growth), while Sierra Leone has grown from 5.5M to 8.96M (62.9% growth).
- Azerbaijan is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 11.1M people compared to the peak of 16M people in 2092 for Sierra Leone.
Azerbaijan vs Sierra Leone: live population counter
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| Current population |
10308499
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8961932
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| Population rank | 94/197 | 102/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.12% | 0.11% |
| One net population change |
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2.9 minutes
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| One birth every |
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| One death every |
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| One migration net change every |
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| Annual migration change | +10,864 | -11,000 |
| Daily growth/decline | +134 | +497 |
| Annual growth/decline | +48,892 | +181,510 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.48% | +2.15% |
| Population growth rate rank | 137/197 | 49/197 |
Azerbaijan and Sierra Leone: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 3,894,500 | 2,268,356 | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,045,750 | 2,304,227 | 3.88% | 1.58% |
| 1962 | 4,168,150 | 2,342,242 | 3.03% | 1.65% |
| 1963 | 4,293,550 | 2,382,258 | 3.01% | 1.71% |
| 1964 | 4,439,250 | 2,424,390 | 3.39% | 1.77% |
| 1965 | 4,574,650 | 2,468,666 | 3.05% | 1.83% |
| 1966 | 4,708,150 | 2,514,638 | 2.92% | 1.86% |
| 1967 | 4,832,000 | 2,562,384 | 2.63% | 1.9% |
| 1968 | 4,948,500 | 2,611,532 | 2.41% | 1.92% |
| 1969 | 5,063,300 | 2,661,365 | 2.32% | 1.91% |
| 1970 | 5,172,050 | 2,712,286 | 2.15% | 1.91% |
| 1971 | 5,282,950 | 2,763,222 | 2.14% | 1.88% |
| 1972 | 5,391,450 | 2,814,388 | 2.05% | 1.85% |
| 1973 | 5,493,900 | 2,866,955 | 1.9% | 1.87% |
| 1974 | 5,594,100 | 2,920,459 | 1.82% | 1.87% |
| 1975 | 5,689,050 | 2,974,657 | 1.7% | 1.86% |
| 1976 | 5,781,000 | 3,028,820 | 1.62% | 1.82% |
| 1977 | 5,876,150 | 3,085,354 | 1.65% | 1.87% |
| 1978 | 5,976,150 | 3,145,517 | 1.7% | 1.95% |
| 1979 | 6,071,300 | 3,207,499 | 1.59% | 1.97% |
| 1980 | 6,160,500 | 3,272,089 | 1.47% | 2.01% |
| 1981 | 6,257,750 | 3,338,940 | 1.58% | 2.04% |
| 1982 | 6,357,550 | 3,408,183 | 1.59% | 2.07% |
| 1983 | 6,459,800 | 3,481,646 | 1.61% | 2.16% |
| 1984 | 6,567,850 | 3,558,758 | 1.67% | 2.21% |
| 1985 | 6,670,150 | 3,638,438 | 1.56% | 2.24% |
| 1986 | 6,770,300 | 3,728,380 | 1.5% | 2.47% |
| 1987 | 6,875,350 | 3,829,718 | 1.55% | 2.72% |
| 1988 | 6,974,600 | 3,934,517 | 1.44% | 2.74% |
| 1989 | 7,076,550 | 4,034,037 | 1.46% | 2.53% |
| 1990 | 7,175,200 | 4,196,828 | 1.39% | 4.04% |
| 1991 | 7,271,300 | 4,246,267 | 1.34% | 1.18% |
| 1992 | 7,382,050 | 4,166,366 | 1.52% | -1.88% |
| 1993 | 7,494,800 | 4,157,130 | 1.53% | -0.22% |
| 1994 | 7,596,550 | 4,173,105 | 1.36% | 0.38% |
| 1995 | 7,684,850 | 4,179,179 | 1.16% | 0.15% |
| 1996 | 7,763,000 | 4,199,210 | 1.02% | 0.48% |
| 1997 | 7,838,250 | 4,253,716 | 0.97% | 1.3% |
| 1998 | 7,913,000 | 4,295,785 | 0.95% | 0.99% |
| 1999 | 7,982,750 | 4,318,043 | 0.88% | 0.52% |
| 2000 | 8,048,600 | 4,423,611 | 0.82% | 2.44% |
| 2001 | 8,111,200 | 4,692,716 | 0.78% | 6.08% |
| 2002 | 8,171,950 | 4,971,435 | 0.75% | 5.94% |
| 2003 | 8,234,100 | 5,177,687 | 0.76% | 4.15% |
| 2004 | 8,306,500 | 5,355,717 | 0.88% | 3.44% |
| 2005 | 8,391,850 | 5,501,712 | 1.03% | 2.73% |
| 2006 | 8,484,550 | 5,624,466 | 1.1% | 2.23% |
| 2007 | 8,581,300 | 5,749,352 | 1.14% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 8,763,400 | 5,894,722 | 2.12% | 2.53% |
| 2009 | 8,947,243 | 6,055,646 | 2.1% | 2.73% |
| 2010 | 9,054,332 | 6,222,714 | 1.2% | 2.76% |
| 2011 | 9,173,082 | 6,387,251 | 1.31% | 2.64% |
| 2012 | 9,295,784 | 6,551,080 | 1.34% | 2.56% |
| 2013 | 9,416,801 | 6,714,051 | 1.3% | 2.49% |
| 2014 | 9,535,079 | 6,876,385 | 1.26% | 2.42% |
| 2015 | 9,649,341 | 7,037,655 | 1.2% | 2.35% |
| 2016 | 9,757,812 | 7,205,328 | 1.12% | 2.38% |
| 2017 | 9,854,033 | 7,379,299 | 0.99% | 2.41% |
| 2018 | 9,939,771 | 7,554,563 | 0.87% | 2.38% |
| 2019 | 10,024,283 | 7,731,991 | 0.85% | 2.35% |
| 2020 | 10,093,121 | 7,912,558 | 0.69% | 2.34% |
| 2021 | 10,137,750 | 8,094,602 | 0.44% | 2.3% |
| 2022 | 10,141,756 | 8,276,807 | 0.04% | 2.25% |
| 2023 | 10,153,958 | 8,460,512 | 0.12% | 2.22% |
| 2024 | 10,202,850 | 8,642,022 | 0.48% | 2.15% |
| 2025 | 10,263,192 | 8,819,789 | 0.59% | 2.06% |
| 2026 | 10,319,595 | 8,996,743 | 0.55% | 2.01% |
| 2027 | 10,373,460 | 9,174,695 | 0.52% | 1.98% |
| 2028 | 10,425,946 | 9,349,021 | 0.51% | 1.9% |
| 2029 | 10,477,429 | 9,520,811 | 0.49% | 1.84% |
| 2030 | 10,527,400 | 9,694,851 | 0.48% | 1.83% |
| 2031 | 10,576,015 | 9,870,295 | 0.46% | 1.81% |
| 2032 | 10,623,687 | 10,047,193 | 0.45% | 1.79% |
| 2033 | 10,669,963 | 10,221,006 | 0.44% | 1.73% |
| 2034 | 10,714,572 | 10,391,485 | 0.42% | 1.67% |
| 2035 | 10,757,666 | 10,563,163 | 0.4% | 1.65% |
| 2036 | 10,798,811 | 10,734,341 | 0.38% | 1.62% |
| 2037 | 10,837,689 | 10,902,263 | 0.36% | 1.56% |
| 2038 | 10,873,833 | 11,066,143 | 0.33% | 1.5% |
| 2039 | 10,907,324 | 11,230,060 | 0.31% | 1.48% |
| 2040 | 10,937,977 | 11,398,391 | 0.28% | 1.5% |
| 2041 | 10,965,202 | 11,566,213 | 0.25% | 1.47% |
| 2042 | 10,989,309 | 11,728,787 | 0.22% | 1.41% |
| 2043 | 11,010,513 | 11,887,934 | 0.19% | 1.36% |
| 2044 | 11,028,582 | 12,049,424 | 0.16% | 1.36% |
| 2045 | 11,044,051 | 12,208,872 | 0.14% | 1.32% |
| 2046 | 11,056,769 | 12,363,446 | 0.12% | 1.27% |
| 2047 | 11,066,704 | 12,512,739 | 0.09% | 1.21% |
| 2048 | 11,074,312 | 12,659,609 | 0.07% | 1.17% |
| 2049 | 11,078,340 | 12,805,136 | 0.04% | 1.15% |
| 2050 | 11,079,701 | 12,948,320 | 0.01% | 1.12% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Azerbaijan increased by 1,257,491 people (a 15% growth), while Sierra Leone gained 1,535,943 people (a 27.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Azerbaijan gained 659,158 (a 6.83% growth), while Sierra Leone's population increased by 1,924,277 (a 27.3% growth).
Azerbaijan was ranked 90th most populous country in 2005 and is 94th in 2025. Sierra Leone was ranked 106th in 2005 and ranked 102nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Azerbaijan's population will grow by 7.48% to 11,079,701 people and will still be ranked 94th. The population of Sierra Leone will increase by 44.5% to 12,948,320 people and rank change from 102nd to 91st.
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Population differences between Azerbaijan and Sierra Leone
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| Life expectancy | 74.7 years | 62.2 years |
| Average age | 34.9 years | 24.4 years |
| Median age | 34.1 years | 20.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49:51 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.55 births per woman | 3.79 births per woman |
| Population density | 320 ppl/mi² | 310 ppl/mi² |
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