The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 8,642,022 people in Sierra Leone in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,405,773,318 people compared to 8,961,932 in Sierra Leone.
Population statistics:
- China's population is 156.9 times bigger than Sierra Leone's.
- China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while Sierra Leone is the 102nd.
- The countries together account for 17.1% of the world: 17% for China vs 0.11% for Sierra Leone.
- For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +2.32% in Sierra Leone.
- Since 2005, the population of China has increased from 1.3B people to 1.41B (7.83% growth), while Sierra Leone has grown from 5.5M to 8.96M (62.9% growth).
- Sierra Leone is projected to reach its peak in 2092 at 16M people, while China's population already peaked in 2021 at 1.41B people and is projected to decrease to 629M people by 2100.
China vs Sierra Leone: live population counter
China
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Sierra Leone
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
1405773318
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8961932
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| Population rank | 2/197 | 102/197 |
| Percent of world population | 17% | 0.11% |
| One net population change |
18.2 seconds
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2.9 minutes
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| One birth every |
3.5 seconds
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2.03 minutes
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| One death every |
2.84 seconds
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7.5 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.65 minutes
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47.8 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -318,992 | -11,000 |
| Daily growth/decline | -4,753 | +497 |
| Annual growth/decline | -1,735,000 | +181,510 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.12% | +2.15% |
| Population growth rate rank | 173/197 | 49/197 |
China and Sierra Leone: population history and growth rate by year chart
China
Population
Growth rate
Sierra Leone
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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China
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Sierra Leone
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China
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Sierra Leone
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| 1960 | 667,070,000 | 2,268,356 | - | - |
| 1961 | 660,330,000 | 2,304,227 | -1.01% | 1.58% |
| 1962 | 665,770,000 | 2,342,242 | 0.82% | 1.65% |
| 1963 | 682,335,000 | 2,382,258 | 2.49% | 1.71% |
| 1964 | 698,355,000 | 2,424,390 | 2.35% | 1.77% |
| 1965 | 715,185,000 | 2,468,666 | 2.41% | 1.83% |
| 1966 | 735,400,000 | 2,514,638 | 2.83% | 1.86% |
| 1967 | 754,550,000 | 2,562,384 | 2.6% | 1.9% |
| 1968 | 774,510,000 | 2,611,532 | 2.65% | 1.92% |
| 1969 | 796,025,000 | 2,661,365 | 2.78% | 1.91% |
| 1970 | 818,315,000 | 2,712,286 | 2.8% | 1.91% |
| 1971 | 841,105,000 | 2,763,222 | 2.78% | 1.88% |
| 1972 | 862,030,000 | 2,814,388 | 2.49% | 1.85% |
| 1973 | 881,940,000 | 2,866,955 | 2.31% | 1.87% |
| 1974 | 900,350,000 | 2,920,459 | 2.09% | 1.87% |
| 1975 | 916,395,000 | 2,974,657 | 1.78% | 1.86% |
| 1976 | 930,685,000 | 3,028,820 | 1.56% | 1.82% |
| 1977 | 943,455,000 | 3,085,354 | 1.37% | 1.87% |
| 1978 | 956,165,000 | 3,145,517 | 1.35% | 1.95% |
| 1979 | 969,005,000 | 3,207,499 | 1.34% | 1.97% |
| 1980 | 981,235,000 | 3,272,089 | 1.26% | 2.01% |
| 1981 | 993,885,000 | 3,338,940 | 1.29% | 2.04% |
| 1982 | 1,008,630,000 | 3,408,183 | 1.48% | 2.07% |
| 1983 | 1,023,310,000 | 3,481,646 | 1.46% | 2.16% |
| 1984 | 1,036,825,000 | 3,558,758 | 1.32% | 2.21% |
| 1985 | 1,051,040,000 | 3,638,438 | 1.37% | 2.24% |
| 1986 | 1,066,790,000 | 3,728,380 | 1.5% | 2.47% |
| 1987 | 1,084,035,000 | 3,829,718 | 1.62% | 2.72% |
| 1988 | 1,101,630,000 | 3,934,517 | 1.62% | 2.74% |
| 1989 | 1,118,650,000 | 4,034,037 | 1.54% | 2.53% |
| 1990 | 1,135,185,000 | 4,196,828 | 1.48% | 4.04% |
| 1991 | 1,150,780,000 | 4,246,267 | 1.37% | 1.18% |
| 1992 | 1,164,970,000 | 4,166,366 | 1.23% | -1.88% |
| 1993 | 1,178,440,000 | 4,157,130 | 1.16% | -0.22% |
| 1994 | 1,191,835,000 | 4,173,105 | 1.14% | 0.38% |
| 1995 | 1,204,855,000 | 4,179,179 | 1.09% | 0.15% |
| 1996 | 1,217,550,000 | 4,199,210 | 1.05% | 0.48% |
| 1997 | 1,230,075,000 | 4,253,716 | 1.03% | 1.3% |
| 1998 | 1,241,935,000 | 4,295,785 | 0.96% | 0.99% |
| 1999 | 1,252,735,000 | 4,318,043 | 0.87% | 0.52% |
| 2000 | 1,262,645,000 | 4,423,611 | 0.79% | 2.44% |
| 2001 | 1,271,850,000 | 4,692,716 | 0.73% | 6.08% |
| 2002 | 1,280,400,000 | 4,971,435 | 0.67% | 5.94% |
| 2003 | 1,288,400,000 | 5,177,687 | 0.62% | 4.15% |
| 2004 | 1,296,075,000 | 5,355,717 | 0.6% | 3.44% |
| 2005 | 1,303,720,000 | 5,501,712 | 0.59% | 2.73% |
| 2006 | 1,311,020,000 | 5,624,466 | 0.56% | 2.23% |
| 2007 | 1,317,885,000 | 5,749,352 | 0.52% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 1,324,655,000 | 5,894,722 | 0.51% | 2.53% |
| 2009 | 1,331,260,000 | 6,055,646 | 0.5% | 2.73% |
| 2010 | 1,337,705,000 | 6,222,714 | 0.48% | 2.76% |
| 2011 | 1,345,035,000 | 6,387,251 | 0.55% | 2.64% |
| 2012 | 1,354,190,000 | 6,551,080 | 0.68% | 2.56% |
| 2013 | 1,363,240,000 | 6,714,051 | 0.67% | 2.49% |
| 2014 | 1,371,860,000 | 6,876,385 | 0.63% | 2.42% |
| 2015 | 1,379,860,000 | 7,037,655 | 0.58% | 2.35% |
| 2016 | 1,387,790,000 | 7,205,328 | 0.57% | 2.38% |
| 2017 | 1,396,215,000 | 7,379,299 | 0.61% | 2.41% |
| 2018 | 1,402,760,000 | 7,554,563 | 0.47% | 2.38% |
| 2019 | 1,407,745,000 | 7,731,991 | 0.36% | 2.35% |
| 2020 | 1,411,100,000 | 7,912,558 | 0.24% | 2.34% |
| 2021 | 1,412,360,000 | 8,094,602 | 0.09% | 2.3% |
| 2022 | 1,412,175,000 | 8,276,807 | -0.01% | 2.25% |
| 2023 | 1,410,710,000 | 8,460,512 | -0.1% | 2.22% |
| 2024 | 1,408,975,000 | 8,642,022 | -0.12% | 2.15% |
| 2025 | 1,405,773,318 | 8,819,789 | -0.23% | 2.06% |
| 2026 | 1,402,614,510 | 8,996,743 | -0.22% | 2.01% |
| 2027 | 1,399,403,406 | 9,174,695 | -0.23% | 1.98% |
| 2028 | 1,395,886,569 | 9,349,021 | -0.25% | 1.9% |
| 2029 | 1,392,060,666 | 9,520,811 | -0.27% | 1.84% |
| 2030 | 1,387,961,846 | 9,694,851 | -0.29% | 1.83% |
| 2031 | 1,383,588,794 | 9,870,295 | -0.32% | 1.81% |
| 2032 | 1,378,934,346 | 10,047,193 | -0.34% | 1.79% |
| 2033 | 1,374,007,012 | 10,221,006 | -0.36% | 1.73% |
| 2034 | 1,368,825,481 | 10,391,485 | -0.38% | 1.67% |
| 2035 | 1,363,415,793 | 10,563,163 | -0.4% | 1.65% |
| 2036 | 1,357,772,486 | 10,734,341 | -0.41% | 1.62% |
| 2037 | 1,351,902,859 | 10,902,263 | -0.43% | 1.56% |
| 2038 | 1,345,840,038 | 11,066,143 | -0.45% | 1.5% |
| 2039 | 1,339,558,174 | 11,230,060 | -0.47% | 1.48% |
| 2040 | 1,333,028,062 | 11,398,391 | -0.49% | 1.5% |
| 2041 | 1,326,251,398 | 11,566,213 | -0.51% | 1.47% |
| 2042 | 1,319,222,019 | 11,728,787 | -0.53% | 1.41% |
| 2043 | 1,311,956,934 | 11,887,934 | -0.55% | 1.36% |
| 2044 | 1,304,437,340 | 12,049,424 | -0.57% | 1.36% |
| 2045 | 1,296,592,737 | 12,208,872 | -0.6% | 1.32% |
| 2046 | 1,288,357,014 | 12,363,446 | -0.64% | 1.27% |
| 2047 | 1,279,723,262 | 12,512,739 | -0.67% | 1.21% |
| 2048 | 1,270,661,954 | 12,659,609 | -0.71% | 1.17% |
| 2049 | 1,261,120,581 | 12,805,136 | -0.75% | 1.15% |
| 2050 | 1,251,102,086 | 12,948,320 | -0.79% | 1.12% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of China increased by 76,140,000 people (a 5.84% growth), while Sierra Leone gained 1,535,943 people (a 27.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, China gained 25,913,318 (a 1.88% growth), while Sierra Leone's population increased by 1,924,277 (a 27.3% growth).
China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2005 and is 2nd 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) China's population will shrink by 11% to 1,251,102,086 people and will still be ranked 2nd. 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 China and Sierra Leone
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China
|
Sierra Leone
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 78.4 years | 62.2 years |
| Average age | 40.5 years | 24.4 years |
| Median age | 40.6 years | 20.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.9:49.1 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1 births per woman | 3.79 births per woman |
| Population density | 389 ppl/mi² | 310 ppl/mi² |
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