The latest officially reported population of Dominica was 66,205 in 2024 vs 8,642,022 people in Sierra Leone in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Dominica's population is 65,870 people compared to 8,961,932 in Sierra Leone.
Population statistics:
- Sierra Leone's population is 136.1 times bigger than Dominica's.
- Dominica is ranked the 188th most populous country in the world, while Sierra Leone is the 102nd.
- The countries together account for 0.11% of the world: 0.0008% for Dominica vs 0.11% for Sierra Leone.
- For the last 10 years, Dominica has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs +2.32% in Sierra Leone.
- Since 2005, the population of Dominica has decreased from 68.7K people to 65.9K (4.17% decline), 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 Dominica's population already peaked in 1980 at 73.1K people and is projected to decrease to 49.1K people by 2100.
Dominica vs Sierra Leone: live population counter
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| Current population |
65870
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8961932
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| Population rank | 188/197 | 102/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.0008% | 0.11% |
| One net population change |
1.2 days
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2.9 minutes
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| One birth every |
11.9 hours
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2.03 minutes
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| One death every |
10.3 hours
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7.5 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.82 days
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47.8 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -200 | -11,000 |
| Daily growth/decline | -1 | +497 |
| Annual growth/decline | -305 | +181,510 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.46% | +2.15% |
| Population growth rate rank | 183/197 | 49/197 |
Dominica and Sierra Leone: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 59,372 | 2,268,356 | - | - |
| 1961 | 60,209 | 2,304,227 | 1.41% | 1.58% |
| 1962 | 60,948 | 2,342,242 | 1.23% | 1.65% |
| 1963 | 61,739 | 2,382,258 | 1.3% | 1.71% |
| 1964 | 62,587 | 2,424,390 | 1.37% | 1.77% |
| 1965 | 63,505 | 2,468,666 | 1.47% | 1.83% |
| 1966 | 64,507 | 2,514,638 | 1.58% | 1.86% |
| 1967 | 65,585 | 2,562,384 | 1.67% | 1.9% |
| 1968 | 66,732 | 2,611,532 | 1.75% | 1.92% |
| 1969 | 67,934 | 2,661,365 | 1.8% | 1.91% |
| 1970 | 68,908 | 2,712,286 | 1.43% | 1.91% |
| 1971 | 69,532 | 2,763,222 | 0.91% | 1.88% |
| 1972 | 70,060 | 2,814,388 | 0.76% | 1.85% |
| 1973 | 70,585 | 2,866,955 | 0.75% | 1.87% |
| 1974 | 71,091 | 2,920,459 | 0.72% | 1.87% |
| 1975 | 71,570 | 2,974,657 | 0.67% | 1.86% |
| 1976 | 72,017 | 3,028,820 | 0.62% | 1.82% |
| 1977 | 72,406 | 3,085,354 | 0.54% | 1.87% |
| 1978 | 72,724 | 3,145,517 | 0.44% | 1.95% |
| 1979 | 72,959 | 3,207,499 | 0.32% | 1.97% |
| 1980 | 73,083 | 3,272,089 | 0.17% | 2.01% |
| 1981 | 72,986 | 3,338,940 | -0.13% | 2.04% |
| 1982 | 72,688 | 3,408,183 | -0.41% | 2.07% |
| 1983 | 72,365 | 3,481,646 | -0.44% | 2.16% |
| 1984 | 72,056 | 3,558,758 | -0.43% | 2.21% |
| 1985 | 71,744 | 3,638,438 | -0.43% | 2.24% |
| 1986 | 71,406 | 3,728,380 | -0.47% | 2.47% |
| 1987 | 71,023 | 3,829,718 | -0.54% | 2.72% |
| 1988 | 70,608 | 3,934,517 | -0.58% | 2.74% |
| 1989 | 70,153 | 4,034,037 | -0.64% | 2.53% |
| 1990 | 69,627 | 4,196,828 | -0.75% | 4.04% |
| 1991 | 69,296 | 4,246,267 | -0.48% | 1.18% |
| 1992 | 69,325 | 4,166,366 | 0.04% | -1.88% |
| 1993 | 69,433 | 4,157,130 | 0.16% | -0.22% |
| 1994 | 69,477 | 4,173,105 | 0.06% | 0.38% |
| 1995 | 69,469 | 4,179,179 | -0.01% | 0.15% |
| 1996 | 69,410 | 4,199,210 | -0.08% | 0.48% |
| 1997 | 69,299 | 4,253,716 | -0.16% | 1.3% |
| 1998 | 69,124 | 4,295,785 | -0.25% | 0.99% |
| 1999 | 68,870 | 4,318,043 | -0.37% | 0.52% |
| 2000 | 68,511 | 4,423,611 | -0.52% | 2.44% |
| 2001 | 68,288 | 4,692,716 | -0.33% | 6.08% |
| 2002 | 68,367 | 4,971,435 | 0.12% | 5.94% |
| 2003 | 68,531 | 5,177,687 | 0.24% | 4.15% |
| 2004 | 68,649 | 5,355,717 | 0.17% | 3.44% |
| 2005 | 68,734 | 5,501,712 | 0.12% | 2.73% |
| 2006 | 68,806 | 5,624,466 | 0.1% | 2.23% |
| 2007 | 68,847 | 5,749,352 | 0.06% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 68,854 | 5,894,722 | 0.01% | 2.53% |
| 2009 | 68,864 | 6,055,646 | 0.01% | 2.73% |
| 2010 | 68,859 | 6,222,714 | -0.007% | 2.76% |
| 2011 | 69,053 | 6,387,251 | 0.28% | 2.64% |
| 2012 | 69,118 | 6,551,080 | 0.09% | 2.56% |
| 2013 | 69,715 | 6,714,051 | 0.86% | 2.49% |
| 2014 | 70,373 | 6,876,385 | 0.94% | 2.42% |
| 2015 | 70,410 | 7,037,655 | 0.05% | 2.35% |
| 2016 | 69,606 | 7,205,328 | -1.14% | 2.38% |
| 2017 | 68,496 | 7,379,299 | -1.59% | 2.41% |
| 2018 | 68,174 | 7,554,563 | -0.47% | 2.38% |
| 2019 | 67,880 | 7,731,991 | -0.43% | 2.35% |
| 2020 | 67,573 | 7,912,558 | -0.45% | 2.34% |
| 2021 | 67,202 | 8,094,602 | -0.55% | 2.3% |
| 2022 | 66,826 | 8,276,807 | -0.56% | 2.25% |
| 2023 | 66,510 | 8,460,512 | -0.47% | 2.22% |
| 2024 | 66,205 | 8,642,022 | -0.46% | 2.15% |
| 2025 | 65,870 | 8,819,789 | -0.51% | 2.06% |
| 2026 | 65,508 | 8,996,743 | -0.55% | 2.01% |
| 2027 | 65,160 | 9,174,695 | -0.53% | 1.98% |
| 2028 | 64,808 | 9,349,021 | -0.54% | 1.9% |
| 2029 | 64,475 | 9,520,811 | -0.51% | 1.84% |
| 2030 | 64,169 | 9,694,851 | -0.47% | 1.83% |
| 2031 | 63,949 | 9,870,295 | -0.34% | 1.81% |
| 2032 | 63,825 | 10,047,193 | -0.19% | 1.79% |
| 2033 | 63,775 | 10,221,006 | -0.08% | 1.73% |
| 2034 | 63,756 | 10,391,485 | -0.03% | 1.67% |
| 2035 | 63,764 | 10,563,163 | 0.01% | 1.65% |
| 2036 | 63,757 | 10,734,341 | -0.01% | 1.62% |
| 2037 | 63,770 | 10,902,263 | 0.02% | 1.56% |
| 2038 | 63,784 | 11,066,143 | 0.02% | 1.5% |
| 2039 | 63,792 | 11,230,060 | 0.01% | 1.48% |
| 2040 | 63,798 | 11,398,391 | 0.009% | 1.5% |
| 2041 | 63,804 | 11,566,213 | 0.009% | 1.47% |
| 2042 | 63,778 | 11,728,787 | -0.04% | 1.41% |
| 2043 | 63,731 | 11,887,934 | -0.07% | 1.36% |
| 2044 | 63,677 | 12,049,424 | -0.08% | 1.36% |
| 2045 | 63,630 | 12,208,872 | -0.07% | 1.32% |
| 2046 | 63,575 | 12,363,446 | -0.09% | 1.27% |
| 2047 | 63,501 | 12,512,739 | -0.12% | 1.21% |
| 2048 | 63,411 | 12,659,609 | -0.14% | 1.17% |
| 2049 | 63,303 | 12,805,136 | -0.17% | 1.15% |
| 2050 | 63,191 | 12,948,320 | -0.18% | 1.12% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Dominica increased by 1,676 people (a 2.44% growth), while Sierra Leone gained 1,535,943 people (a 27.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Dominica lost -4,540 (a 6.45% decline), while Sierra Leone's population increased by 1,924,277 (a 27.3% growth).
Dominica was ranked 187th most populous country in 2005 and is 188th 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) Dominica's population will shrink by 4.07% to 63,191 people and will still be ranked 188th. The population of Sierra Leone will increase by 44.5% to 12,948,320 people and rank change from 102nd to 91st.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Roseau | 14.7K |
| Portsmouth | 3.63K |
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| City | Population |
| Freetown | 951K |
| Bo | 234K |
| Kenema | 188K |
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Population differences between Dominica and Sierra Leone
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| Life expectancy | 71.5 years | 62.2 years |
| Average age | 38.2 years | 24.4 years |
| Median age | 37 years | 20.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50:50 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.48 births per woman | 3.79 births per woman |
| Population density | 228.6 ppl/mi² | 310 ppl/mi² |
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