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Population in Estonia compared to Sierra Leone: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Estonia was 1,372,341 in 2024 vs 8,642,022 people in Sierra Leone in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Estonia's population is 1,339,590 people compared to 9,049,533 in Sierra Leone.

Population statistics:

  • Sierra Leone's population is 6.76 times bigger than Estonia's.
  • Estonia is ranked the 155th most populous country in the world, while Sierra Leone is the 101st.
  • The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.02% for Estonia vs 0.11% for Sierra Leone.
  • For the last 10 years, Estonia has had an average growth rate of +0.37% per year vs +2.32% in Sierra Leone.
  • Since 2006, the population of Estonia has decreased from 1.35M people to 1.34M (0.54% decline), while Sierra Leone has grown from 5.62M to 9.05M (60.9% growth).

Estonia vs Sierra Leone: population by year and forecast

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Sierra Leone
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Estonia Sierra Leone
2100 831,394 16,111,324
2099 836,965 16,126,181
2098 842,414 16,139,280
2097 847,873 16,154,153
2096 853,472 16,164,923
2095 859,044 16,173,557
2094 864,547 16,173,155
2093 870,136 16,177,864
2092 875,676 16,175,032
2091 881,282 16,168,153
2090 887,028 16,158,415
2089 892,857 16,146,773
2088 898,736 16,133,018
2087 904,914 16,116,823
2086 911,254 16,089,780
2085 917,722 16,068,438
2084 924,458 16,044,782
2083 931,259 16,011,134
2082 938,110 15,975,073
2081 944,978 15,935,071
2080 952,018 15,896,846
2079 959,194 15,854,898
2078 966,496 15,805,607
2077 973,883 15,754,551
2076 981,283 15,699,439
2075 988,735 15,639,458
2074 996,352 15,584,377
2073 1,004,078 15,516,736
2072 1,011,873 15,446,543
2071 1,019,779 15,374,790
2070 1,027,821 15,297,449
2069 1,035,828 15,216,666
2068 1,043,819 15,128,048
2067 1,051,892 15,032,144
2066 1,059,940 14,935,222
2065 1,068,064 14,837,697
2064 1,076,199 14,740,749
2063 1,084,303 14,642,031
2062 1,092,418 14,529,557
2061 1,100,514 14,423,861
2060 1,108,650 14,311,215
2059 1,116,534 14,198,706
2058 1,124,375 14,080,827
2057 1,132,033 13,960,869
2056 1,139,610 13,836,132
2055 1,147,117 13,706,113
2054 1,154,317 13,579,802
2053 1,161,452 13,444,465
2052 1,168,381 13,303,409
2051 1,175,291 13,156,370
2050 1,182,029 13,010,109
2049 1,188,633 12,867,021
2048 1,194,960 12,716,015
2047 1,201,294 12,570,250
2046 1,207,577 12,414,307
2045 1,213,815 12,257,874
2044 1,220,042 12,092,075
2043 1,226,162 11,931,531
2042 1,232,282 11,770,467
2041 1,238,386 11,602,993
2040 1,244,441 11,431,337
2039 1,250,581 11,262,807
2038 1,256,780 11,100,099
2037 1,263,149 10,931,629
2036 1,269,700 10,760,758
2035 1,276,331 10,585,702
2034 1,283,159 10,413,826
2033 1,290,037 10,241,196
2032 1,297,036 10,062,575
2031 1,304,102 9,883,708
2030 1,311,189 9,708,038
2029 1,318,225 9,532,000
2028 1,325,354 9,360,873
2027 1,332,492 9,179,702
2026 1,339,590 9,001,269
2025 1,358,931 8,822,114
2024 1,372,341 8,642,022
2023 1,370,286 8,460,512
2022 1,348,840 8,276,807
2021 1,330,932 8,094,602
2020 1,329,522 7,912,558
2019 1,326,898 7,731,991
2018 1,321,977 7,554,563
2017 1,317,384 7,379,299
2016 1,315,790 7,205,328
2015 1,315,407 7,037,655
2014 1,314,545 6,876,385
2013 1,317,997 6,714,051
2012 1,322,696 6,551,080
2011 1,327,439 6,387,251
2010 1,331,475 6,222,714
2009 1,334,515 6,055,646
2008 1,337,090 5,894,722
2007 1,340,680 5,749,352
2006 1,346,810 5,624,466
2005 1,354,775 5,501,712
2004 1,362,550 5,355,717
2003 1,370,720 5,177,687
2002 1,379,350 4,971,435
2001 1,388,115 4,692,716
2000 1,396,985 4,423,611
1999 1,390,244 4,318,043
1998 1,386,156 4,295,785
1997 1,399,535 4,253,716
1996 1,415,594 4,199,210
1995 1,436,634 4,179,179
1994 1,462,514 4,173,105
1993 1,494,128 4,157,130
1992 1,533,091 4,166,366
1991 1,561,314 4,246,267
1990 1,569,174 4,196,828
1989 1,568,131 4,034,037
1988 1,561,900 3,934,517
1987 1,552,221 3,829,718
1986 1,540,190 3,728,380
1985 1,528,781 3,638,438
1984 1,518,617 3,558,758
1983 1,508,745 3,481,646
1982 1,498,414 3,408,183
1981 1,487,666 3,338,940
1980 1,477,219 3,272,089
1979 1,468,333 3,207,499
1978 1,460,188 3,145,517
1977 1,450,211 3,085,354
1976 1,439,576 3,028,820
1975 1,429,352 2,974,657
1974 1,418,169 2,920,459
1973 1,405,951 2,866,955
1972 1,392,518 2,814,388
1971 1,376,955 2,763,222
1970 1,360,076 2,712,286
1969 1,345,249 2,661,365
1968 1,331,214 2,611,532
1967 1,318,946 2,562,384
1966 1,308,597 2,514,638
1965 1,294,566 2,468,666
1964 1,277,086 2,424,390
1963 1,258,857 2,382,258
1962 1,241,623 2,342,242
1961 1,225,077 2,304,227
1960 1,211,537 2,268,356

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/estonia/sierra-leone | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Estonia decreased by 31,020 people (a 2.3% decline), while Sierra Leone gained 1,580,862 people (a 28.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Estonia gained 23,800 people (a 1.81% growth), while Sierra Leone's population increased by 1,844,205 people (a 25.6% growth).

Estonia was ranked 149th most populous country in 2006 and is 155th in 2026. Sierra Leone was ranked 106th in 2006 and ranked 101st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Estonia's population will shrink by 11.8% to 1,182,029 people with a rank change from 155th to 159th. The population of Sierra Leone will increase by 43.8% to 13,010,109 people and rank change from 101st to 91st.

Sierra Leone is projected to reach its peak in 2093 at 16.2M people, while Estonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 1.57M people and is projected to decrease to 831K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Sierra Leone
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Estonia Sierra Leone
2100 -0.67% -0.09%
2099 -0.65% -0.08%
2098 -0.64% -0.09%
2097 -0.66% -0.07%
2096 -0.65% -0.05%
2095 -0.64% 0.002%
2094 -0.64% -0.03%
2093 -0.63% 0.02%
2092 -0.64% 0.04%
2091 -0.65% 0.06%
2090 -0.65% 0.07%
2089 -0.65% 0.09%
2088 -0.68% 0.1%
2087 -0.7% 0.17%
2086 -0.7% 0.13%
2085 -0.73% 0.15%
2084 -0.73% 0.21%
2083 -0.73% 0.23%
2082 -0.73% 0.25%
2081 -0.74% 0.24%
2080 -0.75% 0.26%
2079 -0.76% 0.31%
2078 -0.76% 0.32%
2077 -0.75% 0.35%
2076 -0.75% 0.38%
2075 -0.76% 0.35%
2074 -0.77% 0.44%
2073 -0.77% 0.45%
2072 -0.78% 0.47%
2071 -0.78% 0.51%
2070 -0.77% 0.53%
2069 -0.77% 0.59%
2068 -0.77% 0.64%
2067 -0.76% 0.65%
2066 -0.76% 0.66%
2065 -0.76% 0.66%
2064 -0.75% 0.67%
2063 -0.74% 0.77%
2062 -0.74% 0.73%
2061 -0.73% 0.79%
2060 -0.71% 0.79%
2059 -0.7% 0.84%
2058 -0.68% 0.86%
2057 -0.66% 0.9%
2056 -0.65% 0.95%
2055 -0.62% 0.93%
2054 -0.61% 1.01%
2053 -0.59% 1.06%
2052 -0.59% 1.12%
2051 -0.57% 1.12%
2050 -0.56% 1.11%
2049 -0.53% 1.19%
2048 -0.53% 1.16%
2047 -0.52% 1.26%
2046 -0.51% 1.28%
2045 -0.51% 1.37%
2044 -0.5% 1.35%
2043 -0.5% 1.37%
2042 -0.49% 1.44%
2041 -0.49% 1.5%
2040 -0.49% 1.5%
2039 -0.49% 1.47%
2038 -0.5% 1.54%
2037 -0.52% 1.59%
2036 -0.52% 1.65%
2035 -0.53% 1.65%
2034 -0.53% 1.69%
2033 -0.54% 1.78%
2032 -0.54% 1.81%
2031 -0.54% 1.81%
2030 -0.53% 1.85%
2029 -0.54% 1.83%
2028 -0.54% 1.97%
2027 -0.53% 1.98%
2026 -1.42% 2.03%
2025 -0.98% 2.08%
2024 0.15% 2.15%
2023 1.59% 2.22%
2022 1.35% 2.25%
2021 0.11% 2.3%
2020 0.2% 2.34%
2019 0.37% 2.35%
2018 0.35% 2.38%
2017 0.12% 2.41%
2016 0.03% 2.38%
2015 0.07% 2.35%
2014 -0.26% 2.42%
2013 -0.36% 2.49%
2012 -0.36% 2.56%
2011 -0.3% 2.64%
2010 -0.23% 2.76%
2009 -0.19% 2.73%
2008 -0.27% 2.53%
2007 -0.46% 2.22%
2006 -0.59% 2.23%
2005 -0.57% 2.73%
2004 -0.6% 3.44%
2003 -0.63% 4.15%
2002 -0.63% 5.94%
2001 -0.63% 6.08%
2000 0.48% 2.44%
1999 0.29% 0.52%
1998 -0.96% 0.99%
1997 -1.13% 1.3%
1996 -1.46% 0.48%
1995 -1.77% 0.15%
1994 -2.12% 0.38%
1993 -2.54% -0.22%
1992 -1.81% -1.88%
1991 -0.5% 1.18%
1990 0.07% 4.04%
1989 0.4% 2.53%
1988 0.62% 2.74%
1987 0.78% 2.72%
1986 0.75% 2.47%
1985 0.67% 2.24%
1984 0.65% 2.21%
1983 0.69% 2.16%
1982 0.72% 2.07%
1981 0.71% 2.04%
1980 0.61% 2.01%
1979 0.56% 1.97%
1978 0.69% 1.95%
1977 0.74% 1.87%
1976 0.72% 1.82%
1975 0.79% 1.86%
1974 0.87% 1.87%
1973 0.96% 1.87%
1972 1.13% 1.85%
1971 1.24% 1.88%
1970 1.1% 1.91%
1969 1.05% 1.91%
1968 0.93% 1.92%
1967 0.79% 1.9%
1966 1.08% 1.86%
1965 1.37% 1.83%
1964 1.45% 1.77%
1963 1.39% 1.71%
1962 1.35% 1.65%
1961 1.12% 1.58%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/estonia/sierra-leone | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Estonia grew by 0.15%, while Sierra Leone's population grew by 2.15%.

Live population counters

Estonia Sierra Leone
Current population
1339590
9049533
Population rank 155/197 101/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.11%
One net population change
4.26 hours
2.9 minutes
One birth every
47.9 minutes
2.03 minutes
One death every
32.8 minutes
7.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6 +497
Annual growth/decline +2,055 +181,510
Annual growth/decline rate +0.15% +2.15%
Population growth rate rank 158/197 47/197
One migration net change every
39.5 minutes
46.6 minutes
Annual migration change -13,350 -11,309
Net migration rank 141/196 136/196
Foreign-born residents 203,046 49,997
Foreign-born residents rank 110/195 151/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 43/195 174/195

Natural population change vs migration

Estonia
Natural

Migration
Sierra Leone
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Estonia Sierra Leone
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -13,350 - -11,309
2024 - -7,742 - -11,000
2023 -5,070 5,717 188,788 -4,000
2022 -5,665 39,754 186,625 -4,000
2021 -5,324 7,043 183,326 -1,544
2020 -2,659 3,694 181,015 1,292
2019 -1,327 5,386 181,068 -2,238
2018 -1,322 7,089 178,772 -2,741
2017 -1,713 5,202 173,259 1,234
2016 -1,316 1,081 168,784 4,657
2015 -1,315 4,261 162,275 -356
2014 -1,972 -674 160,137 485
2013 -1,713 -2,688 161,265 2,773
2012 -1,455 -3,674 160,915 988
2011 -531 -3,941 158,858 6,895
2010 0 -3,781 155,338 7,983
2009 -400 -2,089 152,669 18,145
2008 -668 -2,034 149,855 1,182
2007 -1,608 -2,941 145,740 -6,042
2006 -2,559 -5,351 144,127 -34,052
2005 -2,981 -5,208 137,234 -1,805
2004 -3,679 -3,681 132,661 23,897
2003 -5,072 -3,705 130,312 69,185
2002 -5,380 -2,889 126,429 86,578
2001 -5,830 -3,280 116,647 227,791
2000 -5,309 -3,083 110,754 83,013
1999 -6,117 1,419 102,295 -84,926
1998 -7,208 -3,296 103,906 -76,766
1997 -6,018 -4,066 105,433 -48,437
1996 -5,662 -10,540 104,140 -52,110
1995 -7,327 -12,655 100,885 -112,857
1994 -8,044 -17,984 101,486 -77,371
1993 -5,976 -25,501 103,317 -95,476
1992 -1,993 -38,391 103,251 -129,565
1991 -312 -9,712 105,477 -238,965
1990 2,825 -2,660 100,778 131,587
1989 5,803 -368 98,298 -5,079
1988 6,404 5,256 96,344 9,470
1987 6,829 5,389 94,235 9,558
1986 6,160 5,260 90,902 7,992
1985 4,281 5,097 88,869 -7,873
1984 5,163 5,006 87,072 -8,708
1983 5,884 4,986 84,628 -8,783
1982 5,244 4,832 82,457 -11,379
1981 4,612 4,789 80,111 -12,699
1980 3,989 4,619 77,932 -11,641
1979 3,818 4,521 75,992 -13,095
1978 4,088 7,234 74,130 -13,073
1977 4,931 7,189 71,663 -12,399
1976 4,319 6,942 69,506 -15,686
1975 4,717 6,737 67,560 -13,058
1974 5,956 6,594 65,357 -11,473
1973 5,623 6,488 62,443 -9,322
1972 6,267 6,432 60,279 -8,267
1971 7,160 6,392 58,484 -8,162
1970 6,257 6,158 56,513 -4,957
1969 5,515 8,650 54,768 -4,485
1968 5,592 9,403 53,126 -3,743
1967 5,012 9,115 51,734 -2,819
1966 4,842 8,998 49,486 -2,911
1965 5,437 8,851 47,223 -1,851
1964 6,897 8,734 45,487 -2,308
1963 6,043 8,410 43,569 -2,480
1962 6,457 8,248 41,603 -2,658
1961 7,228 7,991 40,022 -2,947
1960 7,511 7,762 38,192 -3,528

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/estonia/sierra-leone | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 26.1% of the population change in Estonia is from natural causes (a loss of 27,683 people) and 73.9% is from migration (a gain of 78,553 people). In Sierra Leone 99.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,764,049 people) and 0.41% is from migration (a loss of 7,211 people).

As of 2024, 203,046 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Estonia, compared to 49,997 people or 0.6% in Sierra Leone.

Biggest cities by population

Estonia
City Population
Tallinn 458K
Tartu 97.8K
Narva 53.4K
Parnu 41.5K
Kohtla-Jarve 33.4K
Viljandi 17.3K
Maardu 17K
Rakvere 15.7K
Kuressaare 13.2K
Sillamae 12.4K
Sierra Leone
City Population
Freetown 951K
Bo 234K
Kenema 188K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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