The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,516,593 in 2024 vs 8,642,022 people in Sierra Leone in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,619,736 people compared to 8,998,687 in Sierra Leone.
Population statistics:
- Germany's population is 9.18 times bigger than Sierra Leone's.
- Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while Sierra Leone is the 102nd.
- The countries together account for 1.11% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 0.11% for Sierra Leone.
- For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs +2.32% in Sierra Leone.
- Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.6M (0.3% growth), while Sierra Leone has grown from 5.62M to 9M (60% growth).
- Sierra Leone is projected to reach its peak in 2092 at 16M people, while Germany's population already peaked in 2024 at 83.5M people and is projected to decrease to 70M people by 2100.
Germany vs Sierra Leone: live population counter
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| Current population |
82619736
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8998687
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| Population rank | 19/197 | 102/197 |
| Percent of world population | 1% | 0.11% |
| One net population change |
2.29 minutes
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2.9 minutes
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| One birth every |
45.6 seconds
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2.03 minutes
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| One death every |
30.8 seconds
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7.5 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
14.2 minutes
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47.8 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +36,954 | -11,000 |
| Daily growth/decline | +628 | +497 |
| Annual growth/decline | +229,320 | +181,510 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.28% | +2.15% |
| Population growth rate rank | 152/197 | 47/197 |
Germany and Sierra Leone: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 72,814,900 | 2,268,356 | - | - |
| 1961 | 73,377,632 | 2,304,227 | 0.77% | 1.58% |
| 1962 | 74,025,784 | 2,342,242 | 0.88% | 1.65% |
| 1963 | 74,714,353 | 2,382,258 | 0.93% | 1.71% |
| 1964 | 75,318,337 | 2,424,390 | 0.81% | 1.77% |
| 1965 | 75,963,695 | 2,468,666 | 0.86% | 1.83% |
| 1966 | 76,600,311 | 2,514,638 | 0.84% | 1.86% |
| 1967 | 76,951,336 | 2,562,384 | 0.46% | 1.9% |
| 1968 | 77,294,314 | 2,611,532 | 0.45% | 1.92% |
| 1969 | 77,909,682 | 2,661,365 | 0.8% | 1.91% |
| 1970 | 78,169,289 | 2,712,286 | 0.33% | 1.91% |
| 1971 | 78,312,842 | 2,763,222 | 0.18% | 1.88% |
| 1972 | 78,688,452 | 2,814,388 | 0.48% | 1.85% |
| 1973 | 78,936,666 | 2,866,955 | 0.32% | 1.87% |
| 1974 | 78,967,433 | 2,920,459 | 0.04% | 1.87% |
| 1975 | 78,673,554 | 2,974,657 | -0.37% | 1.86% |
| 1976 | 78,336,950 | 3,028,820 | -0.43% | 1.82% |
| 1977 | 78,159,814 | 3,085,354 | -0.23% | 1.87% |
| 1978 | 78,091,820 | 3,145,517 | -0.09% | 1.95% |
| 1979 | 78,126,350 | 3,207,499 | 0.04% | 1.97% |
| 1980 | 78,288,576 | 3,272,089 | 0.21% | 2.01% |
| 1981 | 78,407,907 | 3,338,940 | 0.15% | 2.04% |
| 1982 | 78,333,366 | 3,408,183 | -0.1% | 2.07% |
| 1983 | 78,128,282 | 3,481,646 | -0.26% | 2.16% |
| 1984 | 77,858,685 | 3,558,758 | -0.35% | 2.21% |
| 1985 | 77,684,873 | 3,638,438 | -0.22% | 2.24% |
| 1986 | 77,720,436 | 3,728,380 | 0.05% | 2.47% |
| 1987 | 77,839,920 | 3,829,718 | 0.15% | 2.72% |
| 1988 | 78,144,619 | 3,934,517 | 0.39% | 2.74% |
| 1989 | 78,751,283 | 4,034,037 | 0.78% | 2.53% |
| 1990 | 79,433,029 | 4,196,828 | 0.87% | 4.04% |
| 1991 | 80,013,896 | 4,246,267 | 0.73% | 1.18% |
| 1992 | 80,624,598 | 4,166,366 | 0.76% | -1.88% |
| 1993 | 81,156,363 | 4,157,130 | 0.66% | -0.22% |
| 1994 | 81,438,348 | 4,173,105 | 0.35% | 0.38% |
| 1995 | 81,678,051 | 4,179,179 | 0.29% | 0.15% |
| 1996 | 81,914,831 | 4,199,210 | 0.29% | 0.48% |
| 1997 | 82,034,771 | 4,253,716 | 0.15% | 1.3% |
| 1998 | 82,047,195 | 4,295,785 | 0.02% | 0.99% |
| 1999 | 82,100,243 | 4,318,043 | 0.06% | 0.52% |
| 2000 | 82,211,508 | 4,423,611 | 0.14% | 2.44% |
| 2001 | 82,349,925 | 4,692,716 | 0.17% | 6.08% |
| 2002 | 82,488,495 | 4,971,435 | 0.17% | 5.94% |
| 2003 | 82,534,176 | 5,177,687 | 0.06% | 4.15% |
| 2004 | 82,516,260 | 5,355,717 | -0.02% | 3.44% |
| 2005 | 82,469,422 | 5,501,712 | -0.06% | 2.73% |
| 2006 | 82,376,451 | 5,624,466 | -0.11% | 2.23% |
| 2007 | 82,266,372 | 5,749,352 | -0.13% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 82,110,097 | 5,894,722 | -0.19% | 2.53% |
| 2009 | 81,902,307 | 6,055,646 | -0.25% | 2.73% |
| 2010 | 81,776,930 | 6,222,714 | -0.15% | 2.76% |
| 2011 | 80,274,983 | 6,387,251 | -1.84% | 2.64% |
| 2012 | 80,425,823 | 6,551,080 | 0.19% | 2.56% |
| 2013 | 80,645,605 | 6,714,051 | 0.27% | 2.49% |
| 2014 | 80,982,500 | 6,876,385 | 0.42% | 2.42% |
| 2015 | 81,686,611 | 7,037,655 | 0.87% | 2.35% |
| 2016 | 82,348,669 | 7,205,328 | 0.81% | 2.38% |
| 2017 | 82,657,002 | 7,379,299 | 0.37% | 2.41% |
| 2018 | 82,905,782 | 7,554,563 | 0.3% | 2.38% |
| 2019 | 83,092,962 | 7,731,991 | 0.23% | 2.35% |
| 2020 | 83,160,871 | 7,912,558 | 0.08% | 2.34% |
| 2021 | 83,196,078 | 8,094,602 | 0.04% | 2.3% |
| 2022 | 83,177,813 | 8,276,807 | -0.02% | 2.25% |
| 2023 | 83,287,273 | 8,460,512 | 0.13% | 2.22% |
| 2024 | 83,516,593 | 8,642,022 | 0.28% | 2.15% |
| 2025 | 83,045,276 | 8,819,789 | -0.56% | 2.06% |
| 2026 | 82,619,736 | 8,996,743 | -0.51% | 2.01% |
| 2027 | 82,420,656 | 9,174,695 | -0.24% | 1.98% |
| 2028 | 82,209,650 | 9,349,021 | -0.26% | 1.9% |
| 2029 | 81,988,746 | 9,520,811 | -0.27% | 1.84% |
| 2030 | 81,767,011 | 9,694,851 | -0.27% | 1.83% |
| 2031 | 81,541,291 | 9,870,295 | -0.28% | 1.81% |
| 2032 | 81,315,327 | 10,047,193 | -0.28% | 1.79% |
| 2033 | 81,094,150 | 10,221,006 | -0.27% | 1.73% |
| 2034 | 80,879,704 | 10,391,485 | -0.26% | 1.67% |
| 2035 | 80,669,570 | 10,563,163 | -0.26% | 1.65% |
| 2036 | 80,445,835 | 10,734,341 | -0.28% | 1.62% |
| 2037 | 80,222,108 | 10,902,263 | -0.28% | 1.56% |
| 2038 | 80,001,936 | 11,066,143 | -0.27% | 1.5% |
| 2039 | 79,780,699 | 11,230,060 | -0.28% | 1.48% |
| 2040 | 79,565,092 | 11,398,391 | -0.27% | 1.5% |
| 2041 | 79,361,541 | 11,566,213 | -0.26% | 1.47% |
| 2042 | 79,167,400 | 11,728,787 | -0.24% | 1.41% |
| 2043 | 78,962,964 | 11,887,934 | -0.26% | 1.36% |
| 2044 | 78,743,160 | 12,049,424 | -0.28% | 1.36% |
| 2045 | 78,518,131 | 12,208,872 | -0.29% | 1.32% |
| 2046 | 78,293,579 | 12,363,446 | -0.29% | 1.27% |
| 2047 | 78,066,226 | 12,512,739 | -0.29% | 1.21% |
| 2048 | 77,826,011 | 12,659,609 | -0.31% | 1.17% |
| 2049 | 77,578,876 | 12,805,136 | -0.32% | 1.15% |
| 2050 | 77,335,610 | 12,948,320 | -0.31% | 1.12% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Germany decreased by 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline), while Sierra Leone gained 1,580,862 people (a 28.1% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 271,067 (a 0.33% growth), while Sierra Leone's population increased by 1,793,359 (a 24.9% growth).
Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th in 2026. Sierra Leone was ranked 106th in 2006 and ranked 102nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Germany's population will shrink by 6.4% to 77,335,610 people with a rank change from 19th to 24th. The population of Sierra Leone will increase by 43.9% to 12,948,320 people and rank change from 102nd to 91st.
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Population differences between Germany and Sierra Leone
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| Life expectancy | 81.9 years | 62.3 years |
| Average age | 45 years | 24.4 years |
| Median age | 46.3 years | 20.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.4:50.6 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.39 births per woman | 3.79 births per woman |
| Population density | 619 ppl/mi² | 310 ppl/mi² |
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