The latest officially reported population of India was 1,450,935,791 in 2024 vs 8,642,022 people in Sierra Leone in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current India's population is 1,474,115,403 people compared to 8,961,932 in Sierra Leone.
Population statistics:
- India's population is 164.5 times bigger than Sierra Leone's.
- India is ranked the 1st most populous country in the world, while Sierra Leone is the 102nd.
- The countries together account for 17.9% of the world: 17.8% for India vs 0.11% for Sierra Leone.
- For the last 10 years, India has had an average growth rate of +1.03% per year vs +2.32% in Sierra Leone.
- Since 2005, the population of India has increased from 1.15B people to 1.47B (27.7% growth), while Sierra Leone has grown from 5.5M to 8.96M (62.9% growth).
- India is projected to reach its peak in 2061 at 1.7B people compared to the peak of 16M people in 2092 for Sierra Leone.
India vs Sierra Leone: live population counter
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| Current population |
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| Population rank | 1/197 | 102/197 |
| Percent of world population | 17.8% | 0.11% |
| One net population change |
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| One death every |
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| Annual migration change | -630,830 | -11,000 |
| Daily growth/decline | +35,250 | +497 |
| Annual growth/decline | +12,866,195 | +181,510 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.89% | +2.15% |
| Population growth rate rank | 109/197 | 49/197 |
India and Sierra Leone: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 435,990,338 | 2,268,356 | - | - |
| 1961 | 446,564,729 | 2,304,227 | 2.43% | 1.58% |
| 1962 | 457,283,090 | 2,342,242 | 2.4% | 1.65% |
| 1963 | 468,138,575 | 2,382,258 | 2.37% | 1.71% |
| 1964 | 479,229,598 | 2,424,390 | 2.37% | 1.77% |
| 1965 | 490,140,146 | 2,468,666 | 2.28% | 1.83% |
| 1966 | 500,740,247 | 2,514,638 | 2.16% | 1.86% |
| 1967 | 511,606,372 | 2,562,384 | 2.17% | 1.9% |
| 1968 | 522,716,889 | 2,611,532 | 2.17% | 1.92% |
| 1969 | 533,880,544 | 2,661,365 | 2.14% | 1.91% |
| 1970 | 545,864,268 | 2,712,286 | 2.24% | 1.91% |
| 1971 | 558,096,387 | 2,763,222 | 2.24% | 1.88% |
| 1972 | 570,482,142 | 2,814,388 | 2.22% | 1.85% |
| 1973 | 583,465,598 | 2,866,955 | 2.28% | 1.87% |
| 1974 | 597,041,391 | 2,920,459 | 2.33% | 1.87% |
| 1975 | 611,309,535 | 2,974,657 | 2.39% | 1.86% |
| 1976 | 625,861,883 | 3,028,820 | 2.38% | 1.82% |
| 1977 | 640,801,103 | 3,085,354 | 2.39% | 1.87% |
| 1978 | 655,728,229 | 3,145,517 | 2.33% | 1.95% |
| 1979 | 671,155,747 | 3,207,499 | 2.35% | 1.97% |
| 1980 | 687,354,025 | 3,272,089 | 2.41% | 2.01% |
| 1981 | 703,696,250 | 3,338,940 | 2.38% | 2.04% |
| 1982 | 720,313,473 | 3,408,183 | 2.36% | 2.07% |
| 1983 | 737,372,681 | 3,481,646 | 2.37% | 2.16% |
| 1984 | 754,875,449 | 3,558,758 | 2.37% | 2.21% |
| 1985 | 772,647,793 | 3,638,438 | 2.35% | 2.24% |
| 1986 | 790,689,978 | 3,728,380 | 2.34% | 2.47% |
| 1987 | 808,931,270 | 3,829,718 | 2.31% | 2.72% |
| 1988 | 827,342,990 | 3,934,517 | 2.28% | 2.74% |
| 1989 | 846,039,529 | 4,034,037 | 2.26% | 2.53% |
| 1990 | 864,972,221 | 4,196,828 | 2.24% | 4.04% |
| 1991 | 883,927,600 | 4,246,267 | 2.19% | 1.18% |
| 1992 | 902,957,070 | 4,166,366 | 2.15% | -1.88% |
| 1993 | 922,118,387 | 4,157,130 | 2.12% | -0.22% |
| 1994 | 941,163,767 | 4,173,105 | 2.07% | 0.38% |
| 1995 | 960,301,044 | 4,179,179 | 2.03% | 0.15% |
| 1996 | 979,678,458 | 4,199,210 | 2.02% | 0.48% |
| 1997 | 999,133,762 | 4,253,716 | 1.99% | 1.3% |
| 1998 | 1,018,665,080 | 4,295,785 | 1.95% | 0.99% |
| 1999 | 1,038,225,823 | 4,318,043 | 1.92% | 0.52% |
| 2000 | 1,057,922,733 | 4,423,611 | 1.9% | 2.44% |
| 2001 | 1,077,898,575 | 4,692,716 | 1.89% | 6.08% |
| 2002 | 1,097,600,380 | 4,971,435 | 1.83% | 5.94% |
| 2003 | 1,116,803,006 | 5,177,687 | 1.75% | 4.15% |
| 2004 | 1,135,991,513 | 5,355,717 | 1.72% | 3.44% |
| 2005 | 1,154,676,322 | 5,501,712 | 1.64% | 2.73% |
| 2006 | 1,172,878,890 | 5,624,466 | 1.58% | 2.23% |
| 2007 | 1,190,676,021 | 5,749,352 | 1.52% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 1,207,930,964 | 5,894,722 | 1.45% | 2.53% |
| 2009 | 1,225,524,753 | 6,055,646 | 1.46% | 2.73% |
| 2010 | 1,243,481,564 | 6,222,714 | 1.47% | 2.76% |
| 2011 | 1,261,224,954 | 6,387,251 | 1.43% | 2.64% |
| 2012 | 1,278,674,502 | 6,551,080 | 1.38% | 2.56% |
| 2013 | 1,295,829,511 | 6,714,051 | 1.34% | 2.49% |
| 2014 | 1,312,277,191 | 6,876,385 | 1.27% | 2.42% |
| 2015 | 1,328,024,498 | 7,037,655 | 1.2% | 2.35% |
| 2016 | 1,343,944,296 | 7,205,328 | 1.2% | 2.38% |
| 2017 | 1,359,657,400 | 7,379,299 | 1.17% | 2.41% |
| 2018 | 1,374,659,064 | 7,554,563 | 1.1% | 2.38% |
| 2019 | 1,389,030,312 | 7,731,991 | 1.05% | 2.35% |
| 2020 | 1,402,617,695 | 7,912,558 | 0.98% | 2.34% |
| 2021 | 1,414,203,896 | 8,094,602 | 0.83% | 2.3% |
| 2022 | 1,425,423,212 | 8,276,807 | 0.79% | 2.25% |
| 2023 | 1,438,069,596 | 8,460,512 | 0.89% | 2.22% |
| 2024 | 1,450,935,791 | 8,642,022 | 0.89% | 2.15% |
| 2025 | 1,463,865,531 | 8,819,789 | 0.89% | 2.06% |
| 2026 | 1,476,625,576 | 8,996,743 | 0.87% | 2.01% |
| 2027 | 1,489,164,679 | 9,174,695 | 0.85% | 1.98% |
| 2028 | 1,501,432,748 | 9,349,021 | 0.82% | 1.9% |
| 2029 | 1,513,423,737 | 9,520,811 | 0.8% | 1.84% |
| 2030 | 1,525,138,852 | 9,694,851 | 0.77% | 1.83% |
| 2031 | 1,536,540,604 | 9,870,295 | 0.75% | 1.81% |
| 2032 | 1,547,607,126 | 10,047,193 | 0.72% | 1.79% |
| 2033 | 1,558,324,087 | 10,221,006 | 0.69% | 1.73% |
| 2034 | 1,568,688,356 | 10,391,485 | 0.67% | 1.67% |
| 2035 | 1,578,694,799 | 10,563,163 | 0.64% | 1.65% |
| 2036 | 1,588,325,366 | 10,734,341 | 0.61% | 1.62% |
| 2037 | 1,597,537,009 | 10,902,263 | 0.58% | 1.56% |
| 2038 | 1,606,300,646 | 11,066,143 | 0.55% | 1.5% |
| 2039 | 1,614,639,243 | 11,230,060 | 0.52% | 1.48% |
| 2040 | 1,622,580,052 | 11,398,391 | 0.49% | 1.5% |
| 2041 | 1,630,119,374 | 11,566,213 | 0.46% | 1.47% |
| 2042 | 1,637,235,363 | 11,728,787 | 0.44% | 1.41% |
| 2043 | 1,643,915,269 | 11,887,934 | 0.41% | 1.36% |
| 2044 | 1,650,186,610 | 12,049,424 | 0.38% | 1.36% |
| 2045 | 1,656,067,585 | 12,208,872 | 0.36% | 1.32% |
| 2046 | 1,661,548,400 | 12,363,446 | 0.33% | 1.27% |
| 2047 | 1,666,628,151 | 12,512,739 | 0.31% | 1.21% |
| 2048 | 1,671,309,727 | 12,659,609 | 0.28% | 1.17% |
| 2049 | 1,675,619,893 | 12,805,136 | 0.26% | 1.15% |
| 2050 | 1,679,589,268 | 12,948,320 | 0.24% | 1.12% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of India increased by 173,348,176 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, India gained 146,090,905 (a 11% growth), while Sierra Leone's population increased by 1,924,277 (a 27.3% growth).
India was ranked 2nd most populous country in 2005 and is 1st 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) India's population will grow by 13.9% to 1,679,589,268 people and will still be ranked 1st. 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 India and Sierra Leone
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| Life expectancy | 72.5 years | 62.2 years |
| Average age | 31.8 years | 24.4 years |
| Median age | 29.5 years | 20.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51.6:48.4 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.98 births per woman | 3.79 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,264 ppl/mi² | 310 ppl/mi² |
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