The latest officially reported population of Niger was 27,032,412 in 2024 vs 8,642,022 people in Sierra Leone in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Niger's population is 28,824,804 people compared to 8,998,687 in Sierra Leone.
Population statistics:
- Niger's population is 3.2 times bigger than Sierra Leone's.
- Niger is ranked the 53rd most populous country in the world, while Sierra Leone is the 102nd.
- The countries together account for 0.46% of the world: 0.35% for Niger vs 0.11% for Sierra Leone.
- For the last 10 years, Niger has had an average growth rate of +3.5% per year vs +2.32% in Sierra Leone.
- Since 2006, the population of Niger has increased from 14.3M people to 28.8M (102% growth), while Sierra Leone has grown from 5.62M to 9M (60% growth).
- Niger is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 90.8M people compared to the peak of 16M people in 2092 for Sierra Leone.
Niger vs Sierra Leone: live population counter
Niger
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Sierra Leone
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
28824804
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8998687
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| Population rank | 53/197 | 102/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.35% | 0.11% |
| One net population change |
36.1 seconds
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2.9 minutes
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| One birth every |
28.8 seconds
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2.03 minutes
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| One death every |
2.27 minutes
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7.5 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
2.17 hours
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47.8 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -4,041 | -11,000 |
| Daily growth/decline | +2,391 | +497 |
| Annual growth/decline | +872,545 | +181,510 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +3.34% | +2.15% |
| Population growth rate rank | 10/197 | 47/197 |
Niger and Sierra Leone: population history and growth rate by year chart
Niger
Population
Growth rate
Sierra Leone
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Niger
|
Sierra Leone
|
Niger
|
Sierra Leone
|
|
| 1960 | 3,505,050 | 2,268,356 | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,608,162 | 2,304,227 | 2.94% | 1.58% |
| 1962 | 3,714,520 | 2,342,242 | 2.95% | 1.65% |
| 1963 | 3,823,873 | 2,382,258 | 2.94% | 1.71% |
| 1964 | 3,935,814 | 2,424,390 | 2.93% | 1.77% |
| 1965 | 4,049,695 | 2,468,666 | 2.89% | 1.83% |
| 1966 | 4,165,544 | 2,514,638 | 2.86% | 1.86% |
| 1967 | 4,283,590 | 2,562,384 | 2.83% | 1.9% |
| 1968 | 4,403,637 | 2,611,532 | 2.8% | 1.92% |
| 1969 | 4,525,725 | 2,661,365 | 2.77% | 1.91% |
| 1970 | 4,650,275 | 2,712,286 | 2.75% | 1.91% |
| 1971 | 4,776,225 | 2,763,222 | 2.71% | 1.88% |
| 1972 | 4,904,845 | 2,814,388 | 2.69% | 1.85% |
| 1973 | 5,037,865 | 2,866,955 | 2.71% | 1.87% |
| 1974 | 5,174,953 | 2,920,459 | 2.72% | 1.87% |
| 1975 | 5,317,019 | 2,974,657 | 2.75% | 1.86% |
| 1976 | 5,464,962 | 3,028,820 | 2.78% | 1.82% |
| 1977 | 5,619,716 | 3,085,354 | 2.83% | 1.87% |
| 1978 | 5,782,932 | 3,145,517 | 2.9% | 1.95% |
| 1979 | 5,955,556 | 3,207,499 | 2.99% | 1.97% |
| 1980 | 6,135,971 | 3,272,089 | 3.03% | 2.01% |
| 1981 | 6,322,006 | 3,338,940 | 3.03% | 2.04% |
| 1982 | 6,512,732 | 3,408,183 | 3.02% | 2.07% |
| 1983 | 6,708,644 | 3,481,646 | 3.01% | 2.16% |
| 1984 | 6,909,971 | 3,558,758 | 3% | 2.21% |
| 1985 | 7,118,457 | 3,638,438 | 3.02% | 2.24% |
| 1986 | 7,335,811 | 3,728,380 | 3.05% | 2.47% |
| 1987 | 7,561,150 | 3,829,718 | 3.07% | 2.72% |
| 1988 | 7,793,748 | 3,934,517 | 3.08% | 2.74% |
| 1989 | 8,034,780 | 4,034,037 | 3.09% | 2.53% |
| 1990 | 8,286,059 | 4,196,828 | 3.13% | 4.04% |
| 1991 | 8,546,900 | 4,246,267 | 3.15% | 1.18% |
| 1992 | 8,817,633 | 4,166,366 | 3.17% | -1.88% |
| 1993 | 9,100,789 | 4,157,130 | 3.21% | -0.22% |
| 1994 | 9,398,258 | 4,173,105 | 3.27% | 0.38% |
| 1995 | 9,714,529 | 4,179,179 | 3.37% | 0.15% |
| 1996 | 10,044,852 | 4,199,210 | 3.4% | 0.48% |
| 1997 | 10,383,969 | 4,253,716 | 3.38% | 1.3% |
| 1998 | 10,741,413 | 4,295,785 | 3.44% | 0.99% |
| 1999 | 11,117,411 | 4,318,043 | 3.5% | 0.52% |
| 2000 | 11,509,630 | 4,423,611 | 3.53% | 2.44% |
| 2001 | 11,920,647 | 4,692,716 | 3.57% | 6.08% |
| 2002 | 12,349,144 | 4,971,435 | 3.59% | 5.94% |
| 2003 | 12,796,984 | 5,177,687 | 3.63% | 4.15% |
| 2004 | 13,265,836 | 5,355,717 | 3.66% | 3.44% |
| 2005 | 13,756,192 | 5,501,712 | 3.7% | 2.73% |
| 2006 | 14,268,581 | 5,624,466 | 3.72% | 2.23% |
| 2007 | 14,803,610 | 5,749,352 | 3.75% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 15,361,915 | 5,894,722 | 3.77% | 2.53% |
| 2009 | 15,943,675 | 6,055,646 | 3.79% | 2.73% |
| 2010 | 16,548,835 | 6,222,714 | 3.8% | 2.76% |
| 2011 | 17,176,283 | 6,387,251 | 3.79% | 2.64% |
| 2012 | 17,836,769 | 6,551,080 | 3.85% | 2.56% |
| 2013 | 18,519,898 | 6,714,051 | 3.83% | 2.49% |
| 2014 | 19,215,909 | 6,876,385 | 3.76% | 2.42% |
| 2015 | 19,939,498 | 7,037,655 | 3.77% | 2.35% |
| 2016 | 20,685,753 | 7,205,328 | 3.74% | 2.38% |
| 2017 | 21,435,446 | 7,379,299 | 3.62% | 2.41% |
| 2018 | 22,188,069 | 7,554,563 | 3.51% | 2.38% |
| 2019 | 22,947,757 | 7,731,991 | 3.42% | 2.35% |
| 2020 | 23,717,613 | 7,912,558 | 3.35% | 2.34% |
| 2021 | 24,502,140 | 8,094,602 | 3.31% | 2.3% |
| 2022 | 25,311,973 | 8,276,807 | 3.31% | 2.25% |
| 2023 | 26,159,867 | 8,460,512 | 3.35% | 2.22% |
| 2024 | 27,032,412 | 8,642,022 | 3.34% | 2.15% |
| 2025 | 27,917,825 | 8,819,789 | 3.28% | 2.06% |
| 2026 | 28,814,872 | 8,996,743 | 3.21% | 2.01% |
| 2027 | 29,723,688 | 9,174,695 | 3.15% | 1.98% |
| 2028 | 30,643,561 | 9,349,021 | 3.09% | 1.9% |
| 2029 | 31,575,091 | 9,520,811 | 3.04% | 1.84% |
| 2030 | 32,518,069 | 9,694,851 | 2.99% | 1.83% |
| 2031 | 33,469,616 | 9,870,295 | 2.93% | 1.81% |
| 2032 | 34,428,638 | 10,047,193 | 2.87% | 1.79% |
| 2033 | 35,397,029 | 10,221,006 | 2.81% | 1.73% |
| 2034 | 36,372,374 | 10,391,485 | 2.76% | 1.67% |
| 2035 | 37,353,462 | 10,563,163 | 2.7% | 1.65% |
| 2036 | 38,340,142 | 10,734,341 | 2.64% | 1.62% |
| 2037 | 39,330,372 | 10,902,263 | 2.58% | 1.56% |
| 2038 | 40,323,460 | 11,066,143 | 2.52% | 1.5% |
| 2039 | 41,318,407 | 11,230,060 | 2.47% | 1.48% |
| 2040 | 42,316,733 | 11,398,391 | 2.42% | 1.5% |
| 2041 | 43,319,236 | 11,566,213 | 2.37% | 1.47% |
| 2042 | 44,326,115 | 11,728,787 | 2.32% | 1.41% |
| 2043 | 45,337,248 | 11,887,934 | 2.28% | 1.36% |
| 2044 | 46,353,160 | 12,049,424 | 2.24% | 1.36% |
| 2045 | 47,374,113 | 12,208,872 | 2.2% | 1.32% |
| 2046 | 48,397,993 | 12,363,446 | 2.16% | 1.27% |
| 2047 | 49,423,853 | 12,512,739 | 2.12% | 1.21% |
| 2048 | 50,452,202 | 12,659,609 | 2.08% | 1.17% |
| 2049 | 51,482,559 | 12,805,136 | 2.04% | 1.15% |
| 2050 | 52,513,870 | 12,948,320 | 2% | 1.12% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Niger increased by 6,417,172 people (a 45% growth), while Sierra Leone gained 1,580,862 people (a 28.1% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Niger gained 8,139,051 (a 39.3% growth), while Sierra Leone's population increased by 1,793,359 (a 24.9% growth).
Niger was ranked 64th most populous country in 2006 and is 53rd 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) Niger's population will grow by 82.2% to 52,513,870 people with a rank change from 53rd to 38th. 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 Niger and Sierra Leone
|
Niger
|
Sierra Leone
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 61.9 years | 62.3 years |
| Average age | 21.2 years | 24.4 years |
| Median age | 16.5 years | 20.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.8:49.2 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 6.06 births per woman | 3.79 births per woman |
| Population density | 55.3 ppl/mi² | 310 ppl/mi² |
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