The latest officially reported population of North Macedonia was 1,824,359 in 2024 vs 8,642,022 people in Sierra Leone in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current North Macedonia's population is 1,805,395 people compared to 8,998,687 in Sierra Leone.
Population statistics:
- Sierra Leone's population is 4.98 times bigger than North Macedonia's.
- North Macedonia is ranked the 150th most populous country in the world, while Sierra Leone is the 102nd.
- The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.02% for North Macedonia vs 0.11% for Sierra Leone.
- For the last 10 years, North Macedonia has had an average growth rate of -0.48% per year vs +2.32% in Sierra Leone.
- Since 2006, the population of North Macedonia has decreased from 1.99M people to 1.81M (9.47% decline), 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 North Macedonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 2.06M people and is projected to decrease to 864K people by 2100.
North Macedonia vs Sierra Leone: live population counter
North Macedonia
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Sierra Leone
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
1805395
|
8998687
|
| Population rank | 150/197 | 102/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | 0.11% |
| One net population change |
2.53 hours
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2.9 minutes
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| One birth every |
31.3 minutes
|
2.03 minutes
|
| One death every |
26.1 minutes
|
7.5 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.53 hours
|
47.8 minutes
|
| Annual migration change | -5,728 | -11,000 |
| Daily growth/decline | -9 | +497 |
| Annual growth/decline | -3,457 | +181,510 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.19% | +2.15% |
| Population growth rate rank | 177/197 | 47/197 |
North Macedonia and Sierra Leone: population history and growth rate by year chart
North Macedonia
Population
Growth rate
Sierra Leone
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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North Macedonia
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Sierra Leone
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North Macedonia
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Sierra Leone
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|
| 1960 | 1,435,059 | 2,268,356 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,455,171 | 2,304,227 | 1.4% | 1.58% |
| 1962 | 1,471,745 | 2,342,242 | 1.14% | 1.65% |
| 1963 | 1,488,737 | 2,382,258 | 1.15% | 1.71% |
| 1964 | 1,510,900 | 2,424,390 | 1.49% | 1.77% |
| 1965 | 1,533,466 | 2,468,666 | 1.49% | 1.83% |
| 1966 | 1,557,349 | 2,514,638 | 1.56% | 1.86% |
| 1967 | 1,582,492 | 2,562,384 | 1.61% | 1.9% |
| 1968 | 1,608,930 | 2,611,532 | 1.67% | 1.92% |
| 1969 | 1,636,345 | 2,661,365 | 1.7% | 1.91% |
| 1970 | 1,664,208 | 2,712,286 | 1.7% | 1.91% |
| 1971 | 1,691,216 | 2,763,222 | 1.62% | 1.88% |
| 1972 | 1,717,395 | 2,814,388 | 1.55% | 1.85% |
| 1973 | 1,743,816 | 2,866,955 | 1.54% | 1.87% |
| 1974 | 1,770,545 | 2,920,459 | 1.53% | 1.87% |
| 1975 | 1,797,972 | 2,974,657 | 1.55% | 1.86% |
| 1976 | 1,825,830 | 3,028,820 | 1.55% | 1.82% |
| 1977 | 1,853,138 | 3,085,354 | 1.5% | 1.87% |
| 1978 | 1,879,847 | 3,145,517 | 1.44% | 1.95% |
| 1979 | 1,906,523 | 3,207,499 | 1.42% | 1.97% |
| 1980 | 1,933,038 | 3,272,089 | 1.39% | 2.01% |
| 1981 | 1,959,065 | 3,338,940 | 1.35% | 2.04% |
| 1982 | 1,978,956 | 3,408,183 | 1.02% | 2.07% |
| 1983 | 1,991,901 | 3,481,646 | 0.65% | 2.16% |
| 1984 | 2,003,399 | 3,558,758 | 0.58% | 2.21% |
| 1985 | 2,014,331 | 3,638,438 | 0.55% | 2.24% |
| 1986 | 2,024,732 | 3,728,380 | 0.52% | 2.47% |
| 1987 | 2,035,157 | 3,829,718 | 0.51% | 2.72% |
| 1988 | 2,045,737 | 3,934,517 | 0.52% | 2.74% |
| 1989 | 2,055,649 | 4,034,037 | 0.48% | 2.53% |
| 1990 | 2,063,689 | 4,196,828 | 0.39% | 4.04% |
| 1991 | 2,055,994 | 4,246,267 | -0.37% | 1.18% |
| 1992 | 2,032,523 | 4,166,366 | -1.14% | -1.88% |
| 1993 | 2,006,854 | 4,157,130 | -1.26% | -0.22% |
| 1994 | 1,992,666 | 4,173,105 | -0.71% | 0.38% |
| 1995 | 1,998,534 | 4,179,179 | 0.29% | 0.15% |
| 1996 | 2,012,553 | 4,199,210 | 0.7% | 0.48% |
| 1997 | 1,996,869 | 4,253,716 | -0.78% | 1.3% |
| 1998 | 2,007,523 | 4,295,785 | 0.53% | 0.99% |
| 1999 | 2,017,142 | 4,318,043 | 0.48% | 0.52% |
| 2000 | 2,026,350 | 4,423,611 | 0.46% | 2.44% |
| 2001 | 2,034,882 | 4,692,716 | 0.42% | 6.08% |
| 2002 | 2,020,157 | 4,971,435 | -0.72% | 5.94% |
| 2003 | 2,022,725 | 5,177,687 | 0.13% | 4.15% |
| 2004 | 2,016,186 | 5,355,717 | -0.32% | 3.44% |
| 2005 | 2,005,330 | 5,501,712 | -0.54% | 2.73% |
| 2006 | 1,994,287 | 5,624,466 | -0.55% | 2.23% |
| 2007 | 1,982,933 | 5,749,352 | -0.57% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 1,971,493 | 5,894,722 | -0.58% | 2.53% |
| 2009 | 1,958,782 | 6,055,646 | -0.64% | 2.73% |
| 2010 | 1,946,298 | 6,222,714 | -0.64% | 2.76% |
| 2011 | 1,937,398 | 6,387,251 | -0.46% | 2.64% |
| 2012 | 1,929,821 | 6,551,080 | -0.39% | 2.56% |
| 2013 | 1,922,716 | 6,714,051 | -0.37% | 2.49% |
| 2014 | 1,917,557 | 6,876,385 | -0.27% | 2.42% |
| 2015 | 1,912,430 | 7,037,655 | -0.27% | 2.35% |
| 2016 | 1,906,313 | 7,205,328 | -0.32% | 2.38% |
| 2017 | 1,898,657 | 7,379,299 | -0.4% | 2.41% |
| 2018 | 1,889,051 | 7,554,563 | -0.51% | 2.38% |
| 2019 | 1,876,262 | 7,731,991 | -0.68% | 2.35% |
| 2020 | 1,856,124 | 7,912,558 | -1.07% | 2.34% |
| 2021 | 1,837,114 | 8,094,602 | -1.02% | 2.3% |
| 2022 | 1,831,712 | 8,276,807 | -0.29% | 2.25% |
| 2023 | 1,827,816 | 8,460,512 | -0.21% | 2.22% |
| 2024 | 1,824,359 | 8,642,022 | -0.19% | 2.15% |
| 2025 | 1,815,133 | 8,819,789 | -0.51% | 2.06% |
| 2026 | 1,805,395 | 8,996,743 | -0.54% | 2.01% |
| 2027 | 1,795,422 | 9,174,695 | -0.55% | 1.98% |
| 2028 | 1,785,331 | 9,349,021 | -0.56% | 1.9% |
| 2029 | 1,774,860 | 9,520,811 | -0.59% | 1.84% |
| 2030 | 1,763,791 | 9,694,851 | -0.62% | 1.83% |
| 2031 | 1,752,330 | 9,870,295 | -0.65% | 1.81% |
| 2032 | 1,740,795 | 10,047,193 | -0.66% | 1.79% |
| 2033 | 1,729,225 | 10,221,006 | -0.66% | 1.73% |
| 2034 | 1,717,480 | 10,391,485 | -0.68% | 1.67% |
| 2035 | 1,705,456 | 10,563,163 | -0.7% | 1.65% |
| 2036 | 1,693,196 | 10,734,341 | -0.72% | 1.62% |
| 2037 | 1,680,741 | 10,902,263 | -0.74% | 1.56% |
| 2038 | 1,668,308 | 11,066,143 | -0.74% | 1.5% |
| 2039 | 1,655,824 | 11,230,060 | -0.75% | 1.48% |
| 2040 | 1,643,124 | 11,398,391 | -0.77% | 1.5% |
| 2041 | 1,630,336 | 11,566,213 | -0.78% | 1.47% |
| 2042 | 1,617,428 | 11,728,787 | -0.79% | 1.41% |
| 2043 | 1,604,359 | 11,887,934 | -0.81% | 1.36% |
| 2044 | 1,591,423 | 12,049,424 | -0.81% | 1.36% |
| 2045 | 1,578,519 | 12,208,872 | -0.81% | 1.32% |
| 2046 | 1,565,479 | 12,363,446 | -0.83% | 1.27% |
| 2047 | 1,552,566 | 12,512,739 | -0.82% | 1.21% |
| 2048 | 1,539,797 | 12,659,609 | -0.82% | 1.17% |
| 2049 | 1,526,883 | 12,805,136 | -0.84% | 1.15% |
| 2050 | 1,513,804 | 12,948,320 | -0.86% | 1.12% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of North Macedonia decreased by 87,974 people (a 4.41% decline), while Sierra Leone gained 1,580,862 people (a 28.1% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, North Macedonia lost -100,918 (a 5.29% decline), while Sierra Leone's population increased by 1,793,359 (a 24.9% growth).
North Macedonia was ranked 142nd most populous country in 2006 and is 150th 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) North Macedonia's population will shrink by 16.2% to 1,513,804 people with a rank change from 150th to 152nd. 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 North Macedonia and Sierra Leone
|
North Macedonia
|
Sierra Leone
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 77.8 years | 62.3 years |
| Average age | 41.2 years | 24.4 years |
| Median age | 41.6 years | 20.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.6:51.4 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.5 births per woman | 3.79 births per woman |
| Population density | 187.4 ppl/mi² | 310 ppl/mi² |
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