The latest officially reported population of the Philippines was 115,843,670 in 2024 vs 8,642,022 people in Sierra Leone in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Philippines' population is 117,540,050 people compared to 8,961,932 in Sierra Leone.
Population statistics:
- The Philippines' population is 13.1 times bigger than Sierra Leone's.
- The Philippines is ranked the 14th most populous country in the world, while Sierra Leone is the 102nd.
- The countries together account for 1.53% of the world: 1.42% for the Philippines vs 0.11% for Sierra Leone.
- For the last 10 years, the Philippines has had an average growth rate of +1.16% per year vs +2.32% in Sierra Leone.
- Since 2005, the population of the Philippines has increased from 88M people to 118M (33.5% growth), while Sierra Leone has grown from 5.5M to 8.96M (62.9% growth).
- The Philippines is projected to reach its peak in 2057 at 135M people compared to the peak of 16M people in 2092 for Sierra Leone.
Philippines vs Sierra Leone: live population counter
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| Current population |
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| Population rank | 14/197 | 102/197 |
| Percent of world population | 1.42% | 0.11% |
| One net population change |
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2.9 minutes
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| One birth every |
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| One death every |
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| One migration net change every |
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| Annual migration change | -160,373 | -11,000 |
| Daily growth/decline | +2,610 | +497 |
| Annual growth/decline | +952,471 | +181,510 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.83% | +2.15% |
| Population growth rate rank | 115/197 | 49/197 |
the Philippines and Sierra Leone: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 27,891,897 | 2,268,356 | - | - |
| 1961 | 28,792,621 | 2,304,227 | 3.23% | 1.58% |
| 1962 | 29,723,536 | 2,342,242 | 3.23% | 1.65% |
| 1963 | 30,674,731 | 2,382,258 | 3.2% | 1.71% |
| 1964 | 31,643,032 | 2,424,390 | 3.16% | 1.77% |
| 1965 | 32,625,316 | 2,468,666 | 3.1% | 1.83% |
| 1966 | 33,617,170 | 2,514,638 | 3.04% | 1.86% |
| 1967 | 34,621,320 | 2,562,384 | 2.99% | 1.9% |
| 1968 | 35,638,342 | 2,611,532 | 2.94% | 1.92% |
| 1969 | 36,660,799 | 2,661,365 | 2.87% | 1.91% |
| 1970 | 37,622,204 | 2,712,286 | 2.62% | 1.91% |
| 1971 | 38,518,659 | 2,763,222 | 2.38% | 1.88% |
| 1972 | 39,408,560 | 2,814,388 | 2.31% | 1.85% |
| 1973 | 40,294,130 | 2,866,955 | 2.25% | 1.87% |
| 1974 | 41,174,341 | 2,920,459 | 2.18% | 1.87% |
| 1975 | 42,120,826 | 2,974,657 | 2.3% | 1.86% |
| 1976 | 43,201,488 | 3,028,820 | 2.57% | 1.82% |
| 1977 | 44,367,962 | 3,085,354 | 2.7% | 1.87% |
| 1978 | 45,575,281 | 3,145,517 | 2.72% | 1.95% |
| 1979 | 46,807,103 | 3,207,499 | 2.7% | 1.97% |
| 1980 | 48,043,740 | 3,272,089 | 2.64% | 2.01% |
| 1981 | 49,311,727 | 3,338,940 | 2.64% | 2.04% |
| 1982 | 50,695,707 | 3,408,183 | 2.81% | 2.07% |
| 1983 | 52,194,620 | 3,481,646 | 2.96% | 2.16% |
| 1984 | 53,726,181 | 3,558,758 | 2.93% | 2.21% |
| 1985 | 55,213,006 | 3,638,438 | 2.77% | 2.24% |
| 1986 | 56,645,077 | 3,728,380 | 2.59% | 2.47% |
| 1987 | 58,157,496 | 3,829,718 | 2.67% | 2.72% |
| 1988 | 59,739,052 | 3,934,517 | 2.72% | 2.74% |
| 1989 | 61,265,260 | 4,034,037 | 2.55% | 2.53% |
| 1990 | 62,854,666 | 4,196,828 | 2.59% | 4.04% |
| 1991 | 64,382,249 | 4,246,267 | 2.43% | 1.18% |
| 1992 | 65,926,125 | 4,166,366 | 2.4% | -1.88% |
| 1993 | 67,530,621 | 4,157,130 | 2.43% | -0.22% |
| 1994 | 69,019,291 | 4,173,105 | 2.2% | 0.38% |
| 1995 | 70,546,246 | 4,179,179 | 2.21% | 0.15% |
| 1996 | 72,190,242 | 4,199,210 | 2.33% | 0.48% |
| 1997 | 73,908,810 | 4,253,716 | 2.38% | 1.3% |
| 1998 | 75,791,024 | 4,295,785 | 2.55% | 0.99% |
| 1999 | 77,753,257 | 4,318,043 | 2.59% | 0.52% |
| 2000 | 79,625,397 | 4,423,611 | 2.41% | 2.44% |
| 2001 | 81,401,488 | 4,692,716 | 2.23% | 6.08% |
| 2002 | 83,068,889 | 4,971,435 | 2.05% | 5.94% |
| 2003 | 84,731,835 | 5,177,687 | 2% | 4.15% |
| 2004 | 86,394,504 | 5,355,717 | 1.96% | 3.44% |
| 2005 | 88,015,962 | 5,501,712 | 1.88% | 2.73% |
| 2006 | 89,508,986 | 5,624,466 | 1.7% | 2.23% |
| 2007 | 91,075,184 | 5,749,352 | 1.75% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 92,699,095 | 5,894,722 | 1.78% | 2.53% |
| 2009 | 94,384,250 | 6,055,646 | 1.82% | 2.73% |
| 2010 | 96,337,125 | 6,222,714 | 2.07% | 2.76% |
| 2011 | 98,248,614 | 6,387,251 | 1.98% | 2.64% |
| 2012 | 100,175,512 | 6,551,080 | 1.96% | 2.56% |
| 2013 | 102,076,336 | 6,714,051 | 1.9% | 2.49% |
| 2014 | 103,767,130 | 6,876,385 | 1.66% | 2.42% |
| 2015 | 105,312,992 | 7,037,655 | 1.49% | 2.35% |
| 2016 | 106,735,719 | 7,205,328 | 1.35% | 2.38% |
| 2017 | 108,119,693 | 7,379,299 | 1.3% | 2.41% |
| 2018 | 109,465,287 | 7,554,563 | 1.24% | 2.38% |
| 2019 | 110,804,683 | 7,731,991 | 1.22% | 2.35% |
| 2020 | 112,081,264 | 7,912,558 | 1.15% | 2.34% |
| 2021 | 113,100,950 | 8,094,602 | 0.91% | 2.3% |
| 2022 | 113,964,338 | 8,276,807 | 0.76% | 2.25% |
| 2023 | 114,891,199 | 8,460,512 | 0.81% | 2.22% |
| 2024 | 115,843,670 | 8,642,022 | 0.83% | 2.15% |
| 2025 | 116,786,968 | 8,819,789 | 0.81% | 2.06% |
| 2026 | 117,724,479 | 8,996,743 | 0.8% | 2.01% |
| 2027 | 118,656,426 | 9,174,695 | 0.79% | 1.98% |
| 2028 | 119,583,984 | 9,349,021 | 0.78% | 1.9% |
| 2029 | 120,502,132 | 9,520,811 | 0.77% | 1.84% |
| 2030 | 121,408,897 | 9,694,851 | 0.75% | 1.83% |
| 2031 | 122,301,606 | 9,870,295 | 0.74% | 1.81% |
| 2032 | 123,180,341 | 10,047,193 | 0.72% | 1.79% |
| 2033 | 124,049,036 | 10,221,006 | 0.71% | 1.73% |
| 2034 | 124,904,124 | 10,391,485 | 0.69% | 1.67% |
| 2035 | 125,740,977 | 10,563,163 | 0.67% | 1.65% |
| 2036 | 126,558,232 | 10,734,341 | 0.65% | 1.62% |
| 2037 | 127,352,607 | 10,902,263 | 0.63% | 1.56% |
| 2038 | 128,118,535 | 11,066,143 | 0.6% | 1.5% |
| 2039 | 128,850,047 | 11,230,060 | 0.57% | 1.48% |
| 2040 | 129,546,666 | 11,398,391 | 0.54% | 1.5% |
| 2041 | 130,209,810 | 11,566,213 | 0.51% | 1.47% |
| 2042 | 130,837,005 | 11,728,787 | 0.48% | 1.41% |
| 2043 | 131,427,404 | 11,887,934 | 0.45% | 1.36% |
| 2044 | 131,979,673 | 12,049,424 | 0.42% | 1.36% |
| 2045 | 132,492,038 | 12,208,872 | 0.39% | 1.32% |
| 2046 | 132,962,001 | 12,363,446 | 0.35% | 1.27% |
| 2047 | 133,385,290 | 12,512,739 | 0.32% | 1.21% |
| 2048 | 133,759,436 | 12,659,609 | 0.28% | 1.17% |
| 2049 | 134,089,011 | 12,805,136 | 0.25% | 1.15% |
| 2050 | 134,373,439 | 12,948,320 | 0.21% | 1.12% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Philippines increased by 17,297,030 people (a 19.7% growth), while Sierra Leone gained 1,535,943 people (a 27.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Philippines gained 12,227,058 (a 11.6% growth), while Sierra Leone's population increased by 1,924,277 (a 27.3% growth).
The Philippines was ranked 12th most populous country in 2005 and is 14th 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) the Philippines' population will grow by 14.3% to 134,373,439 people and will still be ranked 14th. 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 the Philippines and Sierra Leone
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| Life expectancy | 70.1 years | 62.2 years |
| Average age | 29.7 years | 24.4 years |
| Median age | 26.8 years | 20.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.9:50.1 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.92 births per woman | 3.79 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,006 ppl/mi² | 310 ppl/mi² |
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