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Population in Qatar compared to Sierra Leone: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Qatar was 2,857,822 in 2024 vs 8,642,022 people in Sierra Leone in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Qatar's population is 2,999,260 people compared to 9,049,533 in Sierra Leone.

Population statistics:

  • Sierra Leone's population is 3.02 times bigger than Qatar's.
  • Qatar is ranked the 136th most populous country in the world, while Sierra Leone is the 101st.
  • The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.04% for Qatar vs 0.11% for Sierra Leone.
  • For the last 10 years, Qatar has had an average growth rate of +3.86% per year vs +2.32% in Sierra Leone.
  • Since 2006, the population of Qatar has increased from 973K people to 3M (208.3% growth), while Sierra Leone has grown from 5.62M to 9.05M (60.9% growth).

Qatar vs Sierra Leone: population by year and forecast

Qatar
Factual

Projection
Sierra Leone
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Qatar Sierra Leone
2100 6,864,512 16,111,324
2099 6,795,697 16,126,181
2098 6,726,889 16,139,280
2097 6,658,115 16,154,153
2096 6,589,399 16,164,923
2095 6,520,903 16,173,557
2094 6,452,670 16,173,155
2093 6,384,792 16,177,864
2092 6,317,235 16,175,032
2091 6,249,912 16,168,153
2090 6,182,993 16,158,415
2089 6,116,439 16,146,773
2088 6,050,282 16,133,018
2087 5,984,646 16,116,823
2086 5,919,506 16,089,780
2085 5,854,810 16,068,438
2084 5,790,733 16,044,782
2083 5,727,107 16,011,134
2082 5,663,726 15,975,073
2081 5,600,872 15,935,071
2080 5,538,952 15,896,846
2079 5,477,309 15,854,898
2078 5,416,092 15,805,607
2077 5,355,430 15,754,551
2076 5,295,298 15,699,439
2075 5,235,611 15,639,458
2074 5,176,349 15,584,377
2073 5,117,758 15,516,736
2072 5,059,696 15,446,543
2071 5,002,249 15,374,790
2070 4,945,273 15,297,449
2069 4,888,911 15,216,666
2068 4,833,090 15,128,048
2067 4,777,814 15,032,144
2066 4,723,056 14,935,222
2065 4,668,810 14,837,697
2064 4,614,957 14,740,749
2063 4,561,622 14,642,031
2062 4,509,442 14,529,557
2061 4,457,910 14,423,861
2060 4,406,963 14,311,215
2059 4,356,604 14,198,706
2058 4,306,842 14,080,827
2057 4,257,533 13,960,869
2056 4,208,980 13,836,132
2055 4,160,635 13,706,113
2054 4,113,078 13,579,802
2053 4,065,870 13,444,465
2052 4,019,393 13,303,409
2051 3,973,445 13,156,370
2050 3,927,949 13,010,109
2049 3,882,963 12,867,021
2048 3,838,380 12,716,015
2047 3,794,282 12,570,250
2046 3,750,671 12,414,307
2045 3,707,573 12,257,874
2044 3,665,008 12,092,075
2043 3,623,031 11,931,531
2042 3,581,673 11,770,467
2041 3,540,989 11,602,993
2040 3,500,991 11,431,337
2039 3,461,758 11,262,807
2038 3,423,310 11,100,099
2037 3,385,696 10,931,629
2036 3,348,948 10,760,758
2035 3,313,100 10,585,702
2034 3,278,067 10,413,826
2033 3,243,892 10,241,196
2032 3,210,644 10,062,575
2031 3,178,257 9,883,708
2030 3,146,733 9,708,038
2029 3,112,748 9,532,000
2028 3,075,676 9,360,873
2027 3,035,492 9,179,702
2026 2,985,826 9,001,269
2025 2,926,071 8,822,114
2024 2,857,822 8,642,022
2023 2,656,032 8,460,512
2022 2,657,333 8,276,807
2021 2,504,910 8,094,602
2020 2,794,148 7,912,558
2019 2,638,657 7,731,991
2018 2,580,734 7,554,563
2017 2,545,820 7,379,299
2016 2,477,113 7,205,328
2015 2,344,557 7,037,655
2014 2,151,745 6,876,385
2013 1,916,426 6,714,051
2012 1,722,438 6,551,080
2011 1,624,761 6,387,251
2010 1,616,832 6,222,714
2009 1,608,903 6,055,646
2008 1,426,938 5,894,722
2007 1,208,595 5,749,352
2006 972,831 5,624,466
2005 825,408 5,501,712
2004 773,332 5,355,717
2003 744,682 5,177,687
2002 711,205 4,971,435
2001 677,925 4,692,716
2000 644,989 4,423,611
1999 612,500 4,318,043
1998 580,540 4,295,785
1997 550,500 4,253,716
1996 529,019 4,199,210
1995 514,325 4,179,179
1994 499,459 4,173,105
1993 484,545 4,157,130
1992 469,657 4,166,366
1991 454,853 4,246,267
1990 440,175 4,196,828
1989 425,646 4,034,037
1988 411,264 3,934,517
1987 397,005 3,829,718
1986 382,422 3,728,380
1985 365,940 3,638,438
1984 347,878 3,558,758
1983 329,709 3,481,646
1982 311,537 3,408,183
1981 293,553 3,338,940
1980 275,913 3,272,089
1979 258,670 3,207,499
1978 241,808 3,145,517
1977 225,285 3,085,354
1976 209,052 3,028,820
1975 193,087 2,974,657
1974 177,362 2,920,459
1973 161,841 2,866,955
1972 146,506 2,814,388
1971 131,346 2,763,222
1970 116,350 2,712,286
1969 103,025 2,661,365
1968 91,749 2,611,532
1967 81,439 2,562,384
1966 72,192 2,514,638
1965 64,065 2,468,666
1964 56,867 2,424,390
1963 50,380 2,382,258
1962 44,630 2,342,242
1961 39,680 2,304,227
1960 36,010 2,268,356

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/qatar/sierra-leone | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Qatar increased by 1,504,282 people (a 154.6% growth), while Sierra Leone gained 1,580,862 people (a 28.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Qatar gained 522,147 people (a 21.1% growth), while Sierra Leone's population increased by 1,844,205 people (a 25.6% growth).

Qatar was ranked 156th most populous country in 2006 and is 136th in 2026. Sierra Leone was ranked 106th in 2006 and ranked 101st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Qatar's population will grow by 31% to 3,927,949 people with a rank change from 136th to 134th. The population of Sierra Leone will increase by 43.8% to 13,010,109 people and rank change from 101st to 91st.

Qatar is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 6.86M people compared to the peak of 16.2M people in 2093 for Sierra Leone.

Population growth rate by year

Qatar
Factual

Projection
Sierra Leone
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Qatar Sierra Leone
2100 1.01% -0.09%
2099 1.02% -0.08%
2098 1.03% -0.09%
2097 1.04% -0.07%
2096 1.05% -0.05%
2095 1.06% 0.002%
2094 1.06% -0.03%
2093 1.07% 0.02%
2092 1.08% 0.04%
2091 1.08% 0.06%
2090 1.09% 0.07%
2089 1.09% 0.09%
2088 1.1% 0.1%
2087 1.1% 0.17%
2086 1.11% 0.13%
2085 1.11% 0.15%
2084 1.11% 0.21%
2083 1.12% 0.23%
2082 1.12% 0.25%
2081 1.12% 0.24%
2080 1.13% 0.26%
2079 1.13% 0.31%
2078 1.13% 0.32%
2077 1.14% 0.35%
2076 1.14% 0.38%
2075 1.14% 0.35%
2074 1.14% 0.44%
2073 1.15% 0.45%
2072 1.15% 0.47%
2071 1.15% 0.51%
2070 1.15% 0.53%
2069 1.15% 0.59%
2068 1.16% 0.64%
2067 1.16% 0.65%
2066 1.16% 0.66%
2065 1.17% 0.66%
2064 1.17% 0.67%
2063 1.16% 0.77%
2062 1.16% 0.73%
2061 1.16% 0.79%
2060 1.16% 0.79%
2059 1.16% 0.84%
2058 1.16% 0.86%
2057 1.15% 0.9%
2056 1.16% 0.95%
2055 1.16% 0.93%
2054 1.16% 1.01%
2053 1.16% 1.06%
2052 1.16% 1.12%
2051 1.16% 1.12%
2050 1.16% 1.11%
2049 1.16% 1.19%
2048 1.16% 1.16%
2047 1.16% 1.26%
2046 1.16% 1.28%
2045 1.16% 1.37%
2044 1.16% 1.35%
2043 1.15% 1.37%
2042 1.15% 1.44%
2041 1.14% 1.5%
2040 1.13% 1.5%
2039 1.12% 1.47%
2038 1.11% 1.54%
2037 1.1% 1.59%
2036 1.08% 1.65%
2035 1.07% 1.65%
2034 1.05% 1.69%
2033 1.04% 1.78%
2032 1.02% 1.81%
2031 1% 1.81%
2030 1.09% 1.85%
2029 1.21% 1.83%
2028 1.32% 1.97%
2027 1.66% 1.98%
2026 2.04% 2.03%
2025 2.39% 2.08%
2024 7.6% 2.15%
2023 -0.05% 2.22%
2022 6.08% 2.25%
2021 -10.4% 2.3%
2020 5.89% 2.34%
2019 2.24% 2.35%
2018 1.37% 2.38%
2017 2.77% 2.41%
2016 5.65% 2.38%
2015 8.96% 2.35%
2014 12.3% 2.42%
2013 11.3% 2.49%
2012 6.01% 2.56%
2011 0.49% 2.64%
2010 0.49% 2.76%
2009 12.8% 2.73%
2008 18.1% 2.53%
2007 24.2% 2.22%
2006 17.9% 2.23%
2005 6.73% 2.73%
2004 3.85% 3.44%
2003 4.71% 4.15%
2002 4.91% 5.94%
2001 5.11% 6.08%
2000 5.3% 2.44%
1999 5.51% 0.52%
1998 5.46% 0.99%
1997 4.06% 1.3%
1996 2.86% 0.48%
1995 2.98% 0.15%
1994 3.08% 0.38%
1993 3.17% -0.22%
1992 3.25% -1.88%
1991 3.33% 1.18%
1990 3.41% 4.04%
1989 3.5% 2.53%
1988 3.59% 2.74%
1987 3.81% 2.72%
1986 4.5% 2.47%
1985 5.19% 2.24%
1984 5.51% 2.21%
1983 5.83% 2.16%
1982 6.13% 2.07%
1981 6.39% 2.04%
1980 6.67% 2.01%
1979 6.97% 1.97%
1978 7.33% 1.95%
1977 7.77% 1.87%
1976 8.27% 1.82%
1975 8.87% 1.86%
1974 9.59% 1.87%
1973 10.5% 1.87%
1972 11.5% 1.85%
1971 12.9% 1.88%
1970 12.9% 1.91%
1969 12.3% 1.91%
1968 12.7% 1.92%
1967 12.8% 1.9%
1966 12.7% 1.86%
1965 12.7% 1.83%
1964 12.9% 1.77%
1963 12.9% 1.71%
1962 12.5% 1.65%
1961 10.2% 1.58%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/qatar/sierra-leone | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Qatar grew by 7.6%, while Sierra Leone's population grew by 2.15%.

Live population counters

Qatar Sierra Leone
Current population
2999260
9049533
Population rank 136/197 101/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.11%
One net population change
2.6 minutes
2.9 minutes
One birth every
20 minutes
2.03 minutes
One death every
3.55 hours
7.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline +553 +497
Annual growth/decline +201,790 +181,510
Annual growth/decline rate +7.6% +2.15%
Population growth rate rank 1/197 47/197
One migration net change every
14.5 minutes
46.6 minutes
Annual migration change +36,288 -11,309
Net migration rank 26/196 136/196
Foreign-born residents 2,337,000 49,997
Foreign-born residents rank 31/195 151/195
Foreign-born share of population 76.7% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 1/195 174/195

Natural population change vs migration

Qatar
Natural

Migration
Sierra Leone
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Qatar Sierra Leone
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 36,288 - -11,309
2024 - 46,105 - -11,000
2023 23,845 39,995 188,788 -4,000
2022 24,360 80,004 186,625 -4,000
2021 21,297 24,501 183,326 -1,544
2020 25,128 -50,433 181,015 1,292
2019 24,112 10,557 181,068 -2,238
2018 23,340 12,465 178,772 -2,741
2017 23,244 46,719 173,259 1,234
2016 22,416 119,725 168,784 4,657
2015 22,568 177,467 162,275 -356
2014 21,699 194,712 160,137 485
2013 19,669 133,520 161,265 2,773
2012 17,681 77,091 160,915 988
2011 16,543 77,228 158,858 6,895
2010 16,225 90,620 155,338 7,983
2009 15,595 123,217 152,669 18,145
2008 14,062 165,572 149,855 1,182
2007 11,351 245,703 145,740 -6,042
2006 10,225 204,236 144,127 -34,052
2005 11,392 68,993 137,234 -1,805
2004 11,242 12,531 132,661 23,897
2003 11,291 22,234 130,312 69,185
2002 11,062 22,356 126,429 86,578
2001 10,683 22,456 116,647 227,791
2000 9,974 22,769 110,754 83,013
1999 9,431 22,815 102,295 -84,926
1998 9,055 22,618 103,906 -76,766
1997 8,846 19,547 105,433 -48,437
1996 9,049 5,517 104,140 -52,110
1995 9,186 5,634 100,885 -112,857
1994 9,257 5,660 101,486 -77,371
1993 9,250 5,670 103,317 -95,476
1992 9,189 5,670 103,251 -129,565
1991 9,182 5,562 105,477 -238,965
1990 9,388 5,216 100,778 131,587
1989 9,407 5,045 98,298 -5,079
1988 9,198 5,118 96,344 9,470
1987 8,806 5,405 94,235 9,558
1986 8,439 6,512 90,902 7,992
1985 8,212 9,797 88,869 -7,873
1984 7,997 10,113 87,072 -8,708
1983 7,765 10,462 84,628 -8,783
1982 7,489 10,634 82,457 -11,379
1981 7,202 10,644 80,111 -12,699
1980 6,894 10,540 77,932 -11,641
1979 6,579 10,466 75,992 -13,095
1978 6,246 10,434 74,130 -13,073
1977 5,925 10,445 71,663 -12,399
1976 5,598 10,494 69,506 -15,686
1975 5,289 10,549 67,560 -13,058
1974 5,015 10,603 65,357 -11,473
1973 4,780 10,641 62,443 -9,322
1972 4,581 10,663 60,279 -8,267
1971 4,433 10,644 58,484 -8,162
1970 4,346 10,579 56,513 -4,957
1969 3,941 7,790 54,768 -4,485
1968 3,547 7,266 53,126 -3,743
1967 3,167 6,637 51,734 -2,819
1966 2,811 5,880 49,486 -2,911
1965 2,472 5,083 47,223 -1,851
1964 2,150 4,686 45,487 -2,308
1963 1,854 4,283 43,569 -2,480
1962 1,589 3,773 41,603 -2,658
1961 1,357 3,186 40,022 -2,947
1960 1,220 1,586 38,192 -3,528

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/qatar/sierra-leone | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 26.1% of the population change in Qatar is from natural causes (a gain of 232,009 people) and 73.9% is from migration (a gain of 655,712 people). In Sierra Leone 99.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,764,049 people) and 0.41% is from migration (a loss of 7,211 people).

As of 2024, 2,337,000 residents or 76.7% of the population were not native-born in Qatar, compared to 49,997 people or 0.6% in Sierra Leone.

Biggest cities by population

Qatar
City Population
Doha 1.19M
Al Khor 31.5K
Sierra Leone
City Population
Freetown 951K
Bo 234K
Kenema 188K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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