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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Russia was 143,533,851 in 2024 vs 8,642,022 people in Sierra Leone in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Russia's population is 141,906,741 people compared to 9,049,533 in Sierra Leone.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 15.7 times bigger than Sierra Leone's.
  • Russia is ranked the 9th most populous country in the world, while Sierra Leone is the 101st.
  • The countries together account for 1.82% of the world: 1.71% for Russia vs 0.11% for Sierra Leone.
  • For the last 10 years, Russia has had an average growth rate of -0.02% per year vs +2.32% in Sierra Leone.
  • Since 2006, the population of Russia has decreased from 143M people to 142M (0.8% decline), while Sierra Leone has grown from 5.62M to 9.05M (60.9% growth).

Russia vs Sierra Leone: population by year and forecast

Russia
Factual

Projection
Sierra Leone
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Russia Sierra Leone
2100 124,983,377 16,111,324
2099 125,086,144 16,126,181
2098 125,186,329 16,139,280
2097 125,264,415 16,154,153
2096 125,354,177 16,164,923
2095 125,422,006 16,173,557
2094 125,474,373 16,173,155
2093 125,529,632 16,177,864
2092 125,604,261 16,175,032
2091 125,652,742 16,168,153
2090 125,707,894 16,158,415
2089 125,760,026 16,146,773
2088 125,810,124 16,133,018
2087 125,858,116 16,116,823
2086 125,926,035 16,089,780
2085 126,001,913 16,068,438
2084 126,076,414 16,044,782
2083 126,151,046 16,011,134
2082 126,234,371 15,975,073
2081 126,317,768 15,935,071
2080 126,414,511 15,896,846
2079 126,534,688 15,854,898
2078 126,674,591 15,805,607
2077 126,830,956 15,754,551
2076 126,982,766 15,699,439
2075 127,165,304 15,639,458
2074 127,362,143 15,584,377
2073 127,576,856 15,516,736
2072 127,802,632 15,446,543
2071 128,080,998 15,374,790
2070 128,353,977 15,297,449
2069 128,642,208 15,216,666
2068 128,920,237 15,128,048
2067 129,203,483 15,032,144
2066 129,511,983 14,935,222
2065 129,842,007 14,837,697
2064 130,177,089 14,740,749
2063 130,522,107 14,642,031
2062 130,851,664 14,529,557
2061 131,200,160 14,423,861
2060 131,526,812 14,311,215
2059 131,884,461 14,198,706
2058 132,247,211 14,080,827
2057 132,584,941 13,960,869
2056 132,925,501 13,836,132
2055 133,271,436 13,706,113
2054 133,595,068 13,579,802
2053 133,914,243 13,444,465
2052 134,180,223 13,303,409
2051 134,443,510 13,156,370
2050 134,687,487 13,010,109
2049 134,909,323 12,867,021
2048 135,117,641 12,716,015
2047 135,311,492 12,570,250
2046 135,482,008 12,414,307
2045 135,664,379 12,257,874
2044 135,863,165 12,092,075
2043 136,085,277 11,931,531
2042 136,307,658 11,770,467
2041 136,557,818 11,602,993
2040 136,821,807 11,431,337
2039 137,122,219 11,262,807
2038 137,433,644 11,100,099
2037 137,770,811 10,931,629
2036 138,118,955 10,760,758
2035 138,478,809 10,585,702
2034 138,852,689 10,413,826
2033 139,237,595 10,241,196
2032 139,635,142 10,062,575
2031 140,058,187 9,883,708
2030 140,453,528 9,708,038
2029 140,840,370 9,532,000
2028 141,214,141 9,360,873
2027 141,580,416 9,179,702
2026 141,906,741 9,001,269
2025 142,772,403 8,822,114
2024 143,533,851 8,642,022
2023 143,826,130 8,460,512
2022 144,236,933 8,276,807
2021 144,746,762 8,094,602
2020 145,245,148 7,912,558
2019 145,453,291 7,731,991
2018 145,398,106 7,554,563
2017 145,293,260 7,379,299
2016 145,015,460 7,205,328
2015 144,640,716 7,037,655
2014 144,237,223 6,876,385
2013 143,805,638 6,714,051
2012 143,378,447 6,551,080
2011 143,018,195 6,387,251
2010 142,849,468 6,222,714
2009 142,785,348 6,055,646
2008 142,742,366 5,894,722
2007 142,805,114 5,749,352
2006 143,049,637 5,624,466
2005 143,518,814 5,501,712
2004 144,067,316 5,355,717
2003 144,648,618 5,177,687
2002 145,306,497 4,971,435
2001 145,976,482 4,692,716
2000 146,596,869 4,423,611
1999 147,214,776 4,318,043
1998 147,670,784 4,295,785
1997 147,915,361 4,253,716
1996 148,160,129 4,199,210
1995 148,375,787 4,179,179
1994 148,407,912 4,173,105
1993 148,458,777 4,157,130
1992 148,538,197 4,166,366
1991 148,394,216 4,246,267
1990 147,969,406 4,196,828
1989 147,721,000 4,034,037
1988 146,857,000 3,934,517
1987 145,908,000 3,829,718
1986 144,894,000 3,728,380
1985 143,858,000 3,638,438
1984 142,745,000 3,558,758
1983 141,668,000 3,481,646
1982 140,823,000 3,408,183
1981 139,941,000 3,338,940
1980 139,010,000 3,272,089
1979 138,027,000 3,207,499
1978 137,060,000 3,145,517
1977 136,100,000 3,085,354
1976 135,147,000 3,028,820
1975 134,200,000 2,974,657
1974 133,432,000 2,920,459
1973 132,669,000 2,866,955
1972 131,909,000 2,814,388
1971 131,155,000 2,763,222
1970 130,404,000 2,712,286
1969 129,664,000 2,661,365
1968 128,928,000 2,611,532
1967 128,196,000 2,562,384
1966 127,468,000 2,514,638
1965 126,745,000 2,468,666
1964 125,345,000 2,424,390
1963 123,960,000 2,382,258
1962 122,591,000 2,342,242
1961 121,236,000 2,304,227
1960 119,897,000 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/russia/sierra-leone | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Russia increased by 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth), while Sierra Leone gained 1,580,862 people (a 28.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Russia lost 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline), while Sierra Leone's population increased by 1,844,205 people (a 25.6% growth).

Russia was ranked 9th most populous country in 2006 and is still 9th 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) Russia's population will shrink by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people with a rank change from 9th to 14th. The population of Sierra Leone will increase by 43.8% to 13,010,109 people and rank change from 101st to 91st.

Sierra Leone is projected to reach its peak in 2093 at 16.2M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 125M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Russia
Factual

Projection
Sierra Leone
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Russia Sierra Leone
2100 -0.08% -0.09%
2099 -0.08% -0.08%
2098 -0.06% -0.09%
2097 -0.07% -0.07%
2096 -0.05% -0.05%
2095 -0.04% 0.002%
2094 -0.04% -0.03%
2093 -0.06% 0.02%
2092 -0.04% 0.04%
2091 -0.04% 0.06%
2090 -0.04% 0.07%
2089 -0.04% 0.09%
2088 -0.04% 0.1%
2087 -0.05% 0.17%
2086 -0.06% 0.13%
2085 -0.06% 0.15%
2084 -0.06% 0.21%
2083 -0.07% 0.23%
2082 -0.07% 0.25%
2081 -0.08% 0.24%
2080 -0.09% 0.26%
2079 -0.11% 0.31%
2078 -0.12% 0.32%
2077 -0.12% 0.35%
2076 -0.14% 0.38%
2075 -0.15% 0.35%
2074 -0.17% 0.44%
2073 -0.18% 0.45%
2072 -0.22% 0.47%
2071 -0.21% 0.51%
2070 -0.22% 0.53%
2069 -0.22% 0.59%
2068 -0.22% 0.64%
2067 -0.24% 0.65%
2066 -0.25% 0.66%
2065 -0.26% 0.66%
2064 -0.26% 0.67%
2063 -0.25% 0.77%
2062 -0.27% 0.73%
2061 -0.25% 0.79%
2060 -0.27% 0.79%
2059 -0.27% 0.84%
2058 -0.25% 0.86%
2057 -0.26% 0.9%
2056 -0.26% 0.95%
2055 -0.24% 0.93%
2054 -0.24% 1.01%
2053 -0.2% 1.06%
2052 -0.2% 1.12%
2051 -0.18% 1.12%
2050 -0.16% 1.11%
2049 -0.15% 1.19%
2048 -0.14% 1.16%
2047 -0.13% 1.26%
2046 -0.13% 1.28%
2045 -0.15% 1.37%
2044 -0.16% 1.35%
2043 -0.16% 1.37%
2042 -0.18% 1.44%
2041 -0.19% 1.5%
2040 -0.22% 1.5%
2039 -0.23% 1.47%
2038 -0.24% 1.54%
2037 -0.25% 1.59%
2036 -0.26% 1.65%
2035 -0.27% 1.65%
2034 -0.28% 1.69%
2033 -0.28% 1.78%
2032 -0.3% 1.81%
2031 -0.28% 1.81%
2030 -0.27% 1.85%
2029 -0.26% 1.83%
2028 -0.26% 1.97%
2027 -0.23% 1.98%
2026 -0.61% 2.03%
2025 -0.53% 2.08%
2024 -0.2% 2.15%
2023 -0.28% 2.22%
2022 -0.35% 2.25%
2021 -0.34% 2.3%
2020 -0.14% 2.34%
2019 0.04% 2.35%
2018 0.07% 2.38%
2017 0.19% 2.41%
2016 0.26% 2.38%
2015 0.28% 2.35%
2014 0.3% 2.42%
2013 0.3% 2.49%
2012 0.25% 2.56%
2011 0.12% 2.64%
2010 0.04% 2.76%
2009 0.03% 2.73%
2008 -0.04% 2.53%
2007 -0.17% 2.22%
2006 -0.33% 2.23%
2005 -0.38% 2.73%
2004 -0.4% 3.44%
2003 -0.45% 4.15%
2002 -0.46% 5.94%
2001 -0.42% 6.08%
2000 -0.42% 2.44%
1999 -0.31% 0.52%
1998 -0.17% 0.99%
1997 -0.17% 1.3%
1996 -0.15% 0.48%
1995 -0.02% 0.15%
1994 -0.03% 0.38%
1993 -0.05% -0.22%
1992 0.1% -1.88%
1991 0.29% 1.18%
1990 0.17% 4.04%
1989 0.59% 2.53%
1988 0.65% 2.74%
1987 0.7% 2.72%
1986 0.72% 2.47%
1985 0.78% 2.24%
1984 0.76% 2.21%
1983 0.6% 2.16%
1982 0.63% 2.07%
1981 0.67% 2.04%
1980 0.71% 2.01%
1979 0.71% 1.97%
1978 0.71% 1.95%
1977 0.71% 1.87%
1976 0.71% 1.82%
1975 0.58% 1.86%
1974 0.58% 1.87%
1973 0.58% 1.87%
1972 0.57% 1.85%
1971 0.58% 1.88%
1970 0.57% 1.91%
1969 0.57% 1.91%
1968 0.57% 1.92%
1967 0.57% 1.9%
1966 0.57% 1.86%
1965 1.12% 1.83%
1964 1.12% 1.77%
1963 1.12% 1.71%
1962 1.12% 1.65%
1961 1.12% 1.58%

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

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In 2024, the population of Russia declined by 0.2%, while Sierra Leone's population grew by 2.15%.

Live population counters

Russia Sierra Leone
Current population
141906741
9049533
Population rank 9/197 101/197
Percent of world population 1.71% 0.11%
One net population change
1.8 minutes
2.9 minutes
One birth every
25.5 seconds
2.03 minutes
One death every
18.1 seconds
7.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline -801 +497
Annual growth/decline -292,279 +181,510
Annual growth/decline rate -0.2% +2.15%
Population growth rate rank 177/197 47/197
One migration net change every
2.09 minutes
46.6 minutes
Annual migration change -251,822 -11,309
Net migration rank 187/196 136/196
Foreign-born residents 7,605,774 49,997
Foreign-born residents rank 10/195 151/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.3% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 91/195 174/195

Natural population change vs migration

Russia
Natural

Migration
Sierra Leone
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Russia Sierra Leone
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -251,822 - -11,309
2024 - -178,042 - -11,000
2023 -503,392 27,807 188,788 -4,000
2022 -576,948 765,629 186,625 -4,000
2021 -1,027,702 314,112 183,326 -1,544
2020 -697,177 334,094 181,015 1,292
2019 -319,997 336,494 181,068 -2,238
2018 -232,637 339,972 178,772 -2,741
2017 -130,764 396,619 173,259 1,234
2016 0 447,645 168,784 4,657
2015 43,392 384,756 162,275 -356
2014 28,848 264,698 160,137 485
2013 28,761 289,872 161,265 2,773
2012 0 285,977 160,915 988
2011 -128,716 309,377 158,858 6,895
2010 -242,844 307,555 155,338 7,983
2009 -257,014 350,206 152,669 18,145
2008 -356,856 360,840 149,855 1,182
2007 -471,257 365,717 145,740 -6,042
2006 -686,638 308,370 144,127 -34,052
2005 -846,761 263,541 137,234 -1,805
2004 -792,370 261,519 132,661 23,897
2003 -896,822 256,804 130,312 69,185
2002 -944,492 1,358,944 126,429 86,578
2001 -963,445 259,614 116,647 227,791
2000 -967,540 550,401 110,754 83,013
1999 -927,453 375,468 102,295 -84,926
1998 -694,053 528,135 103,906 -76,766
1997 -769,159 541,387 105,433 -48,437
1996 -785,248 587,171 104,140 -52,110
1995 -845,742 723,875 100,885 -112,857
1994 -920,129 1,271,417 101,486 -77,371
1993 -757,140 507,229 103,317 -95,476
1992 -222,808 -1,129,589 103,251 -129,565
1991 103,876 125,505 105,477 -238,965
1990 325,533 299,863 100,778 131,587
1989 576,112 89,400 98,298 -5,079
1988 778,343 269,862 96,344 9,470
1987 977,583 275,611 94,235 9,558
1986 985,279 283,553 90,902 7,992
1985 762,447 280,614 88,869 -7,873
1984 756,548 247,026 87,072 -8,708
1983 906,676 200,159 84,628 -8,783
1982 830,855 107,520 82,457 -11,379
1981 713,700 36,686 80,111 -12,699
1980 681,149 10,440 77,932 -11,641
1979 690,135 -5,791 75,992 -13,095
1978 812,766 108,882 74,130 -13,073
1977 832,932 122,316 71,663 -12,399
1976 852,237 113,851 69,506 -15,686
1975 843,850 80,069 67,560 -13,058
1974 883,186 -51,759 65,357 -11,473
1973 846,561 -107,568 62,443 -9,322
1972 872,050 -111,168 60,279 -8,267
1971 854,999 -134,968 58,484 -8,162
1970 785,554 -264,464 56,513 -4,957
1969 753,088 -64,643 54,768 -4,485
1968 787,621 -83,221 53,126 -3,743
1967 854,554 -116,029 51,734 -2,819
1966 989,279 -111,360 49,486 -2,911
1965 1,059,335 -138,078 47,223 -1,851
1964 1,233,520 -148,595 45,487 -2,308
1963 1,436,077 -168,649 43,569 -2,480
1962 1,573,701 -177,358 41,603 -2,658
1961 1,810,538 -204,349 40,022 -2,947
1960 1,962,834 -234,895 38,192 -3,528

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

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Over the last 10 years, 48.6% of the population change in Russia is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 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, 7,605,774 residents or 5.3% of the population were not native-born in Russia, compared to 49,997 people or 0.6% in Sierra Leone.

Biggest cities by population

Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M
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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