The latest officially reported population of Serbia was 6,587,202 in 2024 vs 8,642,022 people in Sierra Leone in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Serbia's population is 6,541,064 people compared to 8,961,932 in Sierra Leone.
Population statistics:
- Sierra Leone's population is 1.37 times bigger than Serbia's.
- Serbia is ranked the 110th most populous country in the world, while Sierra Leone is the 102nd.
- The countries together account for 0.19% of the world: 0.08% for Serbia vs 0.11% for Sierra Leone.
- For the last 10 years, Serbia has had an average growth rate of -0.76% per year vs +2.32% in Sierra Leone.
- Since 2005, the population of Serbia has decreased from 7.44M people to 6.54M (12.1% decline), while Sierra Leone has grown from 5.5M to 8.96M (62.9% growth).
- Sierra Leone is projected to reach its peak in 2092 at 16M people, while Serbia's population already peaked in 1990 at 7.9M people and is projected to decrease to 3.62M people by 2100.
Serbia vs Sierra Leone: live population counter
Serbia
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Sierra Leone
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
6541064
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8961932
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| Population rank | 110/197 | 102/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.08% | 0.11% |
| One net population change |
14.6 minutes
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2.9 minutes
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| One birth every |
8.63 minutes
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2.03 minutes
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| One death every |
5.4 minutes
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7.5 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.08 hours
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47.8 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -8,132 | -11,000 |
| Daily growth/decline | -99 | +497 |
| Annual growth/decline | -35,981 | +181,510 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.54% | +2.15% |
| Population growth rate rank | 186/197 | 49/197 |
Serbia and Sierra Leone: population history and growth rate by year chart
Serbia
Population
Growth rate
Sierra Leone
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Serbia
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Sierra Leone
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Serbia
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Sierra Leone
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| 1960 | 6,638,992 | 2,268,356 | - | - |
| 1961 | 6,689,077 | 2,304,227 | 0.75% | 1.58% |
| 1962 | 6,740,264 | 2,342,242 | 0.77% | 1.65% |
| 1963 | 6,787,950 | 2,382,258 | 0.71% | 1.71% |
| 1964 | 6,832,855 | 2,424,390 | 0.66% | 1.77% |
| 1965 | 6,876,624 | 2,468,666 | 0.64% | 1.83% |
| 1966 | 6,927,969 | 2,514,638 | 0.75% | 1.86% |
| 1967 | 6,966,522 | 2,562,384 | 0.56% | 1.9% |
| 1968 | 7,007,586 | 2,611,532 | 0.59% | 1.92% |
| 1969 | 7,123,249 | 2,661,365 | 1.65% | 1.91% |
| 1970 | 7,164,993 | 2,712,286 | 0.59% | 1.91% |
| 1971 | 7,211,716 | 2,763,222 | 0.65% | 1.88% |
| 1972 | 7,252,012 | 2,814,388 | 0.56% | 1.85% |
| 1973 | 7,283,902 | 2,866,955 | 0.44% | 1.87% |
| 1974 | 7,326,043 | 2,920,459 | 0.58% | 1.87% |
| 1975 | 7,368,717 | 2,974,657 | 0.58% | 1.86% |
| 1976 | 7,418,973 | 3,028,820 | 0.68% | 1.82% |
| 1977 | 7,462,783 | 3,085,354 | 0.59% | 1.87% |
| 1978 | 7,504,017 | 3,145,517 | 0.55% | 1.95% |
| 1979 | 7,541,997 | 3,207,499 | 0.51% | 1.97% |
| 1980 | 7,709,544 | 3,272,089 | 2.22% | 2.01% |
| 1981 | 7,736,787 | 3,338,940 | 0.35% | 2.04% |
| 1982 | 7,763,335 | 3,408,183 | 0.34% | 2.07% |
| 1983 | 7,788,100 | 3,481,646 | 0.32% | 2.16% |
| 1984 | 7,813,549 | 3,558,758 | 0.33% | 2.21% |
| 1985 | 7,835,902 | 3,638,438 | 0.29% | 2.24% |
| 1986 | 7,853,824 | 3,728,380 | 0.23% | 2.47% |
| 1987 | 7,868,027 | 3,829,718 | 0.18% | 2.72% |
| 1988 | 7,884,218 | 3,934,517 | 0.21% | 2.74% |
| 1989 | 7,893,787 | 4,034,037 | 0.12% | 2.53% |
| 1990 | 7,897,937 | 4,196,828 | 0.05% | 4.04% |
| 1991 | 7,595,636 | 4,246,267 | -3.83% | 1.18% |
| 1992 | 7,604,063 | 4,166,366 | 0.11% | -1.88% |
| 1993 | 7,614,328 | 4,157,130 | 0.13% | -0.22% |
| 1994 | 7,622,711 | 4,173,105 | 0.11% | 0.38% |
| 1995 | 7,628,264 | 4,179,179 | 0.07% | 0.15% |
| 1996 | 7,622,185 | 4,199,210 | -0.08% | 0.48% |
| 1997 | 7,598,538 | 4,253,716 | -0.31% | 1.3% |
| 1998 | 7,567,745 | 4,295,785 | -0.41% | 0.99% |
| 1999 | 7,540,401 | 4,318,043 | -0.36% | 0.52% |
| 2000 | 7,516,346 | 4,423,611 | -0.32% | 2.44% |
| 2001 | 7,503,433 | 4,692,716 | -0.17% | 6.08% |
| 2002 | 7,500,031 | 4,971,435 | -0.05% | 5.94% |
| 2003 | 7,480,591 | 5,177,687 | -0.26% | 4.15% |
| 2004 | 7,463,157 | 5,355,717 | -0.23% | 3.44% |
| 2005 | 7,440,769 | 5,501,712 | -0.3% | 2.73% |
| 2006 | 7,411,569 | 5,624,466 | -0.39% | 2.23% |
| 2007 | 7,381,579 | 5,749,352 | -0.4% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 7,350,222 | 5,894,722 | -0.42% | 2.53% |
| 2009 | 7,320,807 | 6,055,646 | -0.4% | 2.73% |
| 2010 | 7,291,436 | 6,222,714 | -0.4% | 2.76% |
| 2011 | 7,236,519 | 6,387,251 | -0.75% | 2.64% |
| 2012 | 7,201,497 | 6,551,080 | -0.48% | 2.56% |
| 2013 | 7,166,553 | 6,714,051 | -0.49% | 2.49% |
| 2014 | 7,131,787 | 6,876,385 | -0.49% | 2.42% |
| 2015 | 7,095,383 | 7,037,655 | -0.51% | 2.35% |
| 2016 | 7,058,322 | 7,205,328 | -0.52% | 2.38% |
| 2017 | 7,020,858 | 7,379,299 | -0.53% | 2.41% |
| 2018 | 6,982,604 | 7,554,563 | -0.54% | 2.38% |
| 2019 | 6,945,235 | 7,731,991 | -0.54% | 2.35% |
| 2020 | 6,899,126 | 7,912,558 | -0.66% | 2.34% |
| 2021 | 6,834,326 | 8,094,602 | -0.94% | 2.3% |
| 2022 | 6,664,449 | 8,276,807 | -2.49% | 2.25% |
| 2023 | 6,623,183 | 8,460,512 | -0.62% | 2.22% |
| 2024 | 6,587,202 | 8,642,022 | -0.54% | 2.15% |
| 2025 | 6,541,064 | 8,819,789 | -0.7% | 2.06% |
| 2026 | 6,495,033 | 8,996,743 | -0.7% | 2.01% |
| 2027 | 6,451,587 | 9,174,695 | -0.67% | 1.98% |
| 2028 | 6,407,523 | 9,349,021 | -0.68% | 1.9% |
| 2029 | 6,363,135 | 9,520,811 | -0.69% | 1.84% |
| 2030 | 6,318,273 | 9,694,851 | -0.71% | 1.83% |
| 2031 | 6,272,974 | 9,870,295 | -0.72% | 1.81% |
| 2032 | 6,227,395 | 10,047,193 | -0.73% | 1.79% |
| 2033 | 6,181,396 | 10,221,006 | -0.74% | 1.73% |
| 2034 | 6,135,163 | 10,391,485 | -0.75% | 1.67% |
| 2035 | 6,088,832 | 10,563,163 | -0.76% | 1.65% |
| 2036 | 6,042,364 | 10,734,341 | -0.76% | 1.62% |
| 2037 | 5,995,710 | 10,902,263 | -0.77% | 1.56% |
| 2038 | 5,948,872 | 11,066,143 | -0.78% | 1.5% |
| 2039 | 5,901,891 | 11,230,060 | -0.79% | 1.48% |
| 2040 | 5,855,009 | 11,398,391 | -0.79% | 1.5% |
| 2041 | 5,808,317 | 11,566,213 | -0.8% | 1.47% |
| 2042 | 5,761,829 | 11,728,787 | -0.8% | 1.41% |
| 2043 | 5,715,931 | 11,887,934 | -0.8% | 1.36% |
| 2044 | 5,670,687 | 12,049,424 | -0.79% | 1.36% |
| 2045 | 5,625,991 | 12,208,872 | -0.79% | 1.32% |
| 2046 | 5,581,867 | 12,363,446 | -0.78% | 1.27% |
| 2047 | 5,538,323 | 12,512,739 | -0.78% | 1.21% |
| 2048 | 5,495,303 | 12,659,609 | -0.78% | 1.17% |
| 2049 | 5,452,676 | 12,805,136 | -0.78% | 1.15% |
| 2050 | 5,410,466 | 12,948,320 | -0.77% | 1.12% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Serbia decreased by 345,386 people (a 4.64% decline), while Sierra Leone gained 1,535,943 people (a 27.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Serbia lost -554,319 (a 7.81% decline), while Sierra Leone's population increased by 1,924,277 (a 27.3% growth).
Serbia was ranked 96th most populous country in 2005 and is 110th 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) Serbia's population will shrink by 17.3% to 5,410,466 people with a rank change from 110th to 125th. The population of Sierra Leone will increase by 44.5% to 12,948,320 people and rank change from 102nd to 91st.
Biggest cities by population
|
Serbia
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Belgrade | 1.2M |
| Novi Sad | 260K |
| Pristina | 199K |
| Nis | 183K |
| Kragujevac | 151K |
| Subotica | 106K |
| Valjevo | 90.3K |
| Cacak | 71.9K |
| Mitrovica | 71.6K |
| Novi Pazar | 66.5K |
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Sierra Leone
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Freetown | 951K |
| Bo | 234K |
| Kenema | 188K |
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Population differences between Serbia and Sierra Leone
|
Serbia
|
Sierra Leone
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 77.1 years | 62.2 years |
| Average age | 44 years | 24.4 years |
| Median age | 45.1 years | 20.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.4:52.6 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.61 births per woman | 3.79 births per woman |
| Population density | 202.9 ppl/mi² | 310 ppl/mi² |
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