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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Sierra Leone was 8,642,022 in 2024 vs 2,127,400 people in Slovenia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sierra Leone's population is 9,049,533 people compared to 2,124,138 in Slovenia.

Population statistics:

  • Sierra Leone's population is 4.26 times bigger than Slovenia's.
  • Sierra Leone is ranked the 101st most populous country in the world, while Slovenia is the 147th.
  • The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.11% for Sierra Leone vs 0.03% for Slovenia.
  • For the last 10 years, Sierra Leone has had an average growth rate of +2.32% per year vs +0.29% in Slovenia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Sierra Leone has increased from 5.62M people to 9.05M (60.9% growth), while Slovenia has grown from 2.01M to 2.12M (5.84% growth).

Sierra Leone vs Slovenia: population by year and forecast

Sierra Leone
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Sierra Leone Slovenia
2100 16,111,324 1,640,541
2099 16,126,181 1,644,752
2098 16,139,280 1,648,834
2097 16,154,153 1,653,196
2096 16,164,923 1,657,434
2095 16,173,557 1,661,656
2094 16,173,155 1,665,825
2093 16,177,864 1,670,076
2092 16,175,032 1,674,280
2091 16,168,153 1,678,462
2090 16,158,415 1,682,998
2089 16,146,773 1,687,376
2088 16,133,018 1,691,788
2087 16,116,823 1,696,409
2086 16,089,780 1,701,325
2085 16,068,438 1,706,189
2084 16,044,782 1,711,157
2083 16,011,134 1,716,396
2082 15,975,073 1,721,709
2081 15,935,071 1,727,302
2080 15,896,846 1,733,405
2079 15,854,898 1,739,518
2078 15,805,607 1,746,152
2077 15,754,551 1,752,783
2076 15,699,439 1,759,639
2075 15,639,458 1,766,867
2074 15,584,377 1,774,528
2073 15,516,736 1,782,697
2072 15,446,543 1,790,658
2071 15,374,790 1,798,960
2070 15,297,449 1,807,483
2069 15,216,666 1,816,607
2068 15,128,048 1,825,849
2067 15,032,144 1,834,865
2066 14,935,222 1,844,034
2065 14,837,697 1,853,651
2064 14,740,749 1,863,550
2063 14,642,031 1,873,173
2062 14,529,557 1,882,832
2061 14,423,861 1,892,739
2060 14,311,215 1,902,939
2059 14,198,706 1,912,861
2058 14,080,827 1,922,175
2057 13,960,869 1,932,119
2056 13,836,132 1,941,469
2055 13,706,113 1,950,861
2054 13,579,802 1,959,953
2053 13,444,465 1,968,641
2052 13,303,409 1,977,227
2051 13,156,370 1,985,279
2050 13,010,109 1,993,115
2049 12,867,021 2,000,477
2048 12,716,015 2,007,283
2047 12,570,250 2,014,140
2046 12,414,307 2,020,756
2045 12,257,874 2,027,366
2044 12,092,075 2,033,871
2043 11,931,531 2,040,173
2042 11,770,467 2,046,339
2041 11,602,993 2,052,041
2040 11,431,337 2,057,278
2039 11,262,807 2,062,718
2038 11,100,099 2,067,922
2037 10,931,629 2,073,705
2036 10,760,758 2,079,201
2035 10,585,702 2,084,471
2034 10,413,826 2,089,430
2033 10,241,196 2,094,601
2032 10,062,575 2,099,622
2031 9,883,708 2,104,690
2030 9,708,038 2,109,416
2029 9,532,000 2,113,874
2028 9,360,873 2,118,053
2027 9,179,702 2,121,324
2026 9,001,269 2,124,138
2025 8,822,114 2,126,340
2024 8,642,022 2,127,400
2023 8,460,512 2,120,461
2022 8,276,807 2,112,076
2021 8,094,602 2,108,079
2020 7,912,558 2,102,419
2019 7,731,991 2,088,385
2018 7,554,563 2,073,894
2017 7,379,299 2,066,388
2016 7,205,328 2,065,042
2015 7,037,655 2,063,531
2014 6,876,385 2,061,980
2013 6,714,051 2,059,953
2012 6,551,080 2,057,159
2011 6,387,251 2,052,843
2010 6,222,714 2,048,583
2009 6,055,646 2,039,669
2008 5,894,722 2,021,316
2007 5,749,352 2,018,122
2006 5,624,466 2,006,868
2005 5,501,712 2,000,474
2004 5,355,717 1,997,012
2003 5,177,687 1,995,733
2002 4,971,435 1,994,530
2001 4,692,716 1,992,060
2000 4,423,611 1,988,925
1999 4,318,043 1,983,045
1998 4,295,785 1,981,629
1997 4,253,716 1,985,956
1996 4,199,210 1,988,628
1995 4,179,179 1,989,872
1994 4,173,105 1,989,443
1993 4,157,130 1,991,746
1992 4,166,366 1,996,498
1991 4,246,267 1,999,429
1990 4,196,828 1,998,161
1989 4,034,037 1,996,351
1988 3,934,517 1,995,196
1987 3,829,718 1,989,776
1986 3,728,380 1,965,964
1985 3,638,438 1,941,641
1984 3,558,758 1,932,154
1983 3,481,646 1,922,321
1982 3,408,183 1,910,334
1981 3,338,940 1,906,531
1980 3,272,089 1,901,315
1979 3,207,499 1,882,599
1978 3,145,517 1,862,548
1977 3,085,354 1,842,377
1976 3,028,820 1,820,249
1975 2,974,657 1,793,581
1974 2,920,459 1,776,132
1973 2,866,955 1,766,697
1972 2,814,388 1,752,233
1971 2,763,222 1,738,335
1970 2,712,286 1,724,891
1969 2,661,365 1,713,874
1968 2,611,532 1,704,546
1967 2,562,384 1,689,528
1966 2,514,638 1,669,905
1965 2,468,666 1,649,160
1964 2,424,390 1,632,114
1963 2,382,258 1,616,971
1962 2,342,242 1,603,649
1961 2,304,227 1,594,131
1960 2,268,356 1,584,720

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Sierra Leone increased by 1,580,862 people (a 28.1% growth), while Slovenia gained 58,174 people (a 2.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Sierra Leone gained 1,844,205 people (a 25.6% growth), while Slovenia's population increased by 59,096 people (a 2.86% growth).

Sierra Leone was ranked 106th most populous country in 2006 and is 101st in 2026. Slovenia was ranked 141st in 2006 and ranked 147th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Sierra Leone's population will grow by 43.8% to 13,010,109 people with a rank change from 101st to 91st. The population of Slovenia will decrease by 6.17% to 1,993,115 people and will still be ranked 147th.

Sierra Leone is projected to reach its peak in 2093 at 16.2M people, while Slovenia's population already peaked in 2024 at 2.13M people and is projected to decrease to 1.64M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Sierra Leone
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Sierra Leone Slovenia
2100 -0.09% -0.26%
2099 -0.08% -0.25%
2098 -0.09% -0.26%
2097 -0.07% -0.26%
2096 -0.05% -0.25%
2095 0.002% -0.25%
2094 -0.03% -0.25%
2093 0.02% -0.25%
2092 0.04% -0.25%
2091 0.06% -0.27%
2090 0.07% -0.26%
2089 0.09% -0.26%
2088 0.1% -0.27%
2087 0.17% -0.29%
2086 0.13% -0.29%
2085 0.15% -0.29%
2084 0.21% -0.31%
2083 0.23% -0.31%
2082 0.25% -0.32%
2081 0.24% -0.35%
2080 0.26% -0.35%
2079 0.31% -0.38%
2078 0.32% -0.38%
2077 0.35% -0.39%
2076 0.38% -0.41%
2075 0.35% -0.43%
2074 0.44% -0.46%
2073 0.45% -0.44%
2072 0.47% -0.46%
2071 0.51% -0.47%
2070 0.53% -0.5%
2069 0.59% -0.51%
2068 0.64% -0.49%
2067 0.65% -0.5%
2066 0.66% -0.52%
2065 0.66% -0.53%
2064 0.67% -0.51%
2063 0.77% -0.51%
2062 0.73% -0.52%
2061 0.79% -0.54%
2060 0.79% -0.52%
2059 0.84% -0.48%
2058 0.86% -0.51%
2057 0.9% -0.48%
2056 0.95% -0.48%
2055 0.93% -0.46%
2054 1.01% -0.44%
2053 1.06% -0.43%
2052 1.12% -0.41%
2051 1.12% -0.39%
2050 1.11% -0.37%
2049 1.19% -0.34%
2048 1.16% -0.34%
2047 1.26% -0.33%
2046 1.28% -0.33%
2045 1.37% -0.32%
2044 1.35% -0.31%
2043 1.37% -0.3%
2042 1.44% -0.28%
2041 1.5% -0.25%
2040 1.5% -0.26%
2039 1.47% -0.25%
2038 1.54% -0.28%
2037 1.59% -0.26%
2036 1.65% -0.25%
2035 1.65% -0.24%
2034 1.69% -0.25%
2033 1.78% -0.24%
2032 1.81% -0.24%
2031 1.81% -0.22%
2030 1.85% -0.21%
2029 1.83% -0.2%
2028 1.97% -0.15%
2027 1.98% -0.13%
2026 2.03% -0.1%
2025 2.08% -0.05%
2024 2.15% 0.33%
2023 2.22% 0.4%
2022 2.25% 0.19%
2021 2.3% 0.27%
2020 2.34% 0.67%
2019 2.35% 0.7%
2018 2.38% 0.36%
2017 2.41% 0.07%
2016 2.38% 0.07%
2015 2.35% 0.08%
2014 2.42% 0.1%
2013 2.49% 0.14%
2012 2.56% 0.21%
2011 2.64% 0.21%
2010 2.76% 0.44%
2009 2.73% 0.91%
2008 2.53% 0.16%
2007 2.22% 0.56%
2006 2.23% 0.32%
2005 2.73% 0.17%
2004 3.44% 0.06%
2003 4.15% 0.06%
2002 5.94% 0.12%
2001 6.08% 0.16%
2000 2.44% 0.3%
1999 0.52% 0.07%
1998 0.99% -0.22%
1997 1.3% -0.13%
1996 0.48% -0.06%
1995 0.15% 0.02%
1994 0.38% -0.12%
1993 -0.22% -0.24%
1992 -1.88% -0.15%
1991 1.18% 0.06%
1990 4.04% 0.09%
1989 2.53% 0.06%
1988 2.74% 0.27%
1987 2.72% 1.21%
1986 2.47% 1.25%
1985 2.24% 0.49%
1984 2.21% 0.51%
1983 2.16% 0.63%
1982 2.07% 0.2%
1981 2.04% 0.27%
1980 2.01% 0.99%
1979 1.97% 1.08%
1978 1.95% 1.09%
1977 1.87% 1.22%
1976 1.82% 1.49%
1975 1.86% 0.98%
1974 1.87% 0.53%
1973 1.87% 0.83%
1972 1.85% 0.8%
1971 1.88% 0.78%
1970 1.91% 0.64%
1969 1.91% 0.55%
1968 1.92% 0.89%
1967 1.9% 1.18%
1966 1.86% 1.26%
1965 1.83% 1.04%
1964 1.77% 0.94%
1963 1.71% 0.83%
1962 1.65% 0.6%
1961 1.58% 0.59%

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 Sierra Leone grew by 2.15%, while Slovenia's population grew by 0.33%.

Live population counters

Sierra Leone Slovenia
Current population
9049533
2124138
Population rank 101/197 147/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.03%
One net population change
2.9 minutes
1.26 hours
One birth every
2.03 minutes
31 minutes
One death every
7.5 minutes
24.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +497 +19
Annual growth/decline +181,510 +6,939
Annual growth/decline rate +2.15% +0.33%
Population growth rate rank 47/197 148/197
One migration net change every
46.6 minutes
3.24 hours
Annual migration change -11,309 +2,711
Net migration rank 136/196 55/196
Foreign-born residents 49,997 315,122
Foreign-born residents rank 151/195 97/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 14.9%
Foreign-born share rank 174/195 44/195

Natural population change vs migration

Sierra Leone
Natural

Migration
Slovenia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Sierra Leone Slovenia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,309 - 2,711
2024 - -11,000 - 3,319
2023 188,788 -4,000 -4,665 5,339
2022 186,625 -4,000 -4,858 9,014
2021 183,326 -1,544 -4,216 2,477
2020 181,015 1,292 -5,256 28,514
2019 181,068 -2,238 -1,254 16,352
2018 178,772 -2,741 -1,037 14,640
2017 173,259 1,234 -207 1,359
2016 168,784 4,657 826 1,195
2015 162,275 -356 826 712
2014 160,137 485 2,268 -70
2013 161,265 2,773 1,648 639
2012 160,915 988 2,674 1,117
2011 158,858 6,895 3,285 2,190
2010 155,338 7,983 3,687 -410
2009 152,669 18,145 3,060 11,594
2008 149,855 1,182 3,437 2,971
2007 145,740 -6,042 1,211 14,191
2006 144,127 -34,052 602 6,081
2005 137,234 -1,805 -600 6,317
2004 132,661 23,897 -599 1,759
2003 130,312 69,185 -1,996 3,218
2002 126,429 86,578 -1,197 1,975
2001 116,647 227,791 -996 4,527
2000 110,754 83,013 -398 3,124
1999 102,295 -84,926 -1,388 10,291
1998 103,906 -76,766 -1,189 -5,280
1997 105,433 -48,437 -794 -1,298
1996 104,140 -52,110 0 -2,456
1995 100,885 -112,857 0 356
1994 101,486 -77,371 199 -153
1993 103,317 -95,476 -199 -4,641
1992 103,251 -129,565 598 -5,547
1991 105,477 -238,965 2,199 -3,325
1990 100,778 131,587 3,797 618
1989 98,298 -5,079 4,592 -2,718
1988 96,344 9,470 5,986 -3,023
1987 94,235 9,558 5,771 2,972
1986 90,902 7,992 6,094 32,700
1985 88,869 -7,873 6,213 3,404
1984 87,072 -8,708 5,990 3,280
1983 84,628 -8,783 6,343 3,613
1982 82,457 -11,379 9,170 -8,695
1981 80,111 -12,699 10,485 -5,016
1980 77,932 -11,641 11,027 3,128
1979 75,992 -13,095 12,614 2,107
1978 74,130 -13,073 11,920 2,113
1977 71,663 -12,399 12,160 2,584
1976 69,506 -15,686 12,196 2,226
1975 67,560 -13,058 11,658 2,421
1974 65,357 -11,473 11,367 3,145
1973 62,443 -9,322 11,837 2,175
1972 60,279 -8,267 10,513 2,924
1971 58,484 -8,162 10,951 2,286
1970 56,513 -4,957 10,004 260
1969 54,768 -4,485 9,427 685
1968 53,126 -3,743 11,250 438
1967 51,734 -2,819 13,516 -192
1966 49,486 -2,911 15,697 -1,262
1965 47,223 -1,851 14,513 -1,421
1964 45,487 -2,308 12,567 -349
1963 43,569 -2,480 14,068 -180
1962 41,603 -2,658 13,150 148
1961 40,022 -2,947 14,985 -306
1960 38,192 -3,528 12,678 -929

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

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Over the last 10 years, 99.6% of the population change in Sierra Leone is from natural causes (a gain of 1,764,049 people) and 0.41% is from migration (a loss of 7,211 people). In Slovenia 18.1% is from natural causes (a loss of 17,573 people) and 81.9% is from migration (a gain of 79,532 people).

As of 2024, 49,997 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Sierra Leone, compared to 315,122 people or 14.9% in Slovenia.

Biggest cities by population

Sierra Leone
City Population
Freetown 951K
Bo 234K
Kenema 188K
Slovenia
City Population
Ljubljana 284K
Maribor 114K
Kranj 37.6K
Celje 37.1K
Velenje 25.6K
Novo Mesto 24.2K
Nova Gorica 13K
Izola 11.7K
Murska Sobota 11.2K
Piran 3.79K

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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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