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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Sierra Leone was 8,642,022 in 2024 vs 9,515,236 people in Togo in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sierra Leone's population is 9,049,533 people compared to 9,990,340 in Togo.

Population statistics:

  • Togo's population is 1.1 times bigger than Sierra Leone's.
  • Sierra Leone is ranked the 101st most populous country in the world, while Togo is the 97th.
  • The countries together account for 0.23% of the world: 0.11% for Sierra Leone vs 0.12% for Togo.
  • For the last 10 years, Sierra Leone has had an average growth rate of +2.32% per year vs +2.46% in Togo.
  • Since 2006, the population of Sierra Leone has increased from 5.62M people to 9.05M (60.9% growth), while Togo has grown from 6.01M to 9.99M (66.2% growth).

Sierra Leone vs Togo: population by year and forecast

Sierra Leone
Factual

Projection
Togo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Sierra Leone Togo
2100 16,111,324 26,511,761
2099 16,126,181 26,350,920
2098 16,139,280 26,190,149
2097 16,154,153 26,025,602
2096 16,164,923 25,858,261
2095 16,173,557 25,692,261
2094 16,173,155 25,512,468
2093 16,177,864 25,345,557
2092 16,175,032 25,173,177
2091 16,168,153 24,992,069
2090 16,158,415 24,812,174
2089 16,146,773 24,627,057
2088 16,133,018 24,436,800
2087 16,116,823 24,254,420
2086 16,089,780 24,051,223
2085 16,068,438 23,849,170
2084 16,044,782 23,646,091
2083 16,011,134 23,436,282
2082 15,975,073 23,222,780
2081 15,935,071 23,001,936
2080 15,896,846 22,777,601
2079 15,854,898 22,551,490
2078 15,805,607 22,338,486
2077 15,754,551 22,122,045
2076 15,699,439 21,896,528
2075 15,639,458 21,662,169
2074 15,584,377 21,429,982
2073 15,516,736 21,196,168
2072 15,446,543 20,965,824
2071 15,374,790 20,733,961
2070 15,297,449 20,502,013
2069 15,216,666 20,263,631
2068 15,128,048 20,019,087
2067 15,032,144 19,779,666
2066 14,935,222 19,535,920
2065 14,837,697 19,295,265
2064 14,740,749 19,054,476
2063 14,642,031 18,807,556
2062 14,529,557 18,564,996
2061 14,423,861 18,323,196
2060 14,311,215 18,081,153
2059 14,198,706 17,844,344
2058 14,080,827 17,604,946
2057 13,960,869 17,362,170
2056 13,836,132 17,118,049
2055 13,706,113 16,866,006
2054 13,579,802 16,621,633
2053 13,444,465 16,377,405
2052 13,303,409 16,130,545
2051 13,156,370 15,878,148
2050 13,010,109 15,631,978
2049 12,867,021 15,378,071
2048 12,716,015 15,127,754
2047 12,570,250 14,879,919
2046 12,414,307 14,629,528
2045 12,257,874 14,379,029
2044 12,092,075 14,128,387
2043 11,931,531 13,876,705
2042 11,770,467 13,630,555
2041 11,602,993 13,384,957
2040 11,431,337 13,144,485
2039 11,262,807 12,899,560
2038 11,100,099 12,658,957
2037 10,931,629 12,420,807
2036 10,760,758 12,186,169
2035 10,585,702 11,950,071
2034 10,413,826 11,717,387
2033 10,241,196 11,485,359
2032 10,062,575 11,253,936
2031 9,883,708 11,023,922
2030 9,708,038 10,797,929
2029 9,532,000 10,578,030
2028 9,360,873 10,361,280
2027 9,179,702 10,146,366
2026 9,001,269 9,932,489
2025 8,822,114 9,723,170
2024 8,642,022 9,515,236
2023 8,460,512 9,304,337
2022 8,276,807 9,089,738
2021 8,094,602 8,878,379
2020 7,912,558 8,669,720
2019 7,731,991 8,463,068
2018 7,554,563 8,258,778
2017 7,379,299 8,057,140
2016 7,205,328 7,858,289
2015 7,037,655 7,663,195
2014 6,876,385 7,472,450
2013 6,714,051 7,285,442
2012 6,551,080 7,100,736
2011 6,387,251 6,916,474
2010 6,222,714 6,732,590
2009 6,055,646 6,551,865
2008 5,894,722 6,368,812
2007 5,749,352 6,188,344
2006 5,624,466 6,010,668
2005 5,501,712 5,844,631
2004 5,355,717 5,696,508
2003 5,177,687 5,552,167
2002 4,971,435 5,413,274
2001 4,692,716 5,277,382
2000 4,423,611 5,140,037
1999 4,318,043 5,000,269
1998 4,295,785 4,860,913
1997 4,253,716 4,725,030
1996 4,199,210 4,577,860
1995 4,179,179 4,410,832
1994 4,173,105 4,222,940
1993 4,157,130 4,207,453
1992 4,166,366 4,233,617
1991 4,246,267 4,115,560
1990 4,196,828 3,998,761
1989 4,034,037 3,883,411
1988 3,934,517 3,769,742
1987 3,829,718 3,657,508
1986 3,728,380 3,547,952
1985 3,638,438 3,441,091
1984 3,558,758 3,332,837
1983 3,481,646 3,222,899
1982 3,408,183 3,115,042
1981 3,338,940 3,013,043
1980 3,272,089 2,920,894
1979 3,207,499 2,839,854
1978 3,145,517 2,768,148
1977 3,085,354 2,701,894
1976 3,028,820 2,637,796
1975 2,974,657 2,574,622
1974 2,920,459 2,511,760
1973 2,866,955 2,448,749
1972 2,814,388 2,384,994
1971 2,763,222 2,317,976
1970 2,712,286 2,244,773
1969 2,661,365 2,164,814
1968 2,611,532 2,080,226
1967 2,562,384 1,995,890
1966 2,514,638 1,918,513
1965 2,468,666 1,853,771
1964 2,424,390 1,803,440
1963 2,382,258 1,765,072
1962 2,342,242 1,732,959
1961 2,304,227 1,702,717
1960 2,268,356 1,673,110

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/sierra-leone/togo | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Sierra Leone increased by 1,580,862 people (a 28.1% growth), while Togo gained 1,847,621 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Sierra Leone gained 1,844,205 people (a 25.6% growth), while Togo's population increased by 2,132,051 people (a 27.1% growth).

Sierra Leone was ranked 106th most populous country in 2006 and is 101st in 2026. Togo was ranked 102nd in 2006 and ranked 97th 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 Togo will increase by 56.5% to 15,631,978 people and rank change from 97th to 83rd.

Sierra Leone is projected to reach its peak in 2093 at 16.2M people compared to the peak of 26.5M people in 2100 for Togo.

Population growth rate by year

Sierra Leone
Factual

Projection
Togo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Sierra Leone Togo
2100 -0.09% 0.61%
2099 -0.08% 0.61%
2098 -0.09% 0.63%
2097 -0.07% 0.65%
2096 -0.05% 0.65%
2095 0.002% 0.7%
2094 -0.03% 0.66%
2093 0.02% 0.68%
2092 0.04% 0.72%
2091 0.06% 0.73%
2090 0.07% 0.75%
2089 0.09% 0.78%
2088 0.1% 0.75%
2087 0.17% 0.84%
2086 0.13% 0.85%
2085 0.15% 0.86%
2084 0.21% 0.9%
2083 0.23% 0.92%
2082 0.25% 0.96%
2081 0.24% 0.98%
2080 0.26% 1%
2079 0.31% 0.95%
2078 0.32% 0.98%
2077 0.35% 1.03%
2076 0.38% 1.08%
2075 0.35% 1.08%
2074 0.44% 1.1%
2073 0.45% 1.1%
2072 0.47% 1.12%
2071 0.51% 1.13%
2070 0.53% 1.18%
2069 0.59% 1.22%
2068 0.64% 1.21%
2067 0.65% 1.25%
2066 0.66% 1.25%
2065 0.66% 1.26%
2064 0.67% 1.31%
2063 0.77% 1.31%
2062 0.73% 1.32%
2061 0.79% 1.34%
2060 0.79% 1.33%
2059 0.84% 1.36%
2058 0.86% 1.4%
2057 0.9% 1.43%
2056 0.95% 1.49%
2055 0.93% 1.47%
2054 1.01% 1.49%
2053 1.06% 1.53%
2052 1.12% 1.59%
2051 1.12% 1.57%
2050 1.11% 1.65%
2049 1.19% 1.65%
2048 1.16% 1.67%
2047 1.26% 1.71%
2046 1.28% 1.74%
2045 1.37% 1.77%
2044 1.35% 1.81%
2043 1.37% 1.81%
2042 1.44% 1.83%
2041 1.5% 1.83%
2040 1.5% 1.9%
2039 1.47% 1.9%
2038 1.54% 1.92%
2037 1.59% 1.93%
2036 1.65% 1.98%
2035 1.65% 1.99%
2034 1.69% 2.02%
2033 1.78% 2.06%
2032 1.81% 2.09%
2031 1.81% 2.09%
2030 1.85% 2.08%
2029 1.83% 2.09%
2028 1.97% 2.12%
2027 1.98% 2.15%
2026 2.03% 2.15%
2025 2.08% 2.19%
2024 2.15% 2.27%
2023 2.22% 2.36%
2022 2.25% 2.38%
2021 2.3% 2.41%
2020 2.34% 2.44%
2019 2.35% 2.47%
2018 2.38% 2.5%
2017 2.41% 2.53%
2016 2.38% 2.55%
2015 2.35% 2.55%
2014 2.42% 2.57%
2013 2.49% 2.6%
2012 2.56% 2.66%
2011 2.64% 2.73%
2010 2.76% 2.76%
2009 2.73% 2.87%
2008 2.53% 2.92%
2007 2.22% 2.96%
2006 2.23% 2.84%
2005 2.73% 2.6%
2004 3.44% 2.6%
2003 4.15% 2.57%
2002 5.94% 2.57%
2001 6.08% 2.67%
2000 2.44% 2.8%
1999 0.52% 2.87%
1998 0.99% 2.88%
1997 1.3% 3.21%
1996 0.48% 3.79%
1995 0.15% 4.45%
1994 0.38% 0.37%
1993 -0.22% -0.62%
1992 -1.88% 2.87%
1991 1.18% 2.92%
1990 4.04% 2.97%
1989 2.53% 3.02%
1988 2.74% 3.07%
1987 2.72% 3.09%
1986 2.47% 3.11%
1985 2.24% 3.25%
1984 2.21% 3.41%
1983 2.16% 3.46%
1982 2.07% 3.39%
1981 2.04% 3.15%
1980 2.01% 2.85%
1979 1.97% 2.59%
1978 1.95% 2.45%
1977 1.87% 2.43%
1976 1.82% 2.45%
1975 1.86% 2.5%
1974 1.87% 2.57%
1973 1.87% 2.67%
1972 1.85% 2.89%
1971 1.88% 3.26%
1970 1.91% 3.69%
1969 1.91% 4.07%
1968 1.92% 4.23%
1967 1.9% 4.03%
1966 1.86% 3.49%
1965 1.83% 2.79%
1964 1.77% 2.17%
1963 1.71% 1.85%
1962 1.65% 1.78%
1961 1.58% 1.77%

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/sierra-leone/togo | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Sierra Leone grew by 2.15%, while Togo's population grew by 2.27%.

Live population counters

Sierra Leone Togo
Current population
9049533
9990340
Population rank 101/197 97/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.12%
One net population change
2.9 minutes
2.49 minutes
One birth every
2.03 minutes
1.81 minutes
One death every
7.5 minutes
7.33 minutes
Daily growth/decline +497 +578
Annual growth/decline +181,510 +210,899
Annual growth/decline rate +2.15% +2.27%
Population growth rate rank 47/197 40/197
One migration net change every
46.6 minutes
35.1 minutes
Annual migration change -11,309 -15,010
Net migration rank 136/196 144/196
Foreign-born residents 49,997 281,994
Foreign-born residents rank 151/195 99/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 3%
Foreign-born share rank 174/195 117/195

Natural population change vs migration

Sierra Leone
Natural

Migration
Togo
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Sierra Leone Togo
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,309 - -15,010
2024 - -11,000 - -14,014
2023 188,788 -4,000 218,093 -1,997
2022 186,625 -4,000 215,090 -1,997
2021 183,326 -1,544 210,613 -986
2020 181,015 1,292 208,663 -986
2019 181,068 -2,238 207,608 -1,985
2018 178,772 -2,741 204,942 -1,985
2017 173,259 1,234 202,307 -1,985
2016 168,784 4,657 199,364 -1,979
2015 162,275 -356 194,768 -1,976
2014 160,137 485 190,667 -1,976
2013 161,265 2,773 187,309 -1,976
2012 160,915 988 186,061 -1,983
2011 158,858 6,895 186,406 -1,968
2010 155,338 7,983 185,294 -1,964
2009 152,669 18,145 180,111 -1,985
2008 149,855 1,182 173,677 14,303
2007 145,740 -6,042 168,144 4,813
2006 144,127 -34,052 160,671 21,724
2005 137,234 -1,805 154,117 -4,437
2004 132,661 23,897 147,574 -1,005
2003 130,312 69,185 144,900 -2,793
2002 126,429 86,578 141,643 -5,973
2001 116,647 227,791 137,808 -1,703
2000 110,754 83,013 133,873 4,715
1999 102,295 -84,926 129,832 11,125
1998 103,906 -76,766 125,392 12,362
1997 105,433 -48,437 122,109 11,898
1996 104,140 -52,110 119,418 40,915
1995 100,885 -112,857 116,314 57,406
1994 101,486 -77,371 113,074 88,992
1993 103,317 -95,476 119,938 -291,022
1992 103,251 -129,565 118,876 -122
1991 105,477 -238,965 117,409 -51
1990 100,778 131,587 116,200 44
1989 98,298 -5,079 114,432 0
1988 96,344 9,470 112,915 -17
1987 94,235 9,558 110,739 848
1986 90,902 7,992 107,957 -436
1985 88,869 -7,873 104,949 1,242
1984 87,072 -8,708 102,425 7,897
1983 84,628 -8,783 99,817 9,740
1982 82,457 -11,379 97,003 9,163
1981 80,111 -12,699 94,318 3,519
1980 77,932 -11,641 91,445 -4,993
1979 75,992 -13,095 89,148 -13,519
1978 74,130 -13,073 86,950 -19,163
1977 71,663 -12,399 84,572 -19,856
1976 69,506 -15,686 82,321 -18,832
1975 67,560 -13,058 79,831 -16,973
1974 65,357 -11,473 77,347 -14,483
1973 62,443 -9,322 74,713 -11,555
1972 60,279 -8,267 72,008 -7,661
1971 58,484 -8,162 69,206 482
1970 56,513 -4,957 65,851 10,865
1969 54,768 -4,485 62,589 20,613
1968 53,126 -3,743 59,110 26,860
1967 51,734 -2,819 56,128 26,576
1966 49,486 -2,911 53,640 18,418
1965 47,223 -1,851 51,323 6,104
1964 45,487 -2,308 49,449 -6,214
1963 43,569 -2,480 47,869 -14,361
1962 41,603 -2,658 46,201 -15,486
1961 40,022 -2,947 44,623 -14,858
1960 38,192 -3,528 43,307 -13,868

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

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

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 Togo 99.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,052,115 people) and 0.86% is from migration (a loss of 17,852 people).

As of 2024, 49,997 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Sierra Leone, compared to 281,994 people or 3% in Togo.

Biggest cities by population

Sierra Leone
City Population
Freetown 951K
Bo 234K
Kenema 188K
Togo
City Population
Lome 2.19M
Kara 158K
Sokode 115K
Atakpame 98.2K
Kpalime 87.5K
Sotouboua 32.5K

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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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