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Population in Sierra Leone compared to Trinidad and Tobago: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Sierra Leone was 8,819,794 in 2025 vs 1,367,764 people in Trinidad and Tobago in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sierra Leone's population is 9,090,531 people compared to 1,370,916 in Trinidad and Tobago.

Population statistics:

  • Sierra Leone's population is 6.63 times bigger than Trinidad and Tobago's.
  • Sierra Leone is ranked the 100th most populous country in the world, while Trinidad and Tobago is the 154th.
  • The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.11% for Sierra Leone vs 0.02% for Trinidad and Tobago.
  • For the last 10 years, Sierra Leone has had an average growth rate of +2.29% per year vs +0.15% in Trinidad and Tobago.
  • Since 2006, the population of Sierra Leone has increased from 5.62M people to 9.09M (61.6% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago has grown from 1.3M to 1.37M (5.62% growth).

Sierra Leone vs Trinidad and Tobago: population by year and forecast

Sierra Leone
Factual

Projection
Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Sierra Leone Trinidad
2100 16,107,087 817,597
2099 16,121,940 825,167
2098 16,135,035 832,755
2097 16,149,905 840,398
2096 16,160,672 848,105
2095 16,169,304 855,896
2094 16,168,902 863,688
2093 16,173,609 871,563
2092 16,170,778 879,479
2091 16,163,901 887,507
2090 16,154,165 895,594
2089 16,142,526 903,792
2088 16,128,775 912,036
2087 16,112,585 920,411
2086 16,085,549 928,916
2085 16,064,212 937,549
2084 16,040,563 946,328
2083 16,006,923 955,303
2082 15,970,872 964,428
2081 15,930,880 973,767
2080 15,892,665 983,215
2079 15,850,728 992,890
2078 15,801,450 1,002,707
2077 15,750,408 1,012,724
2076 15,695,310 1,022,846
2075 15,635,345 1,033,103
2074 15,580,279 1,043,451
2073 15,512,655 1,053,862
2072 15,442,481 1,064,397
2071 15,370,747 1,074,937
2070 15,293,426 1,085,508
2069 15,212,664 1,096,081
2068 15,124,069 1,106,619
2067 15,028,190 1,117,029
2066 14,931,295 1,127,377
2065 14,833,794 1,137,666
2064 14,736,872 1,147,820
2063 14,638,180 1,157,795
2062 14,525,736 1,167,602
2061 14,420,068 1,177,258
2060 14,307,451 1,186,727
2059 14,194,972 1,196,052
2058 14,077,124 1,205,157
2057 13,957,197 1,214,148
2056 13,832,494 1,222,923
2055 13,702,508 1,231,559
2054 13,576,231 1,240,041
2053 13,440,929 1,248,279
2052 13,299,910 1,256,354
2051 13,152,910 1,264,264
2050 13,006,688 1,271,946
2049 12,863,637 1,279,479
2048 12,712,671 1,286,792
2047 12,566,944 1,293,925
2046 12,411,042 1,300,799
2045 12,254,651 1,307,495
2044 12,088,895 1,313,930
2043 11,928,393 1,320,145
2042 11,767,372 1,326,058
2041 11,599,942 1,331,703
2040 11,428,331 1,337,031
2039 11,259,845 1,342,067
2038 11,097,180 1,346,734
2037 10,928,754 1,351,096
2036 10,757,928 1,355,110
2035 10,582,918 1,358,761
2034 10,411,088 1,362,044
2033 10,238,503 1,364,882
2032 10,059,929 1,367,356
2031 9,881,109 1,369,304
2030 9,705,485 1,370,777
2029 9,529,493 1,371,753
2028 9,358,412 1,372,048
2027 9,177,288 1,371,592
2026 8,998,902 1,370,204
2025 8,819,794 1,367,764
2024 8,642,022 1,368,333
2023 8,460,512 1,367,510
2022 8,276,807 1,365,805
2021 8,094,602 1,367,558
2020 7,912,558 1,366,725
2019 7,731,991 1,363,985
2018 7,554,563 1,359,193
2017 7,379,299 1,356,633
2016 7,205,328 1,353,895
2015 7,037,655 1,349,667
2014 6,876,385 1,345,343
2013 6,714,051 1,340,557
2012 6,551,080 1,335,194
2011 6,387,251 1,328,019
2010 6,222,714 1,317,714
2009 6,055,646 1,310,106
2008 5,894,722 1,308,587
2007 5,749,352 1,303,188
2006 5,624,466 1,297,944
2005 5,501,712 1,294,494
2004 5,355,717 1,345,380
2003 5,177,687 1,338,709
2002 4,971,435 1,332,011
2001 4,692,716 1,325,567
2000 4,423,611 1,319,774
1999 4,318,043 1,314,708
1998 4,295,785 1,310,225
1997 4,253,716 1,305,836
1996 4,199,210 1,300,928
1995 4,179,179 1,295,169
1994 4,173,105 1,288,341
1993 4,157,130 1,280,466
1992 4,166,366 1,271,674
1991 4,246,267 1,262,171
1990 4,196,828 1,252,208
1989 4,034,037 1,241,600
1988 3,934,517 1,230,069
1987 3,829,718 1,217,364
1986 3,728,380 1,203,124
1985 3,638,438 1,187,366
1984 3,558,758 1,172,984
1983 3,481,646 1,160,534
1982 3,408,183 1,147,927
1981 3,338,940 1,135,132
1980 3,272,089 1,121,744
1979 3,207,499 1,107,639
1978 3,145,517 1,093,380
1977 3,085,354 1,079,554
1976 3,028,820 1,066,311
1975 2,974,657 1,053,469
1974 2,920,459 1,040,761
1973 2,866,955 1,027,851
1972 2,814,388 1,014,921
1971 2,763,222 1,002,585
1970 2,712,286 991,471
1969 2,661,365 980,706
1968 2,611,532 969,006
1967 2,562,384 956,418
1966 2,514,638 942,937
1965 2,468,666 928,425
1964 2,424,390 912,963
1963 2,382,258 896,804
1962 2,342,242 880,194
1961 2,304,227 863,144
1960 2,268,356 844,943

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/sierra-leone/trinidad-and-tobago | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Sierra Leone increased by 1,580,862 people (a 28.1% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago gained 55,951 people (a 4.31% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Sierra Leone gained 1,885,203 people (a 26.2% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago's population increased by 17,021 people (a 1.26% growth).

Sierra Leone was ranked 105th most populous country in 2006 and is 100th in 2026. Trinidad and Tobago was ranked 150th in 2006 and ranked 154th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Sierra Leone's population will grow by 43.1% to 13,006,688 people with a rank change from 100th to 91st. The population of Trinidad and Tobago will decrease by 7.22% to 1,271,946 people and rank change from 154th to 158th.

Sierra Leone is projected to reach its peak in 2093 at 16.2M people compared to the peak of 1.37M people in 2028 for Trinidad and Tobago.

Population growth rate by year

Sierra Leone
Factual

Projection
Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Sierra Leone Trinidad
2100 -0.09% -0.92%
2099 -0.08% -0.91%
2098 -0.09% -0.91%
2097 -0.07% -0.91%
2096 -0.05% -0.91%
2095 0.002% -0.9%
2094 -0.03% -0.9%
2093 0.02% -0.9%
2092 0.04% -0.9%
2091 0.06% -0.9%
2090 0.07% -0.91%
2089 0.09% -0.9%
2088 0.1% -0.91%
2087 0.17% -0.92%
2086 0.13% -0.92%
2085 0.15% -0.93%
2084 0.21% -0.94%
2083 0.23% -0.95%
2082 0.25% -0.96%
2081 0.24% -0.96%
2080 0.26% -0.97%
2079 0.31% -0.98%
2078 0.32% -0.99%
2077 0.35% -0.99%
2076 0.38% -0.99%
2075 0.35% -0.99%
2074 0.44% -0.99%
2073 0.45% -0.99%
2072 0.47% -0.98%
2071 0.51% -0.97%
2070 0.53% -0.96%
2069 0.59% -0.95%
2068 0.64% -0.93%
2067 0.65% -0.92%
2066 0.66% -0.9%
2065 0.66% -0.88%
2064 0.67% -0.86%
2063 0.77% -0.84%
2062 0.73% -0.82%
2061 0.79% -0.8%
2060 0.79% -0.78%
2059 0.84% -0.76%
2058 0.86% -0.74%
2057 0.9% -0.72%
2056 0.95% -0.7%
2055 0.93% -0.68%
2054 1.01% -0.66%
2053 1.06% -0.64%
2052 1.12% -0.63%
2051 1.12% -0.6%
2050 1.11% -0.59%
2049 1.19% -0.57%
2048 1.16% -0.55%
2047 1.26% -0.53%
2046 1.28% -0.51%
2045 1.37% -0.49%
2044 1.35% -0.47%
2043 1.37% -0.45%
2042 1.44% -0.42%
2041 1.5% -0.4%
2040 1.5% -0.38%
2039 1.47% -0.35%
2038 1.54% -0.32%
2037 1.59% -0.3%
2036 1.65% -0.27%
2035 1.65% -0.24%
2034 1.69% -0.21%
2033 1.78% -0.18%
2032 1.81% -0.14%
2031 1.81% -0.11%
2030 1.85% -0.07%
2029 1.83% -0.02%
2028 1.97% 0.03%
2027 1.98% 0.1%
2026 2.03% 0.18%
2025 2.06% -0.04%
2024 2.15% 0.06%
2023 2.22% 0.12%
2022 2.25% -0.13%
2021 2.3% 0.06%
2020 2.34% 0.2%
2019 2.35% 0.35%
2018 2.38% 0.19%
2017 2.41% 0.2%
2016 2.38% 0.31%
2015 2.35% 0.32%
2014 2.42% 0.36%
2013 2.49% 0.4%
2012 2.56% 0.54%
2011 2.64% 0.78%
2010 2.76% 0.58%
2009 2.73% 0.12%
2008 2.53% 0.41%
2007 2.22% 0.4%
2006 2.23% 0.27%
2005 2.73% -3.78%
2004 3.44% 0.5%
2003 4.15% 0.5%
2002 5.94% 0.49%
2001 6.08% 0.44%
2000 2.44% 0.39%
1999 0.52% 0.34%
1998 0.99% 0.34%
1997 1.3% 0.38%
1996 0.48% 0.44%
1995 0.15% 0.53%
1994 0.38% 0.62%
1993 -0.22% 0.69%
1992 -1.88% 0.75%
1991 1.18% 0.8%
1990 4.04% 0.85%
1989 2.53% 0.94%
1988 2.74% 1.04%
1987 2.72% 1.18%
1986 2.47% 1.33%
1985 2.24% 1.23%
1984 2.21% 1.07%
1983 2.16% 1.1%
1982 2.07% 1.13%
1981 2.04% 1.19%
1980 2.01% 1.27%
1979 1.97% 1.3%
1978 1.95% 1.28%
1977 1.87% 1.24%
1976 1.82% 1.22%
1975 1.86% 1.22%
1974 1.87% 1.26%
1973 1.87% 1.27%
1972 1.85% 1.23%
1971 1.88% 1.12%
1970 1.91% 1.1%
1969 1.91% 1.21%
1968 1.92% 1.32%
1967 1.9% 1.43%
1966 1.86% 1.56%
1965 1.83% 1.69%
1964 1.77% 1.8%
1963 1.71% 1.89%
1962 1.65% 1.98%
1961 1.58% 2.15%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/sierra-leone/trinidad-and-tobago | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Sierra Leone grew by 2.06%, while Trinidad and Tobago's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Sierra Leone Trinidad
Current population
9090531
1370916
Population rank 100/197 154/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.02%
One net population change
2.96 minutes
15.4 hours
One birth every
2.02 minutes
36.4 minutes
One death every
7.41 minutes
44 minutes
Daily growth/decline +487 -2
Annual growth/decline +177,772 -569
Annual growth/decline rate +2.06% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 47/197 160/197
One migration net change every
46.6 minutes
12.7 hours
Annual migration change -11,309 +691
Net migration rank 136/196 67/196
Foreign-born residents 49,997 113,478
Foreign-born residents rank 151/195 128/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 7.5%
Foreign-born share rank 174/195 78/195

Natural population change vs migration

Sierra Leone
Natural

Migration
Trinidad and Tobago
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Sierra Leone Trinidad
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,309 - 691
2024 189,234 -11,000 2,469 1,334
2023 188,788 -4,000 3,200 2,126
2022 186,625 -4,000 3,773 4,247
2021 183,326 -1,544 2,091 5,749
2020 181,015 1,292 4,558 427
2019 181,068 -2,238 5,647 -19,251
2018 178,772 -2,741 5,869 35,502
2017 173,259 1,234 6,779 1,445
2016 168,784 4,657 7,436 -86
2015 162,275 -356 7,963 -575
2014 160,137 485 8,571 -799
2013 161,265 2,773 9,020 -796
2012 160,915 988 9,376 -880
2011 158,858 6,895 9,601 -1,410
2010 155,338 7,983 9,698 -2,230
2009 152,669 18,145 9,769 -3,056
2008 149,855 1,182 9,872 -3,624
2007 145,740 -6,042 9,939 -3,731
2006 144,127 -34,052 9,889 -3,684
2005 137,234 -1,805 9,822 -3,595
2004 132,661 23,897 10,149 -3,504
2003 130,312 69,185 10,169 -3,472
2002 126,429 86,578 10,316 -3,613
2001 116,647 227,791 10,438 -4,252
2000 110,754 83,013 10,588 -5,185
1999 102,295 -84,926 10,821 -6,103
1998 103,906 -76,766 10,964 -6,730
1997 105,433 -48,437 11,405 -6,865
1996 104,140 -52,110 12,101 -6,827
1995 100,885 -112,857 12,971 -6,723
1994 101,486 -77,371 14,032 -6,615
1993 103,317 -95,476 14,878 -6,554
1992 103,251 -129,565 15,910 -6,650
1991 105,477 -238,965 16,903 -7,149
1990 100,778 131,587 18,052 -7,878
1989 98,298 -5,079 19,636 -8,588
1988 96,344 9,470 21,028 -9,023
1987 94,235 9,558 22,398 -9,002
1986 90,902 7,992 23,705 -8,620
1985 88,869 -7,873 24,487 -8,051
1984 87,072 -8,708 24,738 -12,413
1983 84,628 -8,783 25,118 -12,544
1982 82,457 -11,379 25,181 -12,529
1981 80,111 -12,699 25,015 -12,086
1980 77,932 -11,641 24,557 -10,709
1979 75,992 -13,095 23,475 -9,106
1978 74,130 -13,073 22,538 -8,397
1977 71,663 -12,399 21,660 -8,154
1976 69,506 -15,686 20,875 -7,895
1975 67,560 -13,058 20,468 -7,768
1974 65,357 -11,473 20,412 -7,683
1973 62,443 -9,322 20,617 -7,524
1972 60,279 -8,267 20,116 -7,346
1971 58,484 -8,162 19,400 -7,499
1970 56,513 -4,957 19,074 -8,751
1969 54,768 -4,485 19,652 -8,449
1968 53,126 -3,743 20,849 -8,647
1967 51,734 -2,819 21,992 -9,008
1966 49,486 -2,911 23,228 -9,254
1965 47,223 -1,851 24,349 -9,301
1964 45,487 -2,308 25,065 -9,193
1963 43,569 -2,480 25,507 -9,067
1962 41,603 -2,658 25,763 -8,982
1961 40,022 -2,947 25,518 -8,200
1960 38,192 -3,528 24,766 -5,671

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/sierra-leone/trinidad-and-tobago | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 99% of the population change in Sierra Leone is from natural causes (a gain of 1,793,146 people) and 1.03% is from migration (a loss of 18,696 people). In Trinidad and Tobago 61.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 49,785 people) and 38.3% is from migration (a gain of 30,918 people).

As of 2024, 49,997 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Sierra Leone, compared to 113,478 people or 7.5% in Trinidad and Tobago.

Biggest cities by population

Sierra Leone
City Population
Freetown 951K
Bo 234K
Kenema 188K
Trinidad
City Population
Chaguanas 83.5K
San Fernando 55.4K
Port of Spain 49K
Scarborough 17K
San Juan 13.8K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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