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

Sierra Leone and Tuvalu: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Sierra Leone	Tuvalu	Sierra Leone	Tuvalu
1960	2,268,356	5,598	-	-
1961	2,304,227	5,648	1.58%	0.89%
1962	2,342,242	5,699	1.65%	0.9%
1963	2,382,258	5,751	1.71%	0.91%
1964	2,424,390	5,752	1.77%	0.02%
1965	2,468,666	5,715	1.83%	-0.64%
1966	2,514,638	5,686	1.86%	-0.51%
1967	2,562,384	5,652	1.9%	-0.6%
1968	2,611,532	5,624	1.92%	-0.5%
1969	2,661,365	5,631	1.91%	0.12%
1970	2,712,286	5,663	1.91%	0.57%
1971	2,763,222	5,685	1.88%	0.39%
1972	2,814,388	5,692	1.85%	0.12%
1973	2,866,955	5,681	1.87%	-0.19%
1974	2,920,459	5,822	1.87%	2.48%
1975	2,974,657	6,117	1.86%	5.07%
1976	3,028,820	6,404	1.82%	4.69%
1977	3,085,354	6,686	1.87%	4.4%
1978	3,145,517	6,957	1.95%	4.05%
1979	3,207,499	7,184	1.97%	3.26%
1980	3,272,089	7,366	2.01%	2.53%
1981	3,338,940	7,526	2.04%	2.17%
1982	3,408,183	7,664	2.07%	1.83%
1983	3,481,646	7,789	2.16%	1.63%
1984	3,558,758	7,902	2.21%	1.45%
1985	3,638,438	8,046	2.24%	1.82%
1986	3,728,380	8,217	2.47%	2.13%
1987	3,829,718	8,371	2.72%	1.87%
1988	3,934,517	8,518	2.74%	1.76%
1989	4,034,037	8,662	2.53%	1.69%
1990	4,196,828	8,798	4.04%	1.57%
1991	4,246,267	8,928	1.18%	1.48%
1992	4,166,366	9,038	-1.88%	1.23%
1993	4,157,130	9,126	-0.22%	0.97%
1994	4,173,105	9,207	0.38%	0.89%
1995	4,179,179	9,280	0.15%	0.79%
1996	4,199,210	9,342	0.48%	0.67%
1997	4,253,716	9,400	1.3%	0.62%
1998	4,295,785	9,451	0.99%	0.54%
1999	4,318,043	9,496	0.52%	0.48%
2000	4,423,611	9,544	2.44%	0.51%
2001	4,692,716	9,586	6.08%	0.44%
2002	4,971,435	9,623	5.94%	0.39%
2003	5,177,687	9,695	4.15%	0.75%
2004	5,355,717	9,816	3.44%	1.25%
2005	5,501,712	9,940	2.73%	1.26%
2006	5,624,466	10,056	2.23%	1.17%
2007	5,749,352	10,182	2.22%	1.25%
2008	5,894,722	10,321	2.53%	1.37%
2009	6,055,646	10,461	2.73%	1.36%
2010	6,222,714	10,614	2.76%	1.46%
2011	6,387,251	10,780	2.64%	1.56%
2012	6,551,080	10,934	2.56%	1.43%
2013	6,714,051	11,001	2.49%	0.61%
2014	6,876,385	10,984	2.42%	-0.15%
2015	7,037,655	10,963	2.35%	-0.19%
2016	7,205,328	10,930	2.38%	-0.3%
2017	7,379,299	10,869	2.41%	-0.56%
2018	7,554,563	10,751	2.38%	-1.09%
2019	7,731,991	10,581	2.35%	-1.58%
2020	7,912,558	10,399	2.34%	-1.72%
2021	8,094,602	10,194	2.3%	-1.97%
2022	8,276,807	9,992	2.25%	-1.98%
2023	8,460,512	9,816	2.22%	-1.76%
2024	8,642,022	9,646	2.15%	-1.73%
2025	8,819,789	9,493	2.06%	-1.58%
2026	8,996,743	9,363	2.01%	-1.37%
2027	9,174,695	9,255	1.98%	-1.15%
2028	9,349,021	9,175	1.9%	-0.87%
2029	9,520,811	9,102	1.84%	-0.79%
2030	9,694,851	9,047	1.83%	-0.6%
2031	9,870,295	9,011	1.81%	-0.4%
2032	10,047,193	8,984	1.79%	-0.3%
2033	10,221,006	8,975	1.73%	-0.1%
2034	10,391,485	8,970	1.67%	-0.06%
2035	10,563,163	8,977	1.65%	0.08%
2036	10,734,341	8,995	1.62%	0.2%
2037	10,902,263	9,017	1.56%	0.24%
2038	11,066,143	9,051	1.5%	0.38%
2039	11,230,060	9,095	1.48%	0.48%
2040	11,398,391	9,143	1.5%	0.53%
2041	11,566,213	9,191	1.47%	0.52%
2042	11,728,787	9,245	1.41%	0.6%
2043	11,887,934	9,308	1.36%	0.68%
2044	12,049,424	9,375	1.36%	0.72%
2045	12,208,872	9,435	1.32%	0.64%
2046	12,363,446	9,502	1.27%	0.71%
2047	12,512,739	9,571	1.21%	0.72%
2048	12,659,609	9,644	1.17%	0.76%
2049	12,805,136	9,712	1.15%	0.71%
2050	12,948,320	9,778	1.12%	0.68%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Sierra Leone increased by 1,580,862 people (a 28.1% growth), while Tuvalu gained 874 people (a 8.69% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Sierra Leone gained 1,793,359 (a 24.9% growth), while Tuvalu's population decreased by -1,567 (a 14.3% decline).

Sierra Leone was ranked 106th most populous country in 2006 and is 102nd in 2026. Tuvalu was ranked 195th in 2006 and ranked 196th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Sierra Leone's population will grow by 43.9% to 12,948,320 people with a rank change from 102nd to 91st. The population of Tuvalu will increase by 4.43% to 9,778 people and will still be ranked 196th.