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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Sierra Leone was 8,642,022 in 2024 vs 37,860,221 people in Ukraine in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sierra Leone's population is 9,049,533 people compared to 40,125,599 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 4.43 times bigger than Sierra Leone's.
  • Sierra Leone is ranked the 101st most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 0.59% of the world: 0.11% for Sierra Leone vs 0.48% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Sierra Leone has had an average growth rate of +2.32% per year vs -1.74% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Sierra Leone has increased from 5.62M people to 9.05M (60.9% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.1M (15.1% decline).

Sierra Leone vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Sierra Leone
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Sierra Leone Ukraine
2100 16,111,324 15,493,960
2099 16,126,181 15,751,557
2098 16,139,280 16,012,938
2097 16,154,153 16,278,602
2096 16,164,923 16,547,938
2095 16,173,557 16,820,897
2094 16,173,155 17,098,910
2093 16,177,864 17,381,822
2092 16,175,032 17,669,049
2091 16,168,153 17,960,681
2090 16,158,415 18,257,867
2089 16,146,773 18,559,027
2088 16,133,018 18,865,031
2087 16,116,823 19,176,483
2086 16,089,780 19,492,606
2085 16,068,438 19,812,584
2084 16,044,782 20,138,855
2083 16,011,134 20,468,747
2082 15,975,073 20,803,241
2081 15,935,071 21,140,953
2080 15,896,846 21,482,498
2079 15,854,898 21,827,152
2078 15,805,607 22,175,099
2077 15,754,551 22,525,846
2076 15,699,439 22,879,896
2075 15,639,458 23,236,521
2074 15,584,377 23,596,095
2073 15,516,736 23,957,807
2072 15,446,543 24,319,928
2071 15,374,790 24,685,370
2070 15,297,449 25,053,352
2069 15,216,666 25,423,272
2068 15,128,048 25,794,560
2067 15,032,144 26,168,072
2066 14,935,222 26,543,206
2065 14,837,697 26,920,121
2064 14,740,749 27,298,592
2063 14,642,031 27,677,528
2062 14,529,557 28,056,960
2061 14,423,861 28,437,884
2060 14,311,215 28,818,343
2059 14,198,706 29,198,891
2058 14,080,827 29,580,044
2057 13,960,869 29,958,884
2056 13,836,132 30,335,136
2055 13,706,113 30,710,041
2054 13,579,802 31,080,334
2053 13,444,465 31,447,868
2052 13,303,409 31,811,171
2051 13,156,370 32,170,929
2050 13,010,109 32,525,262
2049 12,867,021 32,875,483
2048 12,716,015 33,217,836
2047 12,570,250 33,556,749
2046 12,414,307 33,892,646
2045 12,257,874 34,221,999
2044 12,092,075 34,547,153
2043 11,931,531 34,869,270
2042 11,770,467 35,189,550
2041 11,602,993 35,507,946
2040 11,431,337 35,823,225
2039 11,262,807 36,141,658
2038 11,100,099 36,457,134
2037 10,931,629 36,772,578
2036 10,760,758 37,084,252
2035 10,585,702 37,396,243
2034 10,413,826 37,706,533
2033 10,241,196 38,015,585
2032 10,062,575 38,322,554
2031 9,883,708 38,630,259
2030 9,708,038 38,935,791
2029 9,532,000 39,238,099
2028 9,360,873 39,537,815
2027 9,179,702 39,830,895
2026 9,001,269 40,125,599
2025 8,822,114 38,707,520
2024 8,642,022 37,860,221
2023 8,460,512 37,732,836
2022 8,276,807 41,048,766
2021 8,094,602 44,298,640
2020 7,912,558 44,680,014
2019 7,731,991 44,957,458
2018 7,554,563 45,208,907
2017 7,379,299 45,436,041
2016 7,205,328 45,616,832
2015 7,037,655 45,784,896
2014 6,876,385 45,972,380
2013 6,714,051 46,126,770
2012 6,551,080 46,210,056
2011 6,387,251 46,307,853
2010 6,222,714 46,456,003
2009 6,055,646 46,623,731
2008 5,894,722 46,819,175
2007 5,749,352 47,062,798
2006 5,624,466 47,278,694
2005 5,501,712 47,585,556
2004 5,355,717 47,979,507
2003 5,177,687 48,315,136
2002 4,971,435 48,677,281
2001 4,692,716 49,106,855
2000 4,423,611 49,556,660
1999 4,318,043 49,976,446
1998 4,295,785 50,379,731
1997 4,253,716 50,786,885
1996 4,199,210 51,226,109
1995 4,179,179 51,665,539
1994 4,173,105 52,075,998
1993 4,157,130 52,350,126
1992 4,166,366 52,323,671
1991 4,246,267 52,170,961
1990 4,196,828 52,054,092
1989 4,034,037 51,917,817
1988 3,934,517 51,724,853
1987 3,829,718 51,515,732
1986 3,728,380 51,318,745
1985 3,638,438 51,108,770
1984 3,558,758 50,887,599
1983 3,481,646 50,637,029
1982 3,408,183 50,402,724
1981 3,338,940 50,189,281
1980 3,272,089 49,955,152
1979 3,207,499 49,721,381
1978 3,145,517 49,521,243
1977 3,085,354 49,336,481
1976 3,028,820 49,120,842
1975 2,974,657 48,865,229
1974 2,920,459 48,576,570
1973 2,866,955 48,277,121
1972 2,814,388 47,946,893
1971 2,763,222 47,573,287
1970 2,712,286 47,261,306
1969 2,661,365 46,976,256
1968 2,611,532 46,614,325
1967 2,562,384 46,215,988
1966 2,514,638 45,802,519
1965 2,468,666 45,386,892
1964 2,424,390 44,951,156
1963 2,382,258 44,462,372
1962 2,342,242 43,943,674
1961 2,304,227 43,399,766
1960 2,268,356 42,824,093

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 Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Sierra Leone gained 1,844,205 people (a 25.6% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,491,233 people (a 12% decline).

Sierra Leone was ranked 106th most populous country in 2006 and is 101st in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,525,262 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Sierra Leone is projected to reach its peak in 2093 at 16.2M people, while Ukraine's population already peaked in 1993 at 52.4M people and is projected to decrease to 15.5M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Sierra Leone
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Sierra Leone Ukraine
2100 -0.09% -1.64%
2099 -0.08% -1.63%
2098 -0.09% -1.63%
2097 -0.07% -1.63%
2096 -0.05% -1.62%
2095 0.002% -1.63%
2094 -0.03% -1.63%
2093 0.02% -1.63%
2092 0.04% -1.62%
2091 0.06% -1.63%
2090 0.07% -1.62%
2089 0.09% -1.62%
2088 0.1% -1.62%
2087 0.17% -1.62%
2086 0.13% -1.62%
2085 0.15% -1.62%
2084 0.21% -1.61%
2083 0.23% -1.61%
2082 0.25% -1.6%
2081 0.24% -1.59%
2080 0.26% -1.58%
2079 0.31% -1.57%
2078 0.32% -1.56%
2077 0.35% -1.55%
2076 0.38% -1.53%
2075 0.35% -1.52%
2074 0.44% -1.51%
2073 0.45% -1.49%
2072 0.47% -1.48%
2071 0.51% -1.47%
2070 0.53% -1.46%
2069 0.59% -1.44%
2068 0.64% -1.43%
2067 0.65% -1.41%
2066 0.66% -1.4%
2065 0.66% -1.39%
2064 0.67% -1.37%
2063 0.77% -1.35%
2062 0.73% -1.34%
2061 0.79% -1.32%
2060 0.79% -1.3%
2059 0.84% -1.29%
2058 0.86% -1.26%
2057 0.9% -1.24%
2056 0.95% -1.22%
2055 0.93% -1.19%
2054 1.01% -1.17%
2053 1.06% -1.14%
2052 1.12% -1.12%
2051 1.12% -1.09%
2050 1.11% -1.07%
2049 1.19% -1.03%
2048 1.16% -1.01%
2047 1.26% -0.99%
2046 1.28% -0.96%
2045 1.37% -0.94%
2044 1.35% -0.92%
2043 1.37% -0.91%
2042 1.44% -0.9%
2041 1.5% -0.88%
2040 1.5% -0.88%
2039 1.47% -0.87%
2038 1.54% -0.86%
2037 1.59% -0.84%
2036 1.65% -0.83%
2035 1.65% -0.82%
2034 1.69% -0.81%
2033 1.78% -0.8%
2032 1.81% -0.8%
2031 1.81% -0.78%
2030 1.85% -0.77%
2029 1.83% -0.76%
2028 1.97% -0.74%
2027 1.98% -0.73%
2026 2.03% 3.66%
2025 2.08% 2.24%
2024 2.15% 0.34%
2023 2.22% -8.08%
2022 2.25% -7.34%
2021 2.3% -0.85%
2020 2.34% -0.62%
2019 2.35% -0.56%
2018 2.38% -0.5%
2017 2.41% -0.4%
2016 2.38% -0.37%
2015 2.35% -0.41%
2014 2.42% -0.33%
2013 2.49% -0.18%
2012 2.56% -0.21%
2011 2.64% -0.32%
2010 2.76% -0.36%
2009 2.73% -0.42%
2008 2.53% -0.52%
2007 2.22% -0.46%
2006 2.23% -0.64%
2005 2.73% -0.82%
2004 3.44% -0.69%
2003 4.15% -0.74%
2002 5.94% -0.87%
2001 6.08% -0.91%
2000 2.44% -0.84%
1999 0.52% -0.8%
1998 0.99% -0.8%
1997 1.3% -0.86%
1996 0.48% -0.85%
1995 0.15% -0.79%
1994 0.38% -0.52%
1993 -0.22% 0.05%
1992 -1.88% 0.29%
1991 1.18% 0.22%
1990 4.04% 0.26%
1989 2.53% 0.37%
1988 2.74% 0.41%
1987 2.72% 0.38%
1986 2.47% 0.41%
1985 2.24% 0.43%
1984 2.21% 0.49%
1983 2.16% 0.46%
1982 2.07% 0.43%
1981 2.04% 0.47%
1980 2.01% 0.47%
1979 1.97% 0.4%
1978 1.95% 0.37%
1977 1.87% 0.44%
1976 1.82% 0.52%
1975 1.86% 0.59%
1974 1.87% 0.62%
1973 1.87% 0.69%
1972 1.85% 0.79%
1971 1.88% 0.66%
1970 1.91% 0.61%
1969 1.91% 0.78%
1968 1.92% 0.86%
1967 1.9% 0.9%
1966 1.86% 0.92%
1965 1.83% 0.97%
1964 1.77% 1.1%
1963 1.71% 1.18%
1962 1.65% 1.25%
1961 1.58% 1.34%

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 Ukraine's population grew by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Sierra Leone Ukraine
Current population
9049533
40125599
Population rank 101/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.48%
One net population change
2.9 minutes
4.13 minutes
One birth every
2.03 minutes
2.48 minutes
One death every
7.5 minutes
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline +497 +349
Annual growth/decline +181,510 +127,385
Annual growth/decline rate +2.15% +0.34%
Population growth rate rank 47/197 147/197
One migration net change every
46.6 minutes
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change -11,309 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 136/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 49,997 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 151/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 174/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Sierra Leone
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Sierra Leone Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,309 - 1,702,358
2024 - -11,000 - 1,146,012
2023 188,788 -4,000 -283,185 -299,961
2022 186,625 -4,000 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 183,326 -1,544 -449,941 -1,129
2020 181,015 1,292 -307,533 -4,167
2019 181,068 -2,238 -236,296 -6,908
2018 178,772 -2,741 -227,491 -32,220
2017 173,259 1,234 -158,390 -36,155
2016 168,784 4,657 -135,710 -31,340
2015 162,275 -356 -147,107 -21,992
2014 160,137 485 -140,216 -65,678
2013 161,265 2,773 -129,662 26,781
2012 160,915 988 -130,451 66,768
2011 158,858 6,895 -158,372 26,457
2010 155,338 7,983 -180,388 16,030
2009 152,669 18,145 -197,918 26,796
2008 149,855 1,182 -229,086 9,312
2007 145,740 -6,042 -282,659 15,237
2006 144,127 -34,052 -300,787 136,442
2005 137,234 -1,805 -337,857 -111,493
2004 132,661 23,897 -344,157 5,644
2003 130,312 69,185 -351,299 18,540
2002 126,429 86,578 -364,544 -26,991
2001 116,647 227,791 -374,734 -92,847
2000 110,754 83,013 -364,143 -67,865
1999 102,295 -84,926 -348,286 -59,247
1998 103,906 -76,766 -318,299 -80,684
1997 105,433 -48,437 -306,549 -108,735
1996 104,140 -52,110 -305,154 -158,008
1995 100,885 -112,857 -281,629 -134,053
1994 101,486 -77,371 -238,820 -166,380
1993 103,317 -95,476 -169,405 26,357
1992 103,251 -129,565 -95,857 291,788
1991 105,477 -238,965 -16,486 125,962
1990 100,778 131,587 48,463 75,760
1989 98,298 -5,079 106,431 36,978
1988 96,344 9,470 162,002 75,637
1987 94,235 9,558 198,850 -18,275
1986 90,902 7,992 225,751 -12,369
1985 88,869 -7,873 201,011 5,546
1984 87,072 -8,708 222,430 13,340
1983 84,628 -8,783 241,741 23,608
1982 82,457 -11,379 194,101 9,096
1981 80,111 -12,699 182,839 40,807
1980 77,932 -11,641 197,223 47,406
1979 75,992 -13,095 197,294 25,635
1978 74,130 -13,073 206,554 -29,180
1977 71,663 -12,399 216,932 -24,745
1976 69,506 -15,686 247,323 -8,219
1975 67,560 -13,058 256,787 15,336
1974 65,357 -11,473 273,486 31,725
1973 62,443 -9,322 274,938 18,777
1972 60,279 -8,267 309,785 56,928
1971 58,484 -8,162 305,849 74,604
1970 56,513 -4,957 291,839 -48,335
1969 54,768 -4,485 274,858 51,763
1968 53,126 -3,743 295,162 102,096
1967 51,734 -2,819 313,899 85,527
1966 49,486 -2,911 337,794 89,737
1965 47,223 -1,851 334,365 69,354
1964 45,487 -2,308 391,120 76,650
1963 43,569 -2,480 449,648 60,178
1962 41,603 -2,658 481,887 45,712
1961 40,022 -2,947 508,602 51,625
1960 38,192 -3,528 538,812 52,281

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 Ukraine 28.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,435,153 people) and 71.8% is from migration (a loss of 6,198,995 people).

As of 2024, 49,997 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Sierra Leone, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

Biggest cities by population

Sierra Leone
City Population
Freetown 951K
Bo 234K
Kenema 188K
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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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