Population in Sierra Leone compared to the United Arab Emirates: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Sierra Leone and the United Arab Emirates: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Sierra Leone	UAE	Sierra Leone	UAE
1960	2,268,356	131,334	-	-
1961	2,304,227	137,989	1.58%	5.07%
1962	2,342,242	144,946	1.65%	5.04%
1963	2,382,258	152,211	1.71%	5.01%
1964	2,424,390	159,692	1.77%	4.91%
1965	2,468,666	167,103	1.83%	4.64%
1966	2,514,638	173,976	1.86%	4.11%
1967	2,562,384	179,700	1.9%	3.29%
1968	2,611,532	199,416	1.92%	11%
1969	2,661,365	239,660	1.91%	20.2%
1970	2,712,286	286,536	1.91%	19.6%
1971	2,763,222	335,027	1.88%	16.9%
1972	2,814,388	385,014	1.85%	14.9%
1973	2,866,955	436,399	1.87%	13.3%
1974	2,920,459	489,087	1.87%	12.1%
1975	2,974,657	542,856	1.86%	11%
1976	3,028,820	615,866	1.82%	13.4%
1977	3,085,354	710,209	1.87%	15.3%
1978	3,145,517	809,274	1.95%	13.9%
1979	3,207,499	912,010	1.97%	12.7%
1980	3,272,089	1,015,700	2.01%	11.4%
1981	3,338,940	1,099,855	2.04%	8.29%
1982	3,408,183	1,166,370	2.07%	6.05%
1983	3,481,646	1,235,305	2.16%	5.91%
1984	3,558,758	1,305,996	2.21%	5.72%
1985	3,638,438	1,377,911	2.24%	5.51%
1986	3,728,380	1,467,383	2.47%	6.49%
1987	3,829,718	1,574,244	2.72%	7.28%
1988	3,934,517	1,681,788	2.74%	6.83%
1989	4,034,037	1,789,851	2.53%	6.43%
1990	4,196,828	1,898,220	4.04%	6.05%
1991	4,246,267	2,006,626	1.18%	5.71%
1992	4,166,366	2,114,730	-1.88%	5.39%
1993	4,157,130	2,222,093	-0.22%	5.08%
1994	4,173,105	2,328,188	0.38%	4.77%
1995	4,179,179	2,434,662	0.15%	4.57%
1996	4,199,210	2,597,564	0.48%	6.69%
1997	4,253,716	2,817,410	1.3%	8.46%
1998	4,295,785	3,040,421	0.99%	7.92%
1999	4,318,043	3,266,009	0.52%	7.42%
2000	4,423,611	3,493,575	2.44%	6.97%
2001	4,692,716	3,723,590	6.08%	6.58%
2002	4,971,435	3,956,826	5.94%	6.26%
2003	5,177,687	4,192,457	4.15%	5.96%
2004	5,355,717	4,428,967	3.44%	5.64%
2005	5,501,712	4,664,790	2.73%	5.32%
2006	5,624,466	5,009,100	2.23%	7.38%
2007	5,749,352	5,624,635	2.22%	12.3%
2008	5,894,722	6,302,664	2.53%	12.1%
2009	6,055,646	6,707,058	2.73%	6.42%
2010	6,222,714	6,869,838	2.76%	2.43%
2011	6,387,251	7,104,538	2.64%	3.42%
2012	6,551,080	7,391,448	2.56%	4.04%
2013	6,714,051	7,693,031	2.49%	4.08%
2014	6,876,385	8,059,440	2.42%	4.76%
2015	7,037,655	8,505,237	2.35%	5.53%
2016	7,205,328	8,935,095	2.38%	5.05%
2017	7,379,299	9,223,225	2.41%	3.22%
2018	7,554,563	9,346,701	2.38%	1.34%
2019	7,731,991	9,445,785	2.35%	1.06%
2020	7,912,558	9,401,038	2.34%	-0.47%
2021	8,094,602	9,575,152	2.3%	1.85%
2022	8,276,807	10,074,977	2.25%	5.22%
2023	8,460,512	10,483,751	2.22%	4.06%
2024	8,642,022	10,876,981	2.15%	3.75%
2025	8,819,789	11,191,510	2.06%	2.89%
2026	8,996,743	11,417,074	2.01%	2.02%
2027	9,174,695	11,595,528	1.98%	1.56%
2028	9,349,021	11,750,055	1.9%	1.33%
2029	9,520,811	11,890,496	1.84%	1.2%
2030	9,694,851	12,024,613	1.83%	1.13%
2031	9,870,295	12,159,255	1.81%	1.12%
2032	10,047,193	12,298,043	1.79%	1.14%
2033	10,221,006	12,440,531	1.73%	1.16%
2034	10,391,485	12,586,327	1.67%	1.17%
2035	10,563,163	12,734,906	1.65%	1.18%
2036	10,734,341	12,885,831	1.62%	1.19%
2037	10,902,263	13,038,803	1.56%	1.19%
2038	11,066,143	13,193,613	1.5%	1.19%
2039	11,230,060	13,349,897	1.48%	1.18%
2040	11,398,391	13,507,317	1.5%	1.18%
2041	11,566,213	13,665,875	1.47%	1.17%
2042	11,728,787	13,825,473	1.41%	1.17%
2043	11,887,934	13,986,029	1.36%	1.16%
2044	12,049,424	14,147,509	1.36%	1.15%
2045	12,208,872	14,309,823	1.32%	1.15%
2046	12,363,446	14,473,950	1.27%	1.15%
2047	12,512,739	14,641,700	1.21%	1.16%
2048	12,659,609	14,812,411	1.17%	1.17%
2049	12,805,136	14,984,754	1.15%	1.16%
2050	12,948,320	15,158,142	1.12%	1.16%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Sierra Leone increased by 1,535,943 people (a 27.9% growth), while the United Arab Emirates gained 3,840,447 people (a 82.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Sierra Leone gained 1,924,277 (a 27.3% growth), while the United Arab Emirates' population increased by 2,867,463 (a 33.7% growth).

Sierra Leone was ranked 106th most populous country in 2005 and is 102nd in 2025. The United Arab Emirates was ranked 115th in 2005 and ranked 86th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Sierra Leone's population will grow by 44.5% to 12,948,320 people with a rank change from 102nd to 91st. The population of the United Arab Emirates will increase by 33.3% to 15,158,142 people and rank change from 86th to 84th.