The latest officially reported population of Sierra Leone was 8,642,022 in 2024 vs 10,986,400 people in the United Arab Emirates in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sierra Leone's population is 8,998,687 people compared to 11,533,895 in the United Arab Emirates.
Population statistics:
- The United Arab Emirates' population is 1.28 times bigger than Sierra Leone's.
- Sierra Leone is ranked the 102nd most populous country in the world, while the United Arab Emirates is the 86th.
- The countries together account for 0.25% of the world: 0.11% for Sierra Leone vs 0.14% for the United Arab Emirates.
- For the last 10 years, Sierra Leone has had an average growth rate of +2.32% per year vs +3.31% in the United Arab Emirates.
- Since 2006, the population of Sierra Leone has increased from 5.62M people to 9M (60% growth), while the United Arab Emirates has grown from 5.01M to 11.5M (130.3% growth).
- Sierra Leone is projected to reach its peak in 2092 at 16M people compared to the peak of 26M people in 2100 for the United Arab Emirates.
Sierra Leone vs United Arab Emirates: live population counter
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| Current population |
8998687
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11533895
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| Population rank | 102/197 | 86/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.11% | 0.14% |
| One net population change |
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1.05 minutes
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| One birth every |
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| One death every |
7.5 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
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| Annual migration change | -11,000 | +278,439 |
| Daily growth/decline | +497 | +1,377 |
| Annual growth/decline | +181,510 | +502,649 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.15% | +4.79% |
| Population growth rate rank | 47/197 | 3/197 |
Sierra Leone and the United Arab Emirates: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 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 | 10,986,400 | 2.15% | 4.79% |
| 2025 | 8,819,789 | 11,304,093 | 2.06% | 2.89% |
| 2026 | 8,996,743 | 11,531,926 | 2.01% | 2.02% |
| 2027 | 9,174,695 | 11,712,175 | 1.98% | 1.56% |
| 2028 | 9,349,021 | 11,868,257 | 1.9% | 1.33% |
| 2029 | 9,520,811 | 12,010,111 | 1.84% | 1.2% |
| 2030 | 9,694,851 | 12,145,577 | 1.83% | 1.13% |
| 2031 | 9,870,295 | 12,281,573 | 1.81% | 1.12% |
| 2032 | 10,047,193 | 12,421,758 | 1.79% | 1.14% |
| 2033 | 10,221,006 | 12,565,679 | 1.73% | 1.16% |
| 2034 | 10,391,485 | 12,712,942 | 1.67% | 1.17% |
| 2035 | 10,563,163 | 12,863,015 | 1.65% | 1.18% |
| 2036 | 10,734,341 | 13,015,458 | 1.62% | 1.19% |
| 2037 | 10,902,263 | 13,169,969 | 1.56% | 1.19% |
| 2038 | 11,066,143 | 13,326,337 | 1.5% | 1.19% |
| 2039 | 11,230,060 | 13,484,193 | 1.48% | 1.18% |
| 2040 | 11,398,391 | 13,643,197 | 1.5% | 1.18% |
| 2041 | 11,566,213 | 13,803,349 | 1.47% | 1.17% |
| 2042 | 11,728,787 | 13,964,553 | 1.41% | 1.17% |
| 2043 | 11,887,934 | 14,126,724 | 1.36% | 1.16% |
| 2044 | 12,049,424 | 14,289,828 | 1.36% | 1.15% |
| 2045 | 12,208,872 | 14,453,775 | 1.32% | 1.15% |
| 2046 | 12,363,446 | 14,619,554 | 1.27% | 1.15% |
| 2047 | 12,512,739 | 14,788,991 | 1.21% | 1.16% |
| 2048 | 12,659,609 | 14,961,419 | 1.17% | 1.17% |
| 2049 | 12,805,136 | 15,135,496 | 1.15% | 1.16% |
| 2050 | 12,948,320 | 15,310,628 | 1.12% | 1.16% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Sierra Leone increased by 1,580,862 people (a 28.1% growth), while the United Arab Emirates gained 3,925,995 people (a 78.4% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Sierra Leone gained 1,793,359 (a 24.9% growth), while the United Arab Emirates' population increased by 2,598,800 (a 29.1% growth).
Sierra Leone was ranked 106th most populous country in 2006 and is 102nd in 2026. The United Arab Emirates was ranked 114th in 2006 and ranked 86th 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 the United Arab Emirates will increase by 32.7% to 15,310,628 people and rank change from 86th to 84th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Freetown | 951K |
| Bo | 234K |
| Kenema | 188K |
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| City | Population |
| Dubai | 3.94M |
| Abu Dhabi | 1.57M |
| Sharjah | 1.25M |
| Al Ain | 767K |
| Ajman | 490K |
| Fujairah | 119K |
| Ras al-Khaimah | 116K |
| Umm al-Quwain | 44.4K |
| Madinat Zayed | 29.1K |
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Population differences between Sierra Leone and the United Arab Emirates
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| Life expectancy | 62.3 years | 83.4 years |
| Average age | 24.4 years | 32.1 years |
| Median age | 20.5 years | 32.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.9:50.1 | 63.9:36.1 |
| Fertility rate | 3.79 births per woman | 1.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 310 ppl/mi² | 401 ppl/mi² |
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