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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Sierra Leone	United States	Sierra Leone	United States
1900	-	76,094,000	-	-
1901	-	77,584,000	-	1.96%
1902	-	79,163,000	-	2.04%
1903	-	80,632,000	-	1.86%
1904	-	82,166,000	-	1.9%
1905	-	83,822,000	-	2.02%
1906	-	85,450,000	-	1.94%
1907	-	87,008,000	-	1.82%
1908	-	88,710,000	-	1.96%
1909	-	90,490,000	-	2.01%
1910	-	92,407,000	-	2.12%
1911	-	93,863,000	-	1.58%
1912	-	95,335,000	-	1.57%
1913	-	97,225,000	-	1.98%
1914	-	99,111,000	-	1.94%
1915	-	100,546,000	-	1.45%
1916	-	101,961,000	-	1.41%
1917	-	103,268,000	-	1.28%
1918	-	103,208,000	-	-0.06%
1919	-	104,514,000	-	1.27%
1920	-	106,461,000	-	1.86%
1921	-	108,538,000	-	1.95%
1922	-	110,049,000	-	1.39%
1923	-	111,947,000	-	1.72%
1924	-	114,109,000	-	1.93%
1925	-	115,829,000	-	1.51%
1926	-	117,397,000	-	1.35%
1927	-	119,035,000	-	1.4%
1928	-	120,509,000	-	1.24%
1929	-	121,767,000	-	1.04%
1930	-	123,076,741	-	1.08%
1931	-	124,039,648	-	0.78%
1932	-	124,840,471	-	0.65%
1933	-	125,578,763	-	0.59%
1934	-	126,373,773	-	0.63%
1935	-	127,250,232	-	0.69%
1936	-	128,053,180	-	0.63%
1937	-	128,824,829	-	0.6%
1938	-	129,824,939	-	0.78%
1939	-	130,879,718	-	0.81%
1940	-	132,122,446	-	0.95%
1941	-	133,402,471	-	0.97%
1942	-	134,859,553	-	1.09%
1943	-	136,739,353	-	1.39%
1944	-	138,397,345	-	1.21%
1945	-	139,928,165	-	1.11%
1946	-	141,388,566	-	1.04%
1947	-	144,126,071	-	1.94%
1948	-	146,631,302	-	1.74%
1949	-	149,188,130	-	1.74%
1950	-	152,271,417	-	2.07%
1951	-	154,877,889	-	1.71%
1952	-	157,552,740	-	1.73%
1953	-	160,184,192	-	1.67%
1954	-	163,025,854	-	1.77%
1955	-	165,931,202	-	1.78%
1956	-	168,903,031	-	1.79%
1957	-	171,984,130	-	1.82%
1958	-	174,881,904	-	1.68%
1959	-	177,829,628	-	1.69%
1960	2,268,356	180,671,158	-	1.6%
1961	2,304,227	183,691,481	1.58%	1.67%
1962	2,342,242	186,537,737	1.65%	1.55%
1963	2,382,258	189,241,798	1.71%	1.45%
1964	2,424,390	191,888,791	1.77%	1.4%
1965	2,468,666	194,302,963	1.83%	1.26%
1966	2,514,638	196,560,338	1.86%	1.16%
1967	2,562,384	198,712,056	1.9%	1.09%
1968	2,611,532	200,706,052	1.92%	1%
1969	2,661,365	202,676,946	1.91%	0.98%
1970	2,712,286	205,052,174	1.91%	1.17%
1971	2,763,222	207,660,677	1.88%	1.27%
1972	2,814,388	209,896,021	1.85%	1.08%
1973	2,866,955	211,908,788	1.87%	0.96%
1974	2,920,459	213,853,928	1.87%	0.92%
1975	2,974,657	215,973,199	1.86%	0.99%
1976	3,028,820	218,035,164	1.82%	0.95%
1977	3,085,354	220,239,425	1.87%	1.01%
1978	3,145,517	222,584,545	1.95%	1.06%
1979	3,207,499	225,055,487	1.97%	1.11%
1980	3,272,089	226,542,250	2.01%	0.66%
1981	3,338,940	229,465,744	2.04%	1.29%
1982	3,408,183	231,664,432	2.07%	0.96%
1983	3,481,646	233,792,014	2.16%	0.92%
1984	3,558,758	235,824,908	2.21%	0.87%
1985	3,638,438	237,923,734	2.24%	0.89%
1986	3,728,380	240,132,831	2.47%	0.93%
1987	3,829,718	242,288,936	2.72%	0.9%
1988	3,934,517	244,499,004	2.74%	0.91%
1989	4,034,037	246,819,222	2.53%	0.95%
1990	4,196,828	250,131,894	4.04%	1.34%
1991	4,246,267	253,492,503	1.18%	1.34%
1992	4,166,366	256,894,189	-1.88%	1.34%
1993	4,157,130	260,255,352	-0.22%	1.31%
1994	4,173,105	263,435,673	0.38%	1.22%
1995	4,179,179	266,557,091	0.15%	1.18%
1996	4,199,210	269,667,391	0.48%	1.17%
1997	4,253,716	272,911,760	1.3%	1.2%
1998	4,295,785	276,115,288	0.99%	1.17%
1999	4,318,043	279,294,713	0.52%	1.15%
2000	4,423,611	282,162,411	2.44%	1.03%
2001	4,692,716	284,968,955	6.08%	0.99%
2002	4,971,435	287,625,193	5.94%	0.93%
2003	5,177,687	290,107,933	4.15%	0.86%
2004	5,355,717	292,805,298	3.44%	0.93%
2005	5,501,712	295,516,599	2.73%	0.93%
2006	5,624,466	298,379,912	2.23%	0.97%
2007	5,749,352	301,231,207	2.22%	0.96%
2008	5,894,722	304,093,966	2.53%	0.95%
2009	6,055,646	306,771,529	2.73%	0.88%
2010	6,222,714	309,327,143	2.76%	0.83%
2011	6,387,251	311,583,481	2.64%	0.73%
2012	6,551,080	313,877,662	2.56%	0.74%
2013	6,714,051	316,059,947	2.49%	0.7%
2014	6,876,385	318,386,329	2.42%	0.74%
2015	7,037,655	320,738,994	2.35%	0.74%
2016	7,205,328	323,071,755	2.38%	0.73%
2017	7,379,299	325,122,128	2.41%	0.63%
2018	7,554,563	326,838,199	2.38%	0.53%
2019	7,731,991	328,329,953	2.35%	0.46%
2020	7,912,558	331,526,933	2.34%	0.97%
2021	8,094,602	331,893,745	2.3%	0.11%
2022	8,276,807	333,271,411	2.25%	0.42%
2023	8,460,512	334,914,895	2.22%	0.49%
2024	8,642,022	340,110,988	2.15%	1.55%
2025	8,819,789	341,931,772	2.06%	0.54%
2026	8,996,743	343,664,369	2.01%	0.51%
2027	9,174,695	345,331,185	1.98%	0.49%
2028	9,349,021	346,981,137	1.9%	0.48%
2029	9,520,811	348,601,982	1.84%	0.47%
2030	9,694,851	350,176,974	1.83%	0.45%
2031	9,870,295	351,725,612	1.81%	0.44%
2032	10,047,193	353,249,060	1.79%	0.43%
2033	10,221,006	354,749,644	1.73%	0.42%
2034	10,391,485	356,234,239	1.67%	0.42%
2035	10,563,163	357,694,316	1.65%	0.41%
2036	10,734,341	359,119,002	1.62%	0.4%
2037	10,902,263	360,517,853	1.56%	0.39%
2038	11,066,143	361,895,407	1.5%	0.38%
2039	11,230,060	363,229,908	1.48%	0.37%
2040	11,398,391	364,512,364	1.5%	0.35%
2041	11,566,213	365,753,139	1.47%	0.34%
2042	11,728,787	366,969,419	1.41%	0.33%
2043	11,887,934	368,146,925	1.36%	0.32%
2044	12,049,424	369,258,123	1.36%	0.3%
2045	12,208,872	370,318,770	1.32%	0.29%
2046	12,363,446	371,328,255	1.27%	0.27%
2047	12,512,739	372,299,116	1.21%	0.26%
2048	12,659,609	373,230,539	1.17%	0.25%
2049	12,805,136	374,119,803	1.15%	0.24%
2050	12,948,320	374,986,259	1.12%	0.23%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Sierra Leone increased by 1,535,943 people (a 27.9% growth), while the United States gained 25,222,395 people (a 8.54% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Sierra Leone gained 1,924,277 (a 27.3% growth), while the United States' population increased by 22,584,536 (a 7.04% growth).

Sierra Leone was ranked 106th most populous country in 2005 and is 102nd in 2025. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2005 and still ranked 3rd 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 States will increase by 9.22% to 374,986,259 people and will still be ranked 3rd.