The latest officially reported population of Sierra Leone was 8,642,022 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sierra Leone's population is 8,961,932 people compared to 3,384,690 in Uruguay.
Population statistics:
- Sierra Leone's population is 2.65 times bigger than Uruguay's.
- Sierra Leone is ranked the 102nd most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
- The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.11% for Sierra Leone vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
- For the last 10 years, Sierra Leone has had an average growth rate of +2.32% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
- Since 2005, the population of Sierra Leone has increased from 5.5M people to 8.96M (62.9% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (3.01% growth).
- Sierra Leone is projected to reach its peak in 2092 at 16M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.25M people by 2100.
Sierra Leone vs Uruguay: live population counter
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| Current population |
8961932
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3384690
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| Population rank | 102/197 | 133/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.11% | 0.04% |
| One net population change |
2.9 minutes
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5.87 hours
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| One birth every |
2.03 minutes
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15.7 minutes
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| One death every |
7.5 minutes
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15.9 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
47.8 minutes
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6.5 hours
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| Annual migration change | -11,000 | -1,348 |
| Daily growth/decline | +497 | -4 |
| Annual growth/decline | +181,510 | -1,493 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.15% | -0.04% |
| Population growth rate rank | 49/197 | 169/197 |
Sierra Leone and Uruguay: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 2,268,356 | 2,529,957 | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,304,227 | 2,562,044 | 1.58% | 1.27% |
| 1962 | 2,342,242 | 2,593,298 | 1.65% | 1.22% |
| 1963 | 2,382,258 | 2,623,766 | 1.71% | 1.17% |
| 1964 | 2,424,390 | 2,653,180 | 1.77% | 1.12% |
| 1965 | 2,468,666 | 2,681,169 | 1.83% | 1.05% |
| 1966 | 2,514,638 | 2,707,646 | 1.86% | 0.99% |
| 1967 | 2,562,384 | 2,732,277 | 1.9% | 0.91% |
| 1968 | 2,611,532 | 2,754,606 | 1.92% | 0.82% |
| 1969 | 2,661,365 | 2,773,974 | 1.91% | 0.7% |
| 1970 | 2,712,286 | 2,790,807 | 1.91% | 0.61% |
| 1971 | 2,763,222 | 2,806,462 | 1.88% | 0.56% |
| 1972 | 2,814,388 | 2,821,644 | 1.85% | 0.54% |
| 1973 | 2,866,955 | 2,837,133 | 1.87% | 0.55% |
| 1974 | 2,920,459 | 2,853,944 | 1.87% | 0.59% |
| 1975 | 2,974,657 | 2,872,320 | 1.86% | 0.64% |
| 1976 | 3,028,820 | 2,891,392 | 1.82% | 0.66% |
| 1977 | 3,085,354 | 2,909,461 | 1.87% | 0.62% |
| 1978 | 3,145,517 | 2,925,715 | 1.95% | 0.56% |
| 1979 | 3,207,499 | 2,939,903 | 1.97% | 0.48% |
| 1980 | 3,272,089 | 2,951,953 | 2.01% | 0.41% |
| 1981 | 3,338,940 | 2,963,246 | 2.04% | 0.38% |
| 1982 | 3,408,183 | 2,975,492 | 2.07% | 0.41% |
| 1983 | 3,481,646 | 2,988,778 | 2.16% | 0.45% |
| 1984 | 3,558,758 | 3,002,488 | 2.21% | 0.46% |
| 1985 | 3,638,438 | 3,017,037 | 2.24% | 0.48% |
| 1986 | 3,728,380 | 3,032,845 | 2.47% | 0.52% |
| 1987 | 3,829,718 | 3,049,896 | 2.72% | 0.56% |
| 1988 | 3,934,517 | 3,067,961 | 2.74% | 0.59% |
| 1989 | 4,034,037 | 3,086,255 | 2.53% | 0.6% |
| 1990 | 4,196,828 | 3,104,403 | 4.04% | 0.59% |
| 1991 | 4,246,267 | 3,122,354 | 1.18% | 0.58% |
| 1992 | 4,166,366 | 3,139,702 | -1.88% | 0.56% |
| 1993 | 4,157,130 | 3,156,345 | -0.22% | 0.53% |
| 1994 | 4,173,105 | 3,172,834 | 0.38% | 0.52% |
| 1995 | 4,179,179 | 3,189,440 | 0.15% | 0.52% |
| 1996 | 4,199,210 | 3,206,324 | 0.48% | 0.53% |
| 1997 | 4,253,716 | 3,223,345 | 1.3% | 0.53% |
| 1998 | 4,295,785 | 3,239,280 | 0.99% | 0.49% |
| 1999 | 4,318,043 | 3,254,015 | 0.52% | 0.45% |
| 2000 | 4,423,611 | 3,266,206 | 2.44% | 0.37% |
| 2001 | 4,692,716 | 3,274,251 | 6.08% | 0.25% |
| 2002 | 4,971,435 | 3,278,867 | 5.94% | 0.14% |
| 2003 | 5,177,687 | 3,281,186 | 4.15% | 0.07% |
| 2004 | 5,355,717 | 3,283,148 | 3.44% | 0.06% |
| 2005 | 5,501,712 | 3,285,771 | 2.73% | 0.08% |
| 2006 | 5,624,466 | 3,289,506 | 2.23% | 0.11% |
| 2007 | 5,749,352 | 3,295,153 | 2.22% | 0.17% |
| 2008 | 5,894,722 | 3,302,177 | 2.53% | 0.21% |
| 2009 | 6,055,646 | 3,310,091 | 2.73% | 0.24% |
| 2010 | 6,222,714 | 3,318,580 | 2.76% | 0.26% |
| 2011 | 6,387,251 | 3,326,825 | 2.64% | 0.25% |
| 2012 | 6,551,080 | 3,335,401 | 2.56% | 0.26% |
| 2013 | 6,714,051 | 3,345,337 | 2.49% | 0.3% |
| 2014 | 6,876,385 | 3,356,334 | 2.42% | 0.33% |
| 2015 | 7,037,655 | 3,368,017 | 2.35% | 0.35% |
| 2016 | 7,205,328 | 3,379,283 | 2.38% | 0.33% |
| 2017 | 7,379,299 | 3,388,438 | 2.41% | 0.27% |
| 2018 | 7,554,563 | 3,394,534 | 2.38% | 0.18% |
| 2019 | 7,731,991 | 3,397,206 | 2.35% | 0.08% |
| 2020 | 7,912,558 | 3,398,968 | 2.34% | 0.05% |
| 2021 | 8,094,602 | 3,396,695 | 2.3% | -0.07% |
| 2022 | 8,276,807 | 3,390,913 | 2.25% | -0.17% |
| 2023 | 8,460,512 | 3,388,081 | 2.22% | -0.08% |
| 2024 | 8,642,022 | 3,386,588 | 2.15% | -0.04% |
| 2025 | 8,819,789 | 3,384,690 | 2.06% | -0.06% |
| 2026 | 8,996,743 | 3,382,543 | 2.01% | -0.06% |
| 2027 | 9,174,695 | 3,380,245 | 1.98% | -0.07% |
| 2028 | 9,349,021 | 3,377,893 | 1.9% | -0.07% |
| 2029 | 9,520,811 | 3,375,428 | 1.84% | -0.07% |
| 2030 | 9,694,851 | 3,372,892 | 1.83% | -0.08% |
| 2031 | 9,870,295 | 3,370,285 | 1.81% | -0.08% |
| 2032 | 10,047,193 | 3,367,544 | 1.79% | -0.08% |
| 2033 | 10,221,006 | 3,364,654 | 1.73% | -0.09% |
| 2034 | 10,391,485 | 3,361,591 | 1.67% | -0.09% |
| 2035 | 10,563,163 | 3,358,284 | 1.65% | -0.1% |
| 2036 | 10,734,341 | 3,354,682 | 1.62% | -0.11% |
| 2037 | 10,902,263 | 3,350,735 | 1.56% | -0.12% |
| 2038 | 11,066,143 | 3,346,431 | 1.5% | -0.13% |
| 2039 | 11,230,060 | 3,341,676 | 1.48% | -0.14% |
| 2040 | 11,398,391 | 3,336,469 | 1.5% | -0.16% |
| 2041 | 11,566,213 | 3,330,804 | 1.47% | -0.17% |
| 2042 | 11,728,787 | 3,324,643 | 1.41% | -0.18% |
| 2043 | 11,887,934 | 3,317,939 | 1.36% | -0.2% |
| 2044 | 12,049,424 | 3,310,611 | 1.36% | -0.22% |
| 2045 | 12,208,872 | 3,302,680 | 1.32% | -0.24% |
| 2046 | 12,363,446 | 3,294,196 | 1.27% | -0.26% |
| 2047 | 12,512,739 | 3,285,160 | 1.21% | -0.27% |
| 2048 | 12,659,609 | 3,275,507 | 1.17% | -0.29% |
| 2049 | 12,805,136 | 3,265,260 | 1.15% | -0.31% |
| 2050 | 12,948,320 | 3,254,361 | 1.12% | -0.33% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Sierra Leone increased by 1,535,943 people (a 27.9% growth), while Uruguay gained 82,246 people (a 2.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Sierra Leone gained 1,924,277 (a 27.3% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 16,673 (a 0.5% growth).
Sierra Leone was ranked 106th most populous country in 2005 and is 102nd in 2025. Uruguay was ranked 130th in 2005 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.85% to 3,254,361 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Freetown | 951K |
| Bo | 234K |
| Kenema | 188K |
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| City | Population |
| Montevideo | 1.3M |
| Salto | 125K |
| Ciudad de la Costa | 112K |
| Rivera | 103K |
| Maldonado | 86.8K |
| Paysandu | 76.4K |
| Tacuarembo | 54.8K |
| Melo | 51.8K |
| Mercedes | 42K |
| Artigas | 40.7K |
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Population differences between Sierra Leone and Uruguay
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| Life expectancy | 62.2 years | 78.5 years |
| Average age | 24.4 years | 38.9 years |
| Median age | 20.5 years | 37.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.9:50.1 | 48.5:51.5 |
| Fertility rate | 3.79 births per woman | 1.41 births per woman |
| Population density | 310 ppl/mi² | 50.1 ppl/mi² |
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