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

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The latest officially reported population of Sierra Leone was 8,819,794 in 2025 vs 101,598,527 people in Vietnam in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sierra Leone's population is 9,090,531 people compared to 102,486,146 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 11.3 times bigger than Sierra Leone's.
  • Sierra Leone is ranked the 100th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.34% of the world: 0.11% for Sierra Leone vs 1.23% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Sierra Leone has had an average growth rate of +2.29% per year vs +0.94% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Sierra Leone has increased from 5.62M people to 9.09M (61.6% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.7% growth).

Sierra Leone vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Sierra Leone
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Sierra Leone Vietnam
2100 16,107,087 92,225,380
2099 16,121,940 92,721,469
2098 16,135,035 93,212,742
2097 16,149,905 93,688,693
2096 16,160,672 94,163,950
2095 16,169,304 94,626,063
2094 16,168,902 95,083,879
2093 16,173,609 95,543,293
2092 16,170,778 96,000,019
2091 16,163,901 96,459,165
2090 16,154,165 96,922,871
2089 16,142,526 97,384,434
2088 16,128,775 97,843,001
2087 16,112,585 98,308,755
2086 16,085,549 98,773,008
2085 16,064,212 99,233,927
2084 16,040,563 99,695,401
2083 16,006,923 100,162,677
2082 15,970,872 100,634,653
2081 15,930,880 101,104,469
2080 15,892,665 101,568,526
2079 15,850,728 102,030,723
2078 15,801,450 102,480,219
2077 15,750,408 102,928,253
2076 15,695,310 103,358,352
2075 15,635,345 103,783,177
2074 15,580,279 104,197,814
2073 15,512,655 104,606,950
2072 15,442,481 105,005,673
2071 15,370,747 105,384,777
2070 15,293,426 105,757,144
2069 15,212,664 106,110,195
2068 15,124,069 106,454,379
2067 15,028,190 106,794,625
2066 14,931,295 107,126,965
2065 14,833,794 107,442,675
2064 14,736,872 107,744,261
2063 14,638,180 108,038,461
2062 14,525,736 108,322,712
2061 14,420,068 108,590,617
2060 14,307,451 108,842,045
2059 14,194,972 109,087,333
2058 14,077,124 109,320,301
2057 13,957,197 109,529,799
2056 13,832,494 109,715,196
2055 13,702,508 109,886,647
2054 13,576,231 110,035,740
2053 13,440,929 110,156,643
2052 13,299,910 110,253,026
2051 13,152,910 110,321,289
2050 13,006,688 110,344,733
2049 12,863,637 110,339,565
2048 12,712,671 110,296,602
2047 12,566,944 110,211,618
2046 12,411,042 110,090,837
2045 12,254,651 109,926,260
2044 12,088,895 109,731,512
2043 11,928,393 109,497,595
2042 11,767,372 109,225,525
2041 11,599,942 108,919,674
2040 11,428,331 108,594,542
2039 11,259,845 108,237,715
2038 11,097,180 107,861,117
2037 10,928,754 107,463,482
2036 10,757,928 107,058,359
2035 10,582,918 106,630,705
2034 10,411,088 106,189,495
2033 10,238,503 105,745,684
2032 10,059,929 105,283,013
2031 9,881,109 104,809,957
2030 9,705,485 104,314,150
2029 9,529,493 103,819,556
2028 9,358,412 103,300,347
2027 9,177,288 102,759,746
2026 8,998,902 102,197,177
2025 8,819,794 101,598,527
2024 8,642,022 100,987,686
2023 8,460,512 100,352,192
2022 8,276,807 99,680,655
2021 8,094,602 98,935,098
2020 7,912,558 98,079,191
2019 7,731,991 97,173,776
2018 7,554,563 96,237,319
2017 7,379,299 95,176,977
2016 7,205,328 94,000,117
2015 7,037,655 92,823,254
2014 6,876,385 91,679,578
2013 6,714,051 90,573,104
2012 6,551,080 89,510,356
2011 6,387,251 88,468,314
2010 6,222,714 87,455,152
2009 6,055,646 86,460,018
2008 5,894,722 85,175,788
2007 5,749,352 83,633,375
2006 5,624,466 82,167,897
2005 5,501,712 81,088,313
2004 5,355,717 80,338,971
2003 5,177,687 79,563,777
2002 4,971,435 78,772,224
2001 4,692,716 77,969,361
2000 4,423,611 77,154,011
1999 4,318,043 76,287,452
1998 4,295,785 75,299,660
1997 4,253,716 74,226,889
1996 4,199,210 73,156,447
1995 4,179,179 72,049,940
1994 4,173,105 70,854,391
1993 4,157,130 69,586,384
1992 4,166,366 68,260,337
1991 4,246,267 66,891,775
1990 4,196,828 65,504,552
1989 4,034,037 64,147,348
1988 3,934,517 62,843,228
1987 3,829,718 61,584,651
1986 3,728,380 60,347,048
1985 3,638,438 59,060,622
1984 3,558,758 57,706,067
1983 3,481,646 56,337,921
1982 3,408,183 55,011,289
1981 3,338,940 53,738,141
1980 3,272,089 52,490,101
1979 3,207,499 51,378,211
1978 3,145,517 50,249,552
1977 3,085,354 48,954,872
1976 3,028,820 47,684,931
1975 2,974,657 46,482,903
1974 2,920,459 45,413,537
1973 2,866,955 44,409,861
1972 2,814,388 43,429,168
1971 2,763,222 42,449,276
1970 2,712,286 41,475,230
1969 2,661,365 40,582,096
1968 2,611,532 39,734,609
1967 2,562,384 38,895,080
1966 2,514,638 38,024,836
1965 2,468,666 37,129,656
1964 2,424,390 36,201,563
1963 2,382,258 35,249,101
1962 2,342,242 34,288,560
1961 2,304,227 33,409,059
1960 2,268,356 32,531,933

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/sierra-leone/vietnam | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Sierra Leone increased by 1,580,862 people (a 28.1% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Sierra Leone gained 1,885,203 people (a 26.2% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,486,029 people (a 9.03% growth).

Sierra Leone was ranked 105th most populous country in 2006 and is 100th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Sierra Leone's population will grow by 43.1% to 13,006,688 people with a rank change from 100th to 91st. The population of Vietnam will increase by 7.67% to 110,344,733 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Sierra Leone is projected to reach its peak in 2093 at 16.2M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2050 for Vietnam.

Population growth rate by year

Sierra Leone
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Sierra Leone Vietnam
2100 -0.09% -0.54%
2099 -0.08% -0.53%
2098 -0.09% -0.51%
2097 -0.07% -0.5%
2096 -0.05% -0.49%
2095 0.002% -0.48%
2094 -0.03% -0.48%
2093 0.02% -0.48%
2092 0.04% -0.48%
2091 0.06% -0.48%
2090 0.07% -0.47%
2089 0.09% -0.47%
2088 0.1% -0.47%
2087 0.17% -0.47%
2086 0.13% -0.46%
2085 0.15% -0.46%
2084 0.21% -0.47%
2083 0.23% -0.47%
2082 0.25% -0.46%
2081 0.24% -0.46%
2080 0.26% -0.45%
2079 0.31% -0.44%
2078 0.32% -0.44%
2077 0.35% -0.42%
2076 0.38% -0.41%
2075 0.35% -0.4%
2074 0.44% -0.39%
2073 0.45% -0.38%
2072 0.47% -0.36%
2071 0.51% -0.35%
2070 0.53% -0.33%
2069 0.59% -0.32%
2068 0.64% -0.32%
2067 0.65% -0.31%
2066 0.66% -0.29%
2065 0.66% -0.28%
2064 0.67% -0.27%
2063 0.77% -0.26%
2062 0.73% -0.25%
2061 0.79% -0.23%
2060 0.79% -0.22%
2059 0.84% -0.21%
2058 0.86% -0.19%
2057 0.9% -0.17%
2056 0.95% -0.16%
2055 0.93% -0.14%
2054 1.01% -0.11%
2053 1.06% -0.09%
2052 1.12% -0.06%
2051 1.12% -0.02%
2050 1.11% 0.005%
2049 1.19% 0.04%
2048 1.16% 0.08%
2047 1.26% 0.11%
2046 1.28% 0.15%
2045 1.37% 0.18%
2044 1.35% 0.21%
2043 1.37% 0.25%
2042 1.44% 0.28%
2041 1.5% 0.3%
2040 1.5% 0.33%
2039 1.47% 0.35%
2038 1.54% 0.37%
2037 1.59% 0.38%
2036 1.65% 0.4%
2035 1.65% 0.42%
2034 1.69% 0.42%
2033 1.78% 0.44%
2032 1.81% 0.45%
2031 1.81% 0.48%
2030 1.85% 0.48%
2029 1.83% 0.5%
2028 1.97% 0.53%
2027 1.98% 0.55%
2026 2.03% 0.59%
2025 2.06% 0.6%
2024 2.15% 0.63%
2023 2.22% 0.67%
2022 2.25% 0.75%
2021 2.3% 0.87%
2020 2.34% 0.93%
2019 2.35% 0.97%
2018 2.38% 1.11%
2017 2.41% 1.25%
2016 2.38% 1.27%
2015 2.35% 1.25%
2014 2.42% 1.22%
2013 2.49% 1.19%
2012 2.56% 1.18%
2011 2.64% 1.16%
2010 2.76% 1.15%
2009 2.73% 1.51%
2008 2.53% 1.84%
2007 2.22% 1.78%
2006 2.23% 1.33%
2005 2.73% 0.93%
2004 3.44% 0.97%
2003 4.15% 1%
2002 5.94% 1.03%
2001 6.08% 1.06%
2000 2.44% 1.14%
1999 0.52% 1.31%
1998 0.99% 1.45%
1997 1.3% 1.46%
1996 0.48% 1.54%
1995 0.15% 1.69%
1994 0.38% 1.82%
1993 -0.22% 1.94%
1992 -1.88% 2.05%
1991 1.18% 2.12%
1990 4.04% 2.12%
1989 2.53% 2.08%
1988 2.74% 2.04%
1987 2.72% 2.05%
1986 2.47% 2.18%
1985 2.24% 2.35%
1984 2.21% 2.43%
1983 2.16% 2.41%
1982 2.07% 2.37%
1981 2.04% 2.38%
1980 2.01% 2.16%
1979 1.97% 2.25%
1978 1.95% 2.64%
1977 1.87% 2.66%
1976 1.82% 2.59%
1975 1.86% 2.35%
1974 1.87% 2.26%
1973 1.87% 2.26%
1972 1.85% 2.31%
1971 1.88% 2.35%
1970 1.91% 2.2%
1969 1.91% 2.13%
1968 1.92% 2.16%
1967 1.9% 2.29%
1966 1.86% 2.41%
1965 1.83% 2.56%
1964 1.77% 2.7%
1963 1.71% 2.8%
1962 1.65% 2.63%
1961 1.58% 2.7%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Sierra Leone grew by 2.06%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.6%.

Live population counters

Sierra Leone Vietnam
Current population
9090531
102486146
Population rank 100/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 1.23%
One net population change
2.96 minutes
51.8 seconds
One birth every
2.02 minutes
23.3 seconds
One death every
7.41 minutes
47 seconds
Daily growth/decline +487 +1,674
Annual growth/decline +177,772 +610,841
Annual growth/decline rate +2.06% +0.6%
Population growth rate rank 47/197 122/197
One migration net change every
46.6 minutes
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change -11,309 -48,171
Net migration rank 136/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 49,997 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 151/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 174/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Sierra Leone
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Sierra Leone Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,309 - -48,171
2024 189,234 -11,000 684,393 -59,645
2023 188,788 -4,000 727,955 -81,789
2022 186,625 -4,000 775,914 -78,977
2021 183,326 -1,544 799,593 -5,418
2020 181,015 1,292 924,004 -6,457
2019 181,068 -2,238 895,262 -2,051
2018 178,772 -2,741 882,977 96,650
2017 173,259 1,234 1,001,833 139,245
2016 168,784 4,657 1,045,094 167,652
2015 162,275 -356 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 160,137 485 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 161,265 2,773 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 160,915 988 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 158,858 6,895 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 155,338 7,983 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 152,669 18,145 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 149,855 1,182 1,008,141 571,113
2007 145,740 -6,042 981,689 523,784
2006 144,127 -34,052 943,041 482,399
2005 137,234 -1,805 942,084 -208,337
2004 132,661 23,897 985,438 -220,458
2003 130,312 69,185 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 126,429 86,578 991,427 -193,766
2001 116,647 227,791 985,610 -177,586
2000 110,754 83,013 966,894 -144,298
1999 102,295 -84,926 925,519 -15,010
1998 103,906 -76,766 959,016 106,091
1997 105,433 -48,437 1,028,116 52,382
1996 104,140 -52,110 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 100,885 -112,857 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 101,486 -77,371 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 103,317 -95,476 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 103,251 -129,565 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 105,477 -238,965 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 100,778 131,587 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 98,298 -5,079 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 96,344 9,470 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 94,235 9,558 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 90,902 7,992 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 88,869 -7,873 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 87,072 -8,708 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 84,628 -8,783 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 82,457 -11,379 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 80,111 -12,699 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 77,932 -11,641 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 75,992 -13,095 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 74,130 -13,073 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 71,663 -12,399 1,259,315 49,655
1976 69,506 -15,686 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 67,560 -13,058 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 65,357 -11,473 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 62,443 -9,322 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 60,279 -8,267 921,524 -1,920
1971 58,484 -8,162 963,259 76,961
1970 56,513 -4,957 905,902 1,997
1969 54,768 -4,485 878,359 0
1968 53,126 -3,743 815,116 1,489
1967 51,734 -2,819 862,071 394
1966 49,486 -2,911 876,283 1,769
1965 47,223 -1,851 913,761 -1,438
1964 45,487 -2,308 950,219 -6,328
1963 43,569 -2,480 961,067 0
1962 41,603 -2,658 960,046 0
1961 40,022 -2,947 798,978 0
1960 38,192 -3,528 955,268 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/sierra-leone/vietnam | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 99% of the population change in Sierra Leone is from natural causes (a gain of 1,793,146 people) and 1.03% is from migration (a loss of 18,696 people). In Vietnam 98.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,882,928 people) and 1.82% is from migration (a gain of 164,322 people).

As of 2024, 49,997 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Sierra Leone, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

Biggest cities by population

Sierra Leone
City Population
Freetown 951K
Bo 234K
Kenema 188K
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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