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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Sierra Leone was 8,642,022 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sierra Leone's population is 9,049,533 people compared to 43,325,643 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 4.79 times bigger than Sierra Leone's.
  • Sierra Leone is ranked the 101st most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 0.63% of the world: 0.11% for Sierra Leone vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Sierra Leone has had an average growth rate of +2.32% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Sierra Leone has increased from 5.62M people to 9.05M (60.9% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.3M (84% growth).

Sierra Leone vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Sierra Leone
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Sierra Leone Yemen
2100 16,111,324 111,531,602
2099 16,126,181 111,216,538
2098 16,139,280 110,873,896
2097 16,154,153 110,513,248
2096 16,164,923 110,125,357
2095 16,173,557 109,718,989
2094 16,173,155 109,287,747
2093 16,177,864 108,834,256
2092 16,175,032 108,350,834
2091 16,168,153 107,845,139
2090 16,158,415 107,319,234
2089 16,146,773 106,769,903
2088 16,133,018 106,198,480
2087 16,116,823 105,606,248
2086 16,089,780 104,994,691
2085 16,068,438 104,356,315
2084 16,044,782 103,704,067
2083 16,011,134 103,033,111
2082 15,975,073 102,348,794
2081 15,935,071 101,642,012
2080 15,896,846 100,920,728
2079 15,854,898 100,179,245
2078 15,805,607 99,422,962
2077 15,754,551 98,654,481
2076 15,699,439 97,862,812
2075 15,639,458 97,057,105
2074 15,584,377 96,230,615
2073 15,516,736 95,389,748
2072 15,446,543 94,528,518
2071 15,374,790 93,646,094
2070 15,297,449 92,750,891
2069 15,216,666 91,836,719
2068 15,128,048 90,906,457
2067 15,032,144 89,961,778
2066 14,935,222 88,998,844
2065 14,837,697 88,022,210
2064 14,740,749 87,033,422
2063 14,642,031 86,020,867
2062 14,529,557 84,985,459
2061 14,423,861 83,934,120
2060 14,311,215 82,867,105
2059 14,198,706 81,781,887
2058 14,080,827 80,678,032
2057 13,960,869 79,563,835
2056 13,836,132 78,436,146
2055 13,706,113 77,296,391
2054 13,579,802 76,143,587
2053 13,444,465 74,985,186
2052 13,303,409 73,813,387
2051 13,156,370 72,631,340
2050 13,010,109 71,436,891
2049 12,867,021 70,243,074
2048 12,716,015 69,043,876
2047 12,570,250 67,843,741
2046 12,414,307 66,638,116
2045 12,257,874 65,433,874
2044 12,092,075 64,230,423
2043 11,931,531 63,031,296
2042 11,770,467 61,838,177
2041 11,602,993 60,651,763
2040 11,431,337 59,475,172
2039 11,262,807 58,303,694
2038 11,100,099 57,135,690
2037 10,931,629 55,973,689
2036 10,760,758 54,809,098
2035 10,585,702 53,641,994
2034 10,413,826 52,476,195
2033 10,241,196 51,307,469
2032 10,062,575 50,140,351
2031 9,883,708 48,969,961
2030 9,708,038 47,786,079
2029 9,532,000 46,594,926
2028 9,360,873 45,403,313
2027 9,179,702 44,203,683
2026 9,001,269 43,000,078
2025 8,822,114 41,792,731
2024 8,642,022 40,583,164
2023 8,460,512 39,390,799
2022 8,276,807 38,222,876
2021 8,094,602 37,140,230
2020 7,912,558 36,134,863
2019 7,731,991 35,111,408
2018 7,554,563 34,085,182
2017 7,379,299 33,090,921
2016 7,205,328 32,109,010
2015 7,037,655 31,159,379
2014 6,876,385 30,226,309
2013 6,714,051 29,312,952
2012 6,551,080 28,433,647
2011 6,387,251 27,582,897
2010 6,222,714 26,754,387
2009 6,055,646 25,927,724
2008 5,894,722 25,111,941
2007 5,749,352 24,318,082
2006 5,624,466 23,543,083
2005 5,501,712 22,790,085
2004 5,355,717 22,095,167
2003 5,177,687 21,456,379
2002 4,971,435 20,835,086
2001 4,692,716 20,226,147
2000 4,423,611 19,624,141
1999 4,318,043 19,029,420
1998 4,295,785 18,446,013
1997 4,253,716 17,873,936
1996 4,199,210 17,313,177
1995 4,179,179 16,740,058
1994 4,173,105 16,149,147
1993 4,157,130 15,563,914
1992 4,166,366 14,989,494
1991 4,246,267 14,430,201
1990 4,196,828 13,887,862
1989 4,034,037 13,364,174
1988 3,934,517 12,859,708
1987 3,829,718 12,369,912
1986 3,728,380 11,901,040
1985 3,638,438 11,453,825
1984 3,558,758 11,025,597
1983 3,481,646 10,621,499
1982 3,408,183 10,241,006
1981 3,338,940 9,882,362
1980 3,272,089 9,543,358
1979 3,207,499 9,224,194
1978 3,145,517 8,926,586
1977 3,085,354 8,648,222
1976 3,028,820 8,384,113
1975 2,974,657 8,133,598
1974 2,920,459 7,896,783
1973 2,866,955 7,672,796
1972 2,814,388 7,460,068
1971 2,763,222 7,257,462
1970 2,712,286 7,065,279
1969 2,661,365 6,875,859
1968 2,611,532 6,690,524
1967 2,562,384 6,516,444
1966 2,514,638 6,351,494
1965 2,468,666 6,195,593
1964 2,424,390 6,048,006
1963 2,382,258 5,911,135
1962 2,342,242 5,782,221
1961 2,304,227 5,655,232
1960 2,268,356 5,532,301

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Sierra Leone increased by 1,580,862 people (a 28.1% growth), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Sierra Leone gained 1,844,205 people (a 25.6% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,216,633 people (a 34.9% growth).

Sierra Leone was ranked 106th most populous country in 2006 and is 101st in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Sierra Leone's population will grow by 43.8% to 13,010,109 people with a rank change from 101st to 91st. The population of Yemen will increase by 64.9% to 71,436,891 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Sierra Leone is projected to reach its peak in 2093 at 16.2M people compared to the peak of 112M people in 2100 for Yemen.

Population growth rate by year

Sierra Leone
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Sierra Leone Yemen
2100 -0.09% 0.28%
2099 -0.08% 0.31%
2098 -0.09% 0.33%
2097 -0.07% 0.35%
2096 -0.05% 0.37%
2095 0.002% 0.39%
2094 -0.03% 0.42%
2093 0.02% 0.45%
2092 0.04% 0.47%
2091 0.06% 0.49%
2090 0.07% 0.51%
2089 0.09% 0.54%
2088 0.1% 0.56%
2087 0.17% 0.58%
2086 0.13% 0.61%
2085 0.15% 0.63%
2084 0.21% 0.65%
2083 0.23% 0.67%
2082 0.25% 0.7%
2081 0.24% 0.71%
2080 0.26% 0.74%
2079 0.31% 0.76%
2078 0.32% 0.78%
2077 0.35% 0.81%
2076 0.38% 0.83%
2075 0.35% 0.86%
2074 0.44% 0.88%
2073 0.45% 0.91%
2072 0.47% 0.94%
2071 0.51% 0.97%
2070 0.53% 1%
2069 0.59% 1.02%
2068 0.64% 1.05%
2067 0.65% 1.08%
2066 0.66% 1.11%
2065 0.66% 1.14%
2064 0.67% 1.18%
2063 0.77% 1.22%
2062 0.73% 1.25%
2061 0.79% 1.29%
2060 0.79% 1.33%
2059 0.84% 1.37%
2058 0.86% 1.4%
2057 0.9% 1.44%
2056 0.95% 1.47%
2055 0.93% 1.51%
2054 1.01% 1.54%
2053 1.06% 1.59%
2052 1.12% 1.63%
2051 1.12% 1.67%
2050 1.11% 1.7%
2049 1.19% 1.74%
2048 1.16% 1.77%
2047 1.26% 1.81%
2046 1.28% 1.84%
2045 1.37% 1.87%
2044 1.35% 1.9%
2043 1.37% 1.93%
2042 1.44% 1.96%
2041 1.5% 1.98%
2040 1.5% 2.01%
2039 1.47% 2.04%
2038 1.54% 2.08%
2037 1.59% 2.12%
2036 1.65% 2.18%
2035 1.65% 2.22%
2034 1.69% 2.28%
2033 1.78% 2.33%
2032 1.81% 2.39%
2031 1.81% 2.48%
2030 1.85% 2.56%
2029 1.83% 2.62%
2028 1.97% 2.71%
2027 1.98% 2.8%
2026 2.03% 2.89%
2025 2.08% 2.98%
2024 2.15% 3.03%
2023 2.22% 3.06%
2022 2.25% 2.92%
2021 2.3% 2.78%
2020 2.34% 2.91%
2019 2.35% 3.01%
2018 2.38% 3%
2017 2.41% 3.06%
2016 2.38% 3.05%
2015 2.35% 3.09%
2014 2.42% 3.12%
2013 2.49% 3.09%
2012 2.56% 3.08%
2011 2.64% 3.1%
2010 2.76% 3.19%
2009 2.73% 3.25%
2008 2.53% 3.26%
2007 2.22% 3.29%
2006 2.23% 3.3%
2005 2.73% 3.15%
2004 3.44% 2.98%
2003 4.15% 2.98%
2002 5.94% 3.01%
2001 6.08% 3.07%
2000 2.44% 3.13%
1999 0.52% 3.16%
1998 0.99% 3.2%
1997 1.3% 3.24%
1996 0.48% 3.42%
1995 0.15% 3.66%
1994 0.38% 3.76%
1993 -0.22% 3.83%
1992 -1.88% 3.88%
1991 1.18% 3.91%
1990 4.04% 3.92%
1989 2.53% 3.92%
1988 2.74% 3.96%
1987 2.72% 3.94%
1986 2.47% 3.9%
1985 2.24% 3.88%
1984 2.21% 3.8%
1983 2.16% 3.72%
1982 2.07% 3.63%
1981 2.04% 3.55%
1980 2.01% 3.46%
1979 1.97% 3.33%
1978 1.95% 3.22%
1977 1.87% 3.15%
1976 1.82% 3.08%
1975 1.86% 3%
1974 1.87% 2.92%
1973 1.87% 2.85%
1972 1.85% 2.79%
1971 1.88% 2.72%
1970 1.91% 2.75%
1969 1.91% 2.77%
1968 1.92% 2.67%
1967 1.9% 2.6%
1966 1.86% 2.52%
1965 1.83% 2.44%
1964 1.77% 2.32%
1963 1.71% 2.23%
1962 1.65% 2.25%
1961 1.58% 2.22%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Sierra Leone grew by 2.15%, while Yemen's population grew by 3.03%.

Live population counters

Sierra Leone Yemen
Current population
9049533
43325643
Population rank 101/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.52%
One net population change
2.9 minutes
26.4 seconds
One birth every
2.03 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
7.5 minutes
2.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline +497 +3,267
Annual growth/decline +181,510 +1,192,365
Annual growth/decline rate +2.15% +3.03%
Population growth rate rank 47/197 13/197
One migration net change every
46.6 minutes
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change -11,309 -16,291
Net migration rank 136/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 49,997 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 151/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 174/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Sierra Leone
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Sierra Leone Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,309 - -16,291
2024 - -11,000 - -10,482
2023 188,788 -4,000 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 186,625 -4,000 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 183,326 -1,544 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 181,015 1,292 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 181,068 -2,238 1,056,432 2,129
2018 178,772 -2,741 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 173,259 1,234 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 168,784 4,657 975,697 -6,492
2015 162,275 -356 939,922 -9,883
2014 160,137 485 920,330 15,764
2013 161,265 2,773 884,929 5,697
2012 160,915 988 845,645 22,349
2011 158,858 6,895 806,359 27,184
2010 155,338 7,983 803,246 20,269
2009 152,669 18,145 798,911 30,919
2008 149,855 1,182 779,123 22,621
2007 145,740 -6,042 764,780 21,210
2006 144,127 -34,052 750,082 13,940
2005 137,234 -1,805 726,708 15,283
2004 132,661 23,897 710,493 -62,641
2003 130,312 69,185 694,457 -64,737
2002 126,429 86,578 672,494 -59,648
2001 116,647 227,791 658,704 -53,698
2000 110,754 83,013 646,694 -47,713
1999 102,295 -84,926 633,166 -42,731
1998 103,906 -76,766 615,488 -39,096
1997 105,433 -48,437 604,443 -36,694
1996 104,140 -52,110 588,786 -35,043
1995 100,885 -112,857 607,966 -15,485
1994 101,486 -77,371 602,363 -13,040
1993 103,317 -95,476 595,459 -14,332
1992 103,251 -129,565 582,072 -14,372
1991 105,477 -238,965 565,837 -14,964
1990 100,778 131,587 549,654 -15,847
1989 98,298 -5,079 530,464 -16,876
1988 96,344 9,470 513,296 -17,952
1987 94,235 9,558 493,337 -9,097
1986 90,902 7,992 464,665 -11,151
1985 88,869 -7,873 455,576 -14,660
1984 87,072 -8,708 434,674 -19,143
1983 84,628 -8,783 414,823 -22,152
1982 82,457 -11,379 392,302 -23,981
1981 80,111 -12,699 374,482 -25,499
1980 77,932 -11,641 355,767 -26,740
1979 75,992 -13,095 336,378 -27,090
1978 74,130 -13,073 312,439 -26,524
1977 71,663 -12,399 296,115 -25,305
1976 69,506 -15,686 281,078 -23,669
1975 67,560 -13,058 266,815 -23,192
1974 65,357 -11,473 252,737 -22,726
1973 62,443 -9,322 240,235 -22,282
1972 60,279 -8,267 229,322 -21,826
1971 58,484 -8,162 219,095 -21,386
1970 56,513 -4,957 207,613 -20,966
1969 54,768 -4,485 196,305 -4,121
1968 53,126 -3,743 182,518 -4,031
1967 51,734 -2,819 173,637 -3,959
1966 49,486 -2,911 164,091 -3,874
1965 47,223 -1,851 155,398 -3,797
1964 45,487 -2,308 147,299 -3,712
1963 43,569 -2,480 133,781 -3,640
1962 41,603 -2,658 131,262 -3,572
1961 40,022 -2,947 129,787 -3,503
1960 38,192 -3,528 122,994 -3,431

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

Over the last 10 years, 99.6% of the population change in Sierra Leone is from natural causes (a gain of 1,764,049 people) and 0.41% is from migration (a loss of 7,211 people). In Yemen 97.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,460,813 people) and 2.17% is from migration (a loss of 231,814 people).

As of 2024, 49,997 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Sierra Leone, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

Biggest cities by population

Sierra Leone
City Population
Freetown 951K
Bo 234K
Kenema 188K
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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