Total population of Sierra Leone

Period	Population	Change
2021	8,420,641	186,671
2020	8,233,970	187,142
2019	8,046,828	185,547
2018	7,861,281	183,715
2017	7,677,566	183,653
2016	7,493,913	179,140
2015	7,314,773	174,085
2014	7,140,688	175,830
2013	6,964,858	176,271
2012	6,788,587	176,203
2011	6,612,384	175,686
2010	6,436,698	176,856
2009	6,259,842	168,982
2008	6,090,860	151,696
2007	5,939,164	129,390
2006	5,809,774	126,440
2005	5,683,334	150,005
2004	5,533,329	182,422
2003	5,350,907	210,795
2002	5,140,112	283,016
2001	4,857,096	273,029
2000	4,584,067	108,922
1999	4,475,145	25,170
1998	4,449,975	44,947
1997	4,405,028	57,658
1996	4,347,370	23,221
1995	4,324,149	9,197
1994	4,314,952	19,263
1993	4,295,689	5,877
1992	4,301,566	76,604
1991	4,378,170	52,782
1990	4,325,388	166,224
1989	4,159,164	102,950
1988	4,056,214	108,348
1987	3,947,866	104,949
1986	3,842,917	93,498
1985	3,749,419	83,157
1984	3,666,262	80,489
1983	3,585,773	76,576
1982	3,509,197	72,089
1981	3,437,108	69,631
1980	3,367,477	67,445
1979	3,300,032	64,862
1978	3,235,170	62,975
1977	3,172,195	59,331
1976	3,112,864	56,948
1975	3,055,916	57,073
1974	2,998,843	56,510
1973	2,942,333	55,691
1972	2,886,642	54,250
1971	2,832,392	53,835
1970	2,778,557	53,656
1969	2,724,901	52,531
1968	2,672,370	51,974
1967	2,620,396	50,660
1966	2,569,736	49,160
1965	2,520,576	47,890
1964	2,472,686	45,936
1963	2,426,750	43,836
1962	2,382,914	41,849
1961	2,341,065	39,755
1960	2,301,310	37,266
1959	2,264,044	34,044
1958	2,230,000	32,190
1957	2,197,810	31,694
1956	2,166,116	30,472
1955	2,135,644	29,026
1954	2,106,618	27,237
1953	2,079,381	26,345
1952	2,053,036	26,314
1951	2,026,722	25,932
1950	2,000,790