Homo sapiens; growth slowing toward a projected peak
Africa · Western Africa
Sierra Leone is recorded at 8.64m people in 2024, with total annual change of +178,235 under the WPP medium variant.
Sierra Leone observed 2023 population pyramid, grouped into five broad age bands from WPP single-age male and female arrays.
Population identity: births minus deaths plus net migration equals total change within the Record tolerance.
| Births | 260,194 |
|---|---|
| Deaths | -70,955 |
| Natural change | +189,239 |
| Net migration | -11,000 |
| Total change | +178,235 |
Change from 2024 to the WPP medium-variant 2100 endpoint.
| This year | +178,235 |
|---|---|
| Since peak | -7,367,614 since 2092 |
| Projected 2100 | 15.93m |
Current-rate extrapolation, not a forecast; WPP medium-variant projections remain the page baseline.
foreign-born; working-age share is not published in IMS 2024.
No reviewed Layer 2 dispatch is attached to this country record.
WPP single-age population by sex, rendered as 5-year pyramid bands from the 101-bin canonical arrays.
Sierra Leone 2023 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 3.26m, ages 15-64 4.93m, ages 65+ 271.3k.
Sierra Leone 2050 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 3.65m, ages 15-64 8.58m, ages 65+ 711.6k.
Sierra Leone 2100 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 3.01m, ages 15-64 10.45m, ages 65+ 2.47m.
Stage since 2024.
First year deaths exceed births, if reached in the series.
Potential support ratio: ages 15-64 per person aged 65+. Working-age peak: 2087.
Generated 2026-06-26. Last observed year: 2023.
| Year | Population | Change | Births | Deaths | TFR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8.64m | 178,235 | 260.2k | 71.0k | 3.70 |
| 2030 | 9.69m | 173,858 | 262.8k | 75.9k | 3.23 |
| 2050 | 12.95m | 144,752 | 260.8k | 103.7k | 2.45 |
| 2080 | 15.75m | 37,831 | 226.3k | 172.5k | 2.00 |
| 2100 | 15.93m | -21,855 | 199.0k | 203.9k | 1.87 |