Population growth rate: Sierra Leone
2.184% in 2023, the latest year published. Figures for 74 years from 1950 to 2023 are below.
Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.184 |
| 2022 | 2.207 |
| 2021 | 2.246 |
| 2020 | 2.304 |
| 2019 | 2.313 |
| 2018 | 2.33 |
| 2017 | 2.365 |
| 2016 | 2.407 |
| 2015 | 2.301 |
| 2014 | 2.336 |
| 2013 | 2.443 |
| 2012 | 2.472 |
| 2011 | 2.595 |
| 2010 | 2.625 |
| 2009 | 2.821 |
| 2008 | 2.562 |
| 2007 | 2.43 |
| 2006 | 1.957 |
| 2005 | 2.462 |
| 2004 | 2.923 |
| 2003 | 3.854 |
| 2002 | 4.285 |
| 2001 | 7.343 |
| 2000 | 4.381 |
| 1999 | 0.402 |
| 1998 | 0.632 |
| 1997 | 1.34 |
| 1996 | 1.239 |
| 1995 | -0.286 |
| 1994 | 0.578 |
| 1993 | 0.189 |
| 1992 | -0.632 |
| 1991 | -3.144 |
| 1990 | 5.538 |
| 1989 | 2.311 |
| 1988 | 2.69 |
| 1987 | 2.71 |
| 1986 | 2.653 |
| 1985 | 2.226 |
| 1984 | 2.202 |
| 1983 | 2.179 |
| 1982 | 2.085 |
| 1981 | 2.019 |
| 1980 | 2.026 |
| 1979 | 1.961 |
| 1978 | 1.942 |
| 1977 | 1.921 |
| 1976 | 1.777 |
| 1975 | 1.833 |
| 1974 | 1.845 |
| 1973 | 1.853 |
| 1972 | 1.848 |
| 1971 | 1.821 |
| 1970 | 1.901 |
| 1969 | 1.89 |
| 1968 | 1.891 |
| 1967 | 1.909 |
| 1966 | 1.852 |
| 1965 | 1.838 |
| 1964 | 1.781 |
| 1963 | 1.724 |
| 1962 | 1.663 |
| 1961 | 1.609 |
| 1960 | 1.528 |
| 1959 | 1.432 |
| 1958 | 1.287 |
| 1957 | 1.324 |
| 1956 | 1.291 |
| 1955 | 1.247 |
| 1954 | 1.203 |
| 1953 | 1.126 |
| 1952 | 1.168 |
| 1951 | 1.183 |
| 1950 | 1.169 |