Guinea vs Sierra Leone

Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Population

Population in 2023: 14.4 million people in Guinea and 8.46 million people in Sierra Leone, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Guinea, by 5.95 million people, or 1.7 times that in Sierra Leone.

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Guinea vs Sierra Leone: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 14.4 million people in Guinea and 8.46 million people in Sierra Leone, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Guinea, by 5.95 million people, or 1.7 times that in Sierra Leone.
GuineaSierra LeoneEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Guinea has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, Guinea ranked 75 and Sierra Leone ranked 101 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Guinea at 32 million people and Sierra Leone at 15.9 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearGuineaSierra LeoneWorld
202314.4 million8.46 million8.09 billion
202214.1 million8.28 million8.02 billion
202113.7 million8.1 million7.95 billion
202013.4 million7.91 million7.89 billion
201913 million7.73 million7.81 billion
201812.7 million7.56 million7.73 billion
201712.4 million7.38 million7.65 billion
201612.1 million7.21 million7.56 billion
201511.8 million7.04 million7.47 billion
201411.5 million6.88 million7.38 billion
201311.2 million6.71 million7.29 billion
201210.9 million6.55 million7.2 billion
201110.7 million6.39 million7.11 billion
201010.4 million6.22 million7.02 billion
200910.1 million6.06 million6.93 billion
20089.9 million5.9 million6.84 billion
20079.66 million5.75 million6.76 billion
20069.44 million5.62 million6.67 billion
20059.25 million5.5 million6.59 billion
20049.06 million5.36 million6.5 billion
20038.87 million5.18 million6.42 billion
20028.67 million4.97 million6.34 billion
20018.54 million4.69 million6.26 billion
20008.43 million4.42 million6.17 billion
19998.27 million4.32 million6.09 billion
19988.08 million4.3 million6.01 billion
19977.93 million4.25 million5.93 billion
19967.77 million4.2 million5.84 billion
19957.55 million4.18 million5.76 billion
19947.35 million4.17 million5.68 billion
19937.13 million4.16 million5.59 billion
19926.91 million4.17 million5.51 billion
19916.7 million4.25 million5.42 billion
19906.43 million4.2 million5.33 billion
19896.22 million4.03 million5.23 billion
19886.06 million3.94 million5.14 billion
19875.9 million3.83 million5.05 billion
19865.75 million3.73 million4.96 billion
19855.61 million3.64 million4.87 billion
19845.48 million3.56 million4.78 billion
19835.36 million3.48 million4.7 billion
19825.25 million3.41 million4.61 billion
19815.14 million3.34 million4.53 billion
19805.05 million3.27 million4.45 billion
19794.96 million3.21 million4.37 billion
19784.88 million3.15 million4.29 billion
19774.8 million3.09 million4.22 billion
19764.73 million3.03 million4.14 billion
19754.65 million2.98 million4.07 billion
19744.58 million2.92 million4 billion
19734.51 million2.87 million3.92 billion
19724.43 million2.81 million3.85 billion
19714.36 million2.76 million3.77 billion
19704.28 million2.71 million3.7 billion
19694.2 million2.66 million3.62 billion
19684.12 million2.61 million3.55 billion
19674.04 million2.56 million3.47 billion
19663.96 million2.52 million3.4 billion
19653.89 million2.47 million3.34 billion
19643.82 million2.42 million3.26 billion
19633.75 million2.38 million3.19 billion
19623.68 million2.34 million3.12 billion
19613.62 million2.3 million3.07 billion
19603.56 million2.27 million3.02 billion
19593.5 million2.24 million2.97 billion
19583.44 million2.21 million2.91 billion
19573.38 million2.18 million2.85 billion
19563.32 million2.15 million2.8 billion
19553.27 million2.12 million2.74 billion
19543.22 million2.1 million2.69 billion
19533.16 million2.07 million2.63 billion
19523.11 million2.05 million2.58 billion
19513.06 million2.02 million2.54 billion
19503.01 million2 million2.49 billion
19492.93 million1.97 million–
19482.88 million1.93 million–
19472.83 million1.9 million–
19462.78 million1.87 million–
19452.73 million1.83 million–
19442.68 million1.8 million–
19432.63 million1.77 million–
19422.59 million1.74 million–
19412.54 million1.71 million–
19402.5 million1.68 million–
19392.46 million1.66 million–
19382.43 million1.63 million–
19372.39 million1.61 million–
19362.36 million1.59 million–
19352.33 million1.56 million–
19342.3 million1.54 million–
19332.27 million1.52 million–
19322.23 million1.5 million–
19312.2 million1.48 million–
19302.17 million1.46 million–
19292.14 million1.44 million–
19282.1 million1.42 million–
19272.07 million1.4 million–
19262.03 million1.38 million–
19252 million1.35 million–
19241.96 million1.33 million–
19231.93 million1.32 million–
19221.9 million1.3 million–
19211.87 million1.28 million–
19201.85 million1.26 million–
19191.82 million1.25 million–
19181.81 million1.24 million–
19171.79 million1.24 million–
19161.77 million1.23 million–
19151.76 million1.22 million–
19141.74 million1.21 million–
19131.72 million1.2 million–
19121.71 million1.2 million–
19111.69 million1.19 million–
19101.67 million1.18 million–
19091.66 million1.17 million–
19081.64 million1.16 million–
19071.63 million1.15 million–
19061.62 million1.15 million–
19051.6 million1.14 million–
19041.59 million1.13 million–
19031.57 million1.12 million–
19021.56 million1.11 million–
19011.55 million1.1 million–
19001.53 million1.1 million–
18991.52 million1.09 million–
18981.51 million1.08 million–
18971.5 million1.07 million–
18961.49 million1.06 million–
18951.48 million1.06 million–
18941.47 million1.05 million–
18931.46 million1.04 million–
18921.45 million1.03 million–
18911.44 million1.03 million–
18901.43 million1.02 million–
18891.42 million1.01 million–
18881.4 million1 million–
18871.39 million995,100–
18861.38 million987,700–
18851.37 million980,400–
18841.36 million973,200–
18831.34 million966,000–
18821.33 million958,800–
18811.32 million951,700–
18801.31 million944,700–
18791.3 million937,700–
18781.28 million930,700–
18771.27 million923,800–
18761.26 million917,000–
18751.25 million910,200–
18741.24 million903,500–
18731.23 million896,800–
18721.22 million890,200–
18711.21 million883,700–
18701.2 million877,500–
18691.19 million871,600–
18681.18 million865,800–
18671.17 million860,200–
18661.16 million854,700–
18651.15 million849,200–
18641.14 million843,800–
18631.13 million838,400–
18621.12 million833,000–
18611.11 million827,800–
18601.1 million822,800–
18591.1 million818,000–
18581.09 million813,400–
18571.08 million809,000–
18561.07 million804,600–
18551.07 million800,200–
18541.06 million795,900–
18531.05 million791,600–
18521.04 million787,300–
18511.04 million783,900–
18501.03 million781,400–
18491.03 million780,100–
18481.03 million779,700–
18471.02 million780,300–
18461.02 million780,800–
18451.02 million781,300–
18441.02 million781,800–
18431.02 million782,300–
18421.02 million782,800–
18411.02 million783,300–
18401.01 million783,900–
18391.01 million784,400–
18381.01 million784,900–
18371.01 million785,400–
18361.01 million785,900–
18351.01 million786,500–
18341.01 million787,000–
18331 million787,500–
18321 million788,000–
18311 million788,500–
1830998,600789,000–
1829997,200789,600–
1828995,700790,100–
1827994,200790,600–
1826992,700791,100–
1825991,300791,700–
1824989,800792,200–
1823988,300792,700–
1822986,900793,200–
1821985,700793,600–
1820984,800794,000–
1819984,300794,200–
1818984,000794,300–
1817984,000794,300–
1816984,000794,300–
1815984,000794,300–
1814984,000794,300–
1813984,000794,300–
1812984,000794,300–
1811984,000794,300–
1810984,000794,300–
1809984,000794,300–
1808984,000794,300–
1807984,000794,300–
1806984,000794,300–
1805984,000794,300–
1804984,000794,300–
1803984,000794,300–
1802984,000794,300–
1801984,000794,300–
1800984,000794,300–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearGuineaSierra LeoneWorld
202414.8 million14.7 million–14.8 million8.64 million8.54 million–8.74 million8.16 billion
202515.1 million14.9 million–15.3 million8.82 million8.54 million–9.11 million8.23 billion
202615.4 million15.1 million–15.8 million9 million8.55 million–9.46 million8.3 billion
202715.8 million15.2 million–16.3 million9.18 million8.57 million–9.81 million8.37 billion
202816.1 million15.4 million–16.8 million9.35 million8.59 million–10.2 million8.44 billion
202916.5 million15.6 million–17.3 million9.52 million8.62 million–10.5 million8.5 billion
203016.8 million15.7 million–17.8 million9.7 million8.64 million–10.8 million8.57 billion
203117.2 million15.9 million–18.3 million9.87 million8.68 million–11.1 million8.63 billion
203217.5 million16 million–18.9 million10.1 million8.74 million–11.4 million8.7 billion
203317.8 million16.2 million–19.4 million10.2 million8.81 million–11.8 million8.76 billion
203418.2 million16.3 million–19.9 million10.4 million8.85 million–12.1 million8.82 billion
203518.5 million16.5 million–20.4 million10.6 million8.92 million–12.4 million8.89 billion
203618.8 million16.7 million–20.9 million10.7 million8.98 million–12.8 million8.95 billion
203719.2 million16.8 million–21.4 million10.9 million9.03 million–13.1 million9.01 billion
203819.5 million16.9 million–22 million11.1 million9.05 million–13.4 million9.06 billion
203919.8 million17 million–22.5 million11.2 million9.08 million–13.7 million9.12 billion
204020.2 million17.2 million–23.1 million11.4 million9.11 million–14 million9.18 billion
204120.5 million17.3 million–23.6 million11.6 million9.23 million–14.4 million9.23 billion
204220.8 million17.4 million–24.2 million11.7 million9.35 million–14.9 million9.29 billion
204321.2 million17.5 million–24.8 million11.9 million9.37 million–15.3 million9.34 billion
204421.5 million17.6 million–25.5 million12.1 million9.41 million–15.6 million9.39 billion
204521.8 million17.8 million–26 million12.2 million9.5 million–16 million9.44 billion
204622.1 million17.9 million–26.6 million12.4 million9.61 million–16.3 million9.49 billion
204722.5 million18.1 million–27.3 million12.5 million9.66 million–16.7 million9.54 billion
204822.8 million18.2 million–27.9 million12.7 million9.69 million–17.1 million9.58 billion
204923.1 million18.3 million–28.6 million12.8 million9.69 million–17.5 million9.62 billion
205023.4 million18.4 million–29.2 million13 million9.69 million–17.8 million9.66 billion
205123.7 million18.5 million–29.9 million13.1 million9.76 million–18.1 million9.7 billion
205224 million18.6 million–30.6 million13.2 million9.79 million–18.5 million9.74 billion
205324.3 million18.7 million–31.4 million13.4 million9.8 million–18.9 million9.78 billion
205424.6 million18.8 million–32.1 million13.5 million9.82 million–19.2 million9.81 billion
205524.9 million19 million–32.8 million13.6 million9.84 million–19.6 million9.85 billion
205625.2 million19.1 million–33.5 million13.8 million9.84 million–19.9 million9.88 billion
205725.5 million19.1 million–34.3 million13.9 million9.82 million–20.3 million9.91 billion
205825.8 million19.1 million–35.1 million14 million9.81 million–20.8 million9.94 billion
205926.1 million19.2 million–35.9 million14.1 million9.78 million–21.3 million9.96 billion
206026.3 million19.2 million–36.7 million14.2 million9.8 million–21.7 million9.99 billion
206126.6 million19.3 million–37.5 million14.3 million9.82 million–22 million10 billion
206226.9 million19.3 million–38.3 million14.4 million9.83 million–22.4 million10 billion
206327.1 million19.3 million–39 million14.5 million9.82 million–22.8 million10.1 billion
206427.4 million19.3 million–39.9 million14.6 million9.8 million–23.3 million10.1 billion
206527.6 million19.3 million–40.8 million14.7 million9.78 million–23.8 million10.1 billion
206627.8 million19.3 million–41.6 million14.8 million9.79 million–24.3 million10.1 billion
206728.1 million19.4 million–42.5 million14.9 million9.79 million–24.6 million10.1 billion
206828.3 million19.4 million–43.2 million15 million9.73 million–24.9 million10.2 billion
206928.5 million19.4 million–44 million15.1 million9.65 million–25.3 million10.2 billion
207028.7 million19.4 million–44.9 million15.2 million9.57 million–25.8 million10.2 billion
207128.9 million19.3 million–45.9 million15.3 million9.54 million–26.1 million10.2 billion
207229.1 million19.2 million–46.8 million15.3 million9.58 million–26.5 million10.2 billion
207329.3 million19.1 million–47.6 million15.4 million9.56 million–27.1 million10.2 billion
207429.5 million19.1 million–48.4 million15.5 million9.5 million–27.9 million10.2 billion
207529.7 million19.1 million–49.1 million15.5 million9.42 million–28.4 million10.3 billion
207629.8 million19.1 million–50 million15.6 million9.33 million–28.8 million10.3 billion
207730 million19 million–51 million15.6 million9.29 million–29.2 million10.3 billion
207830.1 million19 million–51.8 million15.7 million9.23 million–29.7 million10.3 billion
207930.3 million18.9 million–52.7 million15.7 million9.15 million–30.1 million10.3 billion
208030.4 million18.9 million–53.8 million15.8 million9.05 million–30.4 million10.3 billion
208130.6 million18.8 million–54.7 million15.8 million9 million–30.9 million10.3 billion
208230.7 million18.7 million–55.7 million15.8 million8.96 million–31.3 million10.3 billion
208330.9 million18.7 million–56.7 million15.9 million8.91 million–31.6 million10.3 billion
208431 million18.5 million–57.8 million15.9 million8.8 million–32 million10.3 billion
208531.1 million18.4 million–59 million15.9 million8.69 million–32.6 million10.3 billion
208631.2 million18.3 million–60.3 million15.9 million8.63 million–32.9 million10.3 billion
208731.3 million18.1 million–61.2 million16 million8.58 million–33.2 million10.3 billion
208831.4 million18 million–61.8 million16 million8.5 million–33.5 million10.3 billion
208931.5 million18 million–62.7 million16 million8.45 million–34 million10.3 billion
209031.5 million17.9 million–64 million16 million8.39 million–34.3 million10.3 billion
209131.6 million17.7 million–65.1 million16 million8.31 million–34.5 million10.3 billion
209231.7 million17.6 million–66.1 million16 million8.25 million–34.7 million10.3 billion
209331.7 million17.5 million–67.2 million16 million8.15 million–35.2 million10.3 billion
209431.8 million17.4 million–68.2 million16 million8.11 million–35.6 million10.2 billion
209531.8 million17.2 million–69.1 million16 million8.06 million–35.9 million10.2 billion
209631.9 million17.1 million–70.2 million16 million7.94 million–36.1 million10.2 billion
209731.9 million17 million–71.3 million16 million7.82 million–36.4 million10.2 billion
209832 million17 million–72.4 million16 million7.69 million–36.9 million10.2 billion
209932 million16.7 million–73.5 million16 million7.58 million–37.3 million10.2 billion
210032 million16.5 million–74.6 million15.9 million7.51 million–37.8 million10.2 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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