Liberia vs Sierra Leone

Liberia vs Sierra Leone: Population

Population in 2023: 5.49 million people in Liberia and 8.46 million people in Sierra Leone, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Sierra Leone, by 2.97 million people, or 1.54 times that in Liberia.

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Liberia vs Sierra Leone: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 5.49 million people in Liberia and 8.46 million people in Sierra Leone, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Sierra Leone, by 2.97 million people, or 1.54 times that in Liberia.
LiberiaSierra LeoneEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Sierra Leone has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, Liberia ranked 120 and Sierra Leone ranked 101 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Liberia at 12.7 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

YearLiberiaSierra LeoneWorld
20235.49 million8.46 million8.09 billion
20225.37 million8.28 million8.02 billion
20215.26 million8.1 million7.95 billion
20205.15 million7.91 million7.89 billion
20195.04 million7.73 million7.81 billion
20184.95 million7.56 million7.73 billion
20174.85 million7.38 million7.65 billion
20164.76 million7.21 million7.56 billion
20154.66 million7.04 million7.47 billion
20144.56 million6.88 million7.38 billion
20134.47 million6.71 million7.29 billion
20124.37 million6.55 million7.2 billion
20114.22 million6.39 million7.11 billion
20104.06 million6.22 million7.02 billion
20093.94 million6.06 million6.93 billion
20083.82 million5.9 million6.84 billion
20073.67 million5.75 million6.76 billion
20063.49 million5.62 million6.67 billion
20053.3 million5.5 million6.59 billion
20043.16 million5.36 million6.5 billion
20033.12 million5.18 million6.42 billion
20023.1 million4.97 million6.34 billion
20013.02 million4.69 million6.26 billion
20002.93 million4.42 million6.17 billion
19992.82 million4.32 million6.09 billion
19982.67 million4.3 million6.01 billion
19972.41 million4.25 million5.93 billion
19962.23 million4.2 million5.84 billion
19952.17 million4.18 million5.76 billion
19942.15 million4.17 million5.68 billion
19932.16 million4.16 million5.59 billion
19922.07 million4.17 million5.51 billion
19911.96 million4.25 million5.42 billion
19902.22 million4.2 million5.33 billion
19892.52 million4.03 million5.23 billion
19882.45 million3.94 million5.14 billion
19872.38 million3.83 million5.05 billion
19862.31 million3.73 million4.96 billion
19852.24 million3.64 million4.87 billion
19842.17 million3.56 million4.78 billion
19832.11 million3.48 million4.7 billion
19822.05 million3.41 million4.61 billion
19811.99 million3.34 million4.53 billion
19801.93 million3.27 million4.45 billion
19791.87 million3.21 million4.37 billion
19781.82 million3.15 million4.29 billion
19771.77 million3.09 million4.22 billion
19761.72 million3.03 million4.14 billion
19751.67 million2.98 million4.07 billion
19741.63 million2.92 million4 billion
19731.58 million2.87 million3.92 billion
19721.54 million2.81 million3.85 billion
19711.5 million2.76 million3.77 billion
19701.47 million2.71 million3.7 billion
19691.43 million2.66 million3.62 billion
19681.39 million2.61 million3.55 billion
19671.36 million2.56 million3.47 billion
19661.32 million2.52 million3.4 billion
19651.29 million2.47 million3.34 billion
19641.26 million2.42 million3.26 billion
19631.23 million2.38 million3.19 billion
19621.2 million2.34 million3.12 billion
19611.17 million2.3 million3.07 billion
19601.14 million2.27 million3.02 billion
19591.11 million2.24 million2.97 billion
19581.09 million2.21 million2.91 billion
19571.06 million2.18 million2.85 billion
19561.04 million2.15 million2.8 billion
19551.02 million2.12 million2.74 billion
1954994,8002.1 million2.69 billion
1953974,4002.07 million2.63 billion
1952955,0002.05 million2.58 billion
1951936,4002.02 million2.54 billion
1950918,9002 million2.49 billion
1949897,3001.97 million–
1948880,2001.93 million–
1947864,6001.9 million–
1946849,3001.87 million–
1945834,3001.83 million–
1944819,6001.8 million–
1943805,1001.77 million–
1942790,8001.74 million–
1941777,4001.71 million–
1940764,9001.68 million–
1939753,1001.66 million–
1938742,1001.63 million–
1937731,9001.61 million–
1936721,8001.59 million–
1935711,8001.56 million–
1934702,0001.54 million–
1933692,3001.52 million–
1932682,7001.5 million–
1931673,2001.48 million–
1930663,6001.46 million–
1929654,1001.44 million–
1928644,5001.42 million–
1927635,0001.4 million–
1926625,6001.38 million–
1925616,4001.35 million–
1924607,3001.33 million–
1923598,3001.32 million–
1922589,4001.3 million–
1921581,7001.28 million–
1920575,2001.26 million–
1919569,7001.25 million–
1918565,2001.24 million–
1917561,9001.24 million–
1916557,7001.23 million–
1915553,6001.22 million–
1914549,5001.21 million–
1913545,4001.2 million–
1912541,4001.2 million–
1911537,3001.19 million–
1910533,1001.18 million–
1909528,8001.17 million–
1908524,5001.16 million–
1907520,1001.15 million–
1906515,7001.15 million–
1905511,4001.14 million–
1904507,1001.13 million–
1903502,8001.12 million–
1902498,6001.11 million–
1901494,4001.1 million–
1900490,2001.1 million–
1899486,1001.09 million–
1898482,0001.08 million–
1897478,0001.07 million–
1896473,9001.06 million–
1895469,9001.06 million–
1894466,0001.05 million–
1893462,1001.04 million–
1892458,2001.03 million–
1891454,3001.03 million–
1890450,5001.02 million–
1889446,7001.01 million–
1888442,9001 million–
1887439,200995,100–
1886435,500987,700–
1885431,800980,400–
1884428,100973,200–
1883424,500966,000–
1882420,900958,800–
1881417,400951,700–
1880413,800944,700–
1879410,300937,700–
1878406,900930,700–
1877403,400923,800–
1876400,000917,000–
1875396,600910,200–
1874393,300903,500–
1873389,900896,800–
1872386,600890,200–
1871383,400883,700–
1870380,300877,500–
1869377,300871,600–
1868374,400865,800–
1867371,600860,200–
1866368,800854,700–
1865366,000849,200–
1864363,300843,800–
1863360,600838,400–
1862357,800833,000–
1861355,200827,800–
1860352,700822,800–
1859350,300818,000–
1858347,900813,400–
1857345,600809,000–
1856343,400804,600–
1855341,100800,200–
1854338,900795,900–
1853336,700791,600–
1852334,500787,300–
1851332,500783,900–
1850330,700781,400–
1849329,700780,100–
1848328,900779,700–
1847328,400780,300–
1846327,800780,800–
1845327,300781,300–
1844326,700781,800–
1843326,100782,300–
1842325,600782,800–
1841325,000783,300–
1840324,500783,900–
1839323,900784,400–
1838323,400784,900–
1837322,800785,400–
1836322,300785,900–
1835321,700786,500–
1834321,200787,000–
1833320,600787,500–
1832320,100788,000–
1831319,500788,500–
1830319,000789,000–
1829318,400789,600–
1828317,900790,100–
1827317,300790,600–
1826316,800791,100–
1825316,200791,700–
1824315,700792,200–
1823315,200792,700–
1822314,600793,200–
1821314,200793,600–
1820313,900794,000–
1819313,600794,200–
1818313,500794,300–
1817313,500794,300–
1816313,500794,300–
1815313,500794,300–
1814313,500794,300–
1813313,500794,300–
1812313,500794,300–
1811313,500794,300–
1810313,500794,300–
1809313,500794,300–
1808313,500794,300–
1807313,500794,300–
1806313,500794,300–
1805313,500794,300–
1804313,500794,300–
1803313,500794,300–
1802313,500794,300–
1801313,500794,300–
1800313,500794,300–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearLiberiaSierra LeoneWorld
20245.61 million5.37 million–5.84 million8.64 million8.54 million–8.74 million8.16 billion
20255.73 million5.14 million–6.32 million8.82 million8.54 million–9.11 million8.23 billion
20265.85 million5.06 million–6.69 million9 million8.55 million–9.46 million8.3 billion
20275.99 million5.04 million–7.04 million9.18 million8.57 million–9.81 million8.37 billion
20286.12 million5.03 million–7.37 million9.35 million8.59 million–10.2 million8.44 billion
20296.25 million5.02 million–7.69 million9.52 million8.62 million–10.5 million8.5 billion
20306.37 million5.04 million–8 million9.7 million8.64 million–10.8 million8.57 billion
20316.49 million5 million–8.32 million9.87 million8.68 million–11.1 million8.63 billion
20326.61 million4.97 million–8.7 million10.1 million8.74 million–11.4 million8.7 billion
20336.75 million4.99 million–9.01 million10.2 million8.81 million–11.8 million8.76 billion
20346.87 million5 million–9.24 million10.4 million8.85 million–12.1 million8.82 billion
20357 million5.01 million–9.54 million10.6 million8.92 million–12.4 million8.89 billion
20367.14 million5.03 million–9.92 million10.7 million8.98 million–12.8 million8.95 billion
20377.28 million5.02 million–10.3 million10.9 million9.03 million–13.1 million9.01 billion
20387.41 million5.02 million–10.7 million11.1 million9.05 million–13.4 million9.06 billion
20397.55 million5.03 million–11 million11.2 million9.08 million–13.7 million9.12 billion
20407.68 million5.09 million–11.5 million11.4 million9.11 million–14 million9.18 billion
20417.82 million5.17 million–11.8 million11.6 million9.23 million–14.4 million9.23 billion
20427.95 million5.17 million–12.1 million11.7 million9.35 million–14.9 million9.29 billion
20438.08 million5.18 million–12.5 million11.9 million9.37 million–15.3 million9.34 billion
20448.19 million5.22 million–12.9 million12.1 million9.41 million–15.6 million9.39 billion
20458.31 million5.22 million–13.4 million12.2 million9.5 million–16 million9.44 billion
20468.43 million5.22 million–13.7 million12.4 million9.61 million–16.3 million9.49 billion
20478.55 million5.28 million–14 million12.5 million9.66 million–16.7 million9.54 billion
20488.67 million5.3 million–14.3 million12.7 million9.69 million–17.1 million9.58 billion
20498.8 million5.36 million–14.7 million12.8 million9.69 million–17.5 million9.62 billion
20508.91 million5.42 million–15.2 million13 million9.69 million–17.8 million9.66 billion
20519.02 million5.44 million–15.5 million13.1 million9.76 million–18.1 million9.7 billion
20529.13 million5.44 million–15.8 million13.2 million9.79 million–18.5 million9.74 billion
20539.25 million5.43 million–16 million13.4 million9.8 million–18.9 million9.78 billion
20549.35 million5.45 million–16.5 million13.5 million9.82 million–19.2 million9.81 billion
20559.46 million5.45 million–17 million13.6 million9.84 million–19.6 million9.85 billion
20569.58 million5.39 million–17.4 million13.8 million9.84 million–19.9 million9.88 billion
20579.7 million5.31 million–17.7 million13.9 million9.82 million–20.3 million9.91 billion
20589.8 million5.3 million–18.1 million14 million9.81 million–20.8 million9.94 billion
20599.92 million5.34 million–18.6 million14.1 million9.78 million–21.3 million9.96 billion
206010 million5.37 million–19 million14.2 million9.8 million–21.7 million9.99 billion
206110.2 million5.38 million–19.3 million14.3 million9.82 million–22 million10 billion
206210.3 million5.4 million–19.7 million14.4 million9.83 million–22.4 million10 billion
206310.4 million5.37 million–20.1 million14.5 million9.82 million–22.8 million10.1 billion
206410.5 million5.35 million–20.6 million14.6 million9.8 million–23.3 million10.1 billion
206510.6 million5.29 million–21.1 million14.7 million9.78 million–23.8 million10.1 billion
206610.7 million5.24 million–21.8 million14.8 million9.79 million–24.3 million10.1 billion
206710.8 million5.27 million–22.4 million14.9 million9.79 million–24.6 million10.1 billion
206810.8 million5.31 million–22.9 million15 million9.73 million–24.9 million10.2 billion
206910.9 million5.32 million–23.5 million15.1 million9.65 million–25.3 million10.2 billion
207011 million5.29 million–24.1 million15.2 million9.57 million–25.8 million10.2 billion
207111.1 million5.19 million–24.5 million15.3 million9.54 million–26.1 million10.2 billion
207211.2 million5.2 million–24.9 million15.3 million9.58 million–26.5 million10.2 billion
207311.3 million5.25 million–25.6 million15.4 million9.56 million–27.1 million10.2 billion
207411.4 million5.32 million–26.4 million15.5 million9.5 million–27.9 million10.2 billion
207511.5 million5.35 million–26.9 million15.5 million9.42 million–28.4 million10.3 billion
207611.6 million5.28 million–27 million15.6 million9.33 million–28.8 million10.3 billion
207711.7 million5.23 million–27.4 million15.6 million9.29 million–29.2 million10.3 billion
207811.7 million5.21 million–28 million15.7 million9.23 million–29.7 million10.3 billion
207911.8 million5.14 million–28.2 million15.7 million9.15 million–30.1 million10.3 billion
208011.9 million5.14 million–28.4 million15.8 million9.05 million–30.4 million10.3 billion
208112 million5.13 million–29.1 million15.8 million9 million–30.9 million10.3 billion
208212 million5.09 million–29.9 million15.8 million8.96 million–31.3 million10.3 billion
208312.1 million5.04 million–30.7 million15.9 million8.91 million–31.6 million10.3 billion
208412.1 million5.02 million–31.4 million15.9 million8.8 million–32 million10.3 billion
208512.2 million5.02 million–31.9 million15.9 million8.69 million–32.6 million10.3 billion
208612.2 million5 million–31.8 million15.9 million8.63 million–32.9 million10.3 billion
208712.3 million5 million–32 million16 million8.58 million–33.2 million10.3 billion
208812.3 million4.91 million–32.6 million16 million8.5 million–33.5 million10.3 billion
208912.4 million4.84 million–33.3 million16 million8.45 million–34 million10.3 billion
209012.4 million4.85 million–34.3 million16 million8.39 million–34.3 million10.3 billion
209112.4 million4.84 million–35.2 million16 million8.31 million–34.5 million10.3 billion
209212.5 million4.82 million–35.8 million16 million8.25 million–34.7 million10.3 billion
209312.5 million4.79 million–36.6 million16 million8.15 million–35.2 million10.3 billion
209412.5 million4.72 million–37.3 million16 million8.11 million–35.6 million10.2 billion
209512.6 million4.62 million–37.5 million16 million8.06 million–35.9 million10.2 billion
209612.6 million4.64 million–37.9 million16 million7.94 million–36.1 million10.2 billion
209712.6 million4.59 million–37.9 million16 million7.82 million–36.4 million10.2 billion
209812.6 million4.52 million–38.1 million16 million7.69 million–36.9 million10.2 billion
209912.7 million4.52 million–38.4 million16 million7.58 million–37.3 million10.2 billion
210012.7 million4.53 million–39.1 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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