Number of people living in the capital city in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Number of people living in the capital city was 3.04 million people in 2100. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in the capital city in Sierra Leone, 2020–2100
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2100, number of people living in the capital city in Sierra Leone stood at 3.04 million people.
The figure is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in the capital city in Sierra Leone peaked at 3.05 million people in 2095 and was at its lowest, 1.77 million people, in 2020.
Sierra Leone ranks 63rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Number of people living in the capital city in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1.77 million people | — |
| 2025 | 1.94 million people | +9.4% |
| 2030 | 2.11 million people | +9.0% |
| 2035 | 2.26 million people | +7.1% |
| 2040 | 2.40 million people | +6.3% |
| 2045 | 2.54 million people | +5.6% |
| 2050 | 2.65 million people | +4.5% |
| 2055 | 2.75 million people | +3.6% |
| 2060 | 2.83 million people | +3.0% |
| 2065 | 2.89 million people | +2.3% |
| 2070 | 2.95 million people | +1.8% |
| 2075 | 2.99 million people | +1.4% |
| 2080 | 3.02 million people | +0.9% |
| 2085 | 3.04 million people | +0.7% |
| 2090 | 3.04 million people | +0.2% |
| 2095 | 3.05 million people | +0.1% |
| 2100 | 3.04 million people | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1.85 million people | 1.77 million people | 1.94 million people | 2 |
| 2030s | 2.18 million people | 2.11 million people | 2.26 million people | 2 |
| 2040s | 2.47 million people | 2.40 million people | 2.54 million people | 2 |
| 2050s | 2.70 million people | 2.65 million people | 2.75 million people | 2 |
| 2060s | 2.86 million people | 2.83 million people | 2.89 million people | 2 |
| 2070s | 2.97 million people | 2.95 million people | 2.99 million people | 2 |
| 2080s | 3.03 million people | 3.02 million people | 3.04 million people | 2 |
| 2090s | 3.04 million people | 3.04 million people | 3.05 million people | 2 |
| 2100s | 3.04 million people | 3.04 million people | 3.04 million people | 1 |
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More reference data data for Sierra Leone
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0238 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0797 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6534 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in the capital city in Sierra Leone?
- Number of people living in the capital city in Sierra Leone was 3.04 million people in 2100, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in the capital city recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 3.05 million people in 2095.
- What is the lowest number of people living in the capital city recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.77 million people in 2020.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for number of people living in the capital city?
- Sierra Leone ranks 63rd out of 191 countries with data for 2100.
- Is number of people living in the capital city rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in the capital city. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Projected total number of people living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.