Population of Sierra Leone

7,976,985

2020

Yearly change:

2.1%

5-year change:

2.25%

20-year change:

3.7%

Most populated cities in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone has an estimated population of 8 million. Around 18% of the population lives in the 10 major cities.

# City Population
1 Freetown, Western Area 802,639
2 Bo, Southern Province 174,354
3 Kenema, Eastern Province 143,137
4 Koidu, Eastern Province 88,000
5 Makeni, Northern Province 87,679
6 Lunsar, Northern Province 22,461
7 Port Loko, North West 21,308
8 Waterloo, Western Area 19,750
9 Goderich, Western Area 19,209
10 Kabala, Northern Province 17,948
# City Population
11 Segbwema, Eastern Province 16,532
12 Magburaka, Northern Province 14,915
13 Kailahun, Eastern Province 14,085
14 Binkolo, Northern Province 13,867
15 Bumpe, Southern Province 13,580
16 Rokupr, Northern Province 12,504
17 Gandorhun, Southern Province 12,288
18 Kambia, Northern Province 11,520
19 Yengema, Eastern Province 11,221
20 Bonthe, Southern Province 9,647