Demographics (v2.1)
Total area population in millions
| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
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| Total | 5.40 | 5.57 | 5.73 | 5.90 | 6.06 | 6.22 | 6.39 | 6.55 | 6.71 | 6.88 | 7.05 | 7.21 | 7.38 | 7.56 | 7.73 | 7.91 | 8.09 | 8.26 | ||||||||||||||
| Bo | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.58 | 0.60 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.65 | ||||||||||||||
| Bombali | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.59 | 0.60 | 0.62 | 0.71 | 0.80 | 0.90 | 0.99 | 1.09 | ||||||||||||||
| Bonthe | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.31 | 0.33 | ||||||||||||||
| Kailahun | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.26 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.43 | 0.39 | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.28 | ||||||||||||||
| Kambia | 0.56 | 0.52 | 0.49 | 0.46 | 0.43 | 0.40 | 0.37 | 0.34 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.42 | 0.49 | 0.57 | 0.65 | 0.73 | ||||||||||||||
| Kenema | 0.27 | 0.32 | 0.38 | 0.43 | 0.49 | 0.55 | 0.60 | 0.66 | 0.71 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.75 | 0.77 | 0.79 | 0.81 | 0.83 | ||||||||||||||
| Koinadugu | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.46 | ||||||||||||||
| Kono | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.44 | 0.47 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.49 | ||||||||||||||
| Moyamba | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.24 | 0.27 | 0.30 | 0.33 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.43 | 0.45 | ||||||||||||||
| Port Loko | 0.54 | 0.57 | 0.60 | 0.63 | 0.66 | 0.70 | 0.73 | 0.76 | 0.79 | 0.76 | 0.72 | 0.69 | 0.65 | 0.63 | 0.61 | 0.59 | 0.56 | 0.54 | ||||||||||||||
| Pujehun | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.24 | 0.22 | 0.20 | ||||||||||||||
| Tonkolili | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.58 | 0.59 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.64 | 0.60 | 0.56 | 0.53 | 0.49 | 0.56 | 0.63 | 0.70 | 0.76 | 0.83 | ||||||||||||||
| Western Rural | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.28 | 0.37 | 0.46 | 0.55 | 0.58 | 0.61 | 0.65 | 0.68 | 0.72 | ||||||||||||||
| Western Urban | 0.78 | 0.80 | 0.81 | 0.82 | 0.84 | 0.85 | 0.86 | 0.87 | 0.89 | 0.97 | 1.04 | 1.12 | 1.20 | 1.09 | 0.99 | 0.88 | 0.78 | 0.67 | ||||||||||||||
Lighter numbers are estimates