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Sierra Leone: area, population and density
Sierra Leone has 72,180 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 8,819,794; calculated population density is 122 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Sierra Leone ranks 116th of 196 by land area, 101st by population and 76th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 72,180 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 8,819,794World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 122 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Sierra Leone in the country comparison set
Sierra Leone has 72,180 sq km of land area and a population value of 8,819,794 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 116th by land area, 101st by population, and 76th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Sierra Leone first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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