Sierra Leone vs Turkmenistan: Population, total

Sierra Leone
8.82 million
in 2025
Turkmenistan
7.62 million
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
100th
Turkmenistan rank
103rd

Population, total over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Turkmenistan
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 8.82 million against 7.62 million in Turkmenistan, a difference of 1.20 million.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Turkmenistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 100th and Turkmenistan ranks 103rd of 215 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1960s 2.45 million 1.89 million 565,057 Sierra Leone
1970s 2.95 million 2.47 million 482,756 Sierra Leone
1980s 3.62 million 3.22 million 400,827 Sierra Leone
1990s 4.22 million 4.14 million 78,099 Sierra Leone
2000s 5.34 million 5.01 million 335,755 Sierra Leone
2010s 6.97 million 6.16 million 804,703 Sierra Leone
2020s 8.37 million 7.29 million 1.08 million Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, Sierra Leone or Turkmenistan?
Sierra Leone, at 8.82 million against 7.62 million in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, total between Sierra Leone and Turkmenistan?
1.20 million, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Turkmenistan?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Sierra Leone and Turkmenistan rank globally for population, total?
Sierra Leone ranks 100th and Turkmenistan ranks 103rd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population, total
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.