Laos vs Sierra Leone: Population, total
Laos
7.87 million
in 2025
Sierra Leone
8.82 million
in 2025
Laos rank
102nd
Sierra Leone rank
100th
Population, total over time
- Laos
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 8.82 million against 7.87 million in Laos, a difference of 946,740.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Globally, Laos ranks 102nd and Sierra Leone ranks 100th of 215 countries.
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About this data
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.