Sierra Leone vs Togo: Population, total

Sierra Leone

8.82 million

in 2025

Togo

8.59 million

in 2025

Sierra Leone rank

100th

Togo rank

101st

Population, total over time

Sierra Leone
Togo

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 8.82 million against 8.59 million in Togo, a difference of 228,160.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Globally, Sierra Leone ranks 100th and Togo ranks 101st of 215 countries.

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Population, total in Sierra Leone
Population, total in Togo
Full country ranking

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: 06 August 2026

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.