#256 by population worldwide
Freetown
Sierra Leone · Capital
- Population, 2025
- 1.9 million
- Projected, 2050
- 2.7 million+36.9%
- World rank
- #2562000: #436 → 2050: #214
- Urban area
- 210 km²
- Density
- 9,219people/km²
- Built-up area per resident
- 26 m²
- Time zone
- UTC+0Africa/Freetown · −4 h vs Tbilisi
- Distance from Tbilisi
- 6,755 km
Weather in Freetown
Freetown
25°
Drizzle
Today: ↑27° ↓22°
Pressure 1013 hPa
24-hour forecast
Air quality
25
Good
- PM2.5
- 7.3µg/m³
- PM10
- 12.8µg/m³
- NO₂
- 2µg/m³
- O₃
- 67µg/m³
7-day forecast
- Today22°27°96%, 10.2 mm
- Sat22°26°98%, 3.2 mm
- Sun23°26°47%, 1.9 mm
- Mon22°26°98%, 9.2 mm
- Tue23°27°99%, 2.4 mm
- Wed22°27°99%, 3 mm
- Thu22°27°92%, 7 mm
Feels like
29°Humidity
87%Wind
6km/h246° SWgust 16 km/hUV index
8Very highPrecipitation
96%10.2 mmSunrise
06:40Sunrise 06:40Sunset 18:33
Updated 20:15 · Open-Meteo
Population 1975–2050
Thousands of people; 2030–2050 are UN projections.
- 1975310
- 1980397
- 1985502
- 1990582
- 1995693
- 2000799
- 2005940
- 20101,147
- 20151,367
- 20201,769
- 20251,936
- 20302,109
- 20352,259
- 20402,402
- 20452,536
- 20502,650
Getting around
No metro stations inside the urban area are mapped in OpenStreetMap.
Airports
FNA · 19 km
Currency: SLL (Le)
On Sivrce
FAQ
What is the population of Freetown?
Freetown has 1.9 million people in its urban area in 2025 — #256 in the world. The UN projects 2.7 million by 2050.
What time zone is Freetown in?
Africa/Freetown, UTC+0. −4 h vs Tbilisi.
Does Freetown have a metro?
No metro stations inside the urban area are mapped in OpenStreetMap.
How far is Freetown from Tbilisi?
About 6,755 km in a straight line (great-circle distance).