Sierra Leone vs Upper-middle income countries (World Bank): Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population

Sierra Leone
1.9 Percent per annum
in 2030
Upper-middle income countries (World Bank)
0.1805 Percent per annum
in 2030
Sierra Leone rank
36th
Upper-middle income countries (World Bank) rank
38th

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Upper-middle income countries (World Bank)
-20246199020102030

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 1.9 Percent per annum against 0.1805 Percent per annum in Upper-middle income countries (World Bank), a difference of 1.72 Percent per annum.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 10.5 times Upper-middle income countries (World Bank)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 36th and Upper-middle income countries (World Bank) ranks 38th of 170 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 4 and Upper-middle income countries (World Bank) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Upper-middle income countries (World Bank) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.7441 Percent per annum 1.17 Percent per annum 0.4221 Percent per annum Upper-middle income countries (World Bank)
2000s 3.42 Percent per annum 0.8199 Percent per annum 2.6 Percent per annum Sierra Leone
2010s 2.54 Percent per annum 0.7909 Percent per annum 1.75 Percent per annum Sierra Leone
2020s 2.13 Percent per annum 0.2907 Percent per annum 1.84 Percent per annum Sierra Leone
2030s 1.9 Percent per annum 0.1805 Percent per annum 1.72 Percent per annum Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 03 - annual population, Sierra Leone or Upper-middle income countries (World Bank)?
Sierra Leone, at 1.9 Percent per annum against 0.1805 Percent per annum in Upper-middle income countries (World Bank) as of 2030.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 03 - annual population between Sierra Leone and Upper-middle income countries (World Bank)?
1.72 Percent per annum, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Upper-middle income countries (World Bank)?
40 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2030.
How do Sierra Leone and Upper-middle income countries (World Bank) rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 03 - annual population?
Sierra Leone ranks 36th and Upper-middle income countries (World Bank) ranks 38th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population growth rate — Growth rate of population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population growth rate — Growth rate of population
Unit
Percent per annum
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
245 places, 9,971 data points, 1990–2030
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The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 3 shows the full time series of annual population growth, up to present, and including projected population growth over the next five years according the medium fertility variant scenario in the World Population Prospects 2022 from the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs.