Nigeria vs Sierra Leone: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Nigeria
1.3%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
1.2%
in 2025
Nigeria rank
28th
Sierra Leone rank
30th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Nigeria
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.3% against 1.2% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Nigeria ranks 28th and Sierra Leone ranks 30th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 7 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.3% | 3.4% | 0.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 0.2% | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 3.1% | 2.3% | 0.8% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 1.1% | 1.5% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 0.6% | 1.5% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 0.8% | 1.0% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 0.4% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Nigeria or Sierra Leone?
- Nigeria, at 1.3% against 1.2% in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
- 0.1%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Sierra Leone rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Nigeria ranks 28th and Sierra Leone ranks 30th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual rate of change of the share of the population living in urban areas.