Laos vs Sierra Leone: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate
Laos
3.27 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sierra Leone
3.33 % change on previous year
in 2025
Laos rank
37th
Sierra Leone rank
35th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate over time
- Laos
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 3.33 % change on previous year against 3.27 % change on previous year in Laos, a difference of 0.06 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Laos ranks 37th and Sierra Leone ranks 35th of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.77 % change on previous year | 4.76 % change on previous year | 1.99 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 3.93 % change on previous year | 5.19 % change on previous year | 1.26 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 5.09 % change on previous year | 4.31 % change on previous year | 0.7857 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 1980s | 4.82 % change on previous year | 3.45 % change on previous year | 1.37 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 1990s | 6.01 % change on previous year | 1.31 % change on previous year | 4.7 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 2000s | 5.28 % change on previous year | 4.28 % change on previous year | 1 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 2010s | 3.32 % change on previous year | 3.61 % change on previous year | 0.2902 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 3.39 % change on previous year | 3.47 % change on previous year | 0.0785 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate, Laos or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 3.33 % change on previous year against 3.27 % change on previous year in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate between Laos and Sierra Leone?
- 0.06 % change on previous year, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Sierra Leone?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate?
- Laos ranks 37th and Sierra Leone ranks 35th of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.