Mayotte vs Sierra Leone: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate

Mayotte
3.24 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sierra Leone
3.33 % change on previous year
in 2025
Mayotte rank
38th
Sierra Leone rank
35th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate over time

  • Mayotte
  • Sierra Leone
0510152025195119882025

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 3.33 % change on previous year against 3.24 % change on previous year in Mayotte, a difference of 0.09 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Mayotte ahead.

Mayotte ranks 38th and Sierra Leone ranks 35th of 234 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mayotte averaged higher in 6 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mayotte Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1950s 6.21 % change on previous year 4.76 % change on previous year 1.45 % change on previous year Mayotte
1960s 5.25 % change on previous year 5.19 % change on previous year 0.0593 % change on previous year Mayotte
1970s 4.7 % change on previous year 4.31 % change on previous year 0.3946 % change on previous year Mayotte
1980s 11.64 % change on previous year 3.45 % change on previous year 8.19 % change on previous year Mayotte
1990s 16.45 % change on previous year 1.31 % change on previous year 15.14 % change on previous year Mayotte
2000s 5.77 % change on previous year 4.28 % change on previous year 1.49 % change on previous year Mayotte
2010s 3.34 % change on previous year 3.61 % change on previous year 0.2731 % change on previous year Sierra Leone
2020s 3.47 % change on previous year 3.47 % change on previous year 0.0009 % 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, Mayotte or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 3.33 % change on previous year against 3.24 % change on previous year in Mayotte as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate between Mayotte and Sierra Leone?
0.09 % change on previous year, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mayotte and Sierra Leone?
75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
How do Mayotte and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate?
Mayotte ranks 38th 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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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 17,624 data points, 1951–2025
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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.