Sierra Leone vs Tokelau: World population growth
Sierra Leone
-0.1%
in 2100
Tokelau
-0.1%
in 2100
Sierra Leone rank
97th
Tokelau rank
97th
World population growth over time
- Sierra Leone
- Tokelau
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports -0.1% against -0.1% in Tokelau, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 35 times across 152 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 97th and Tokelau ranks 97th of 238 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 13 and Tokelau in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Tokelau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.7% | -2.1% | 2.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 1950s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 1.8% | -0.0% | 1.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 1.9% | -0.5% | 2.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 0.6% | 1.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 3.5% | -1.5% | 5.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.8% | 0.3% | Tokelau |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 3.5% | 1.4% | Tokelau |
| 2030s | 1.6% | 1.7% | 0.0% | Tokelau |
| 2040s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2050s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 2060s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2070s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2080s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2090s | -0.0% | -0.1% | 0.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2100s | -0.1% | -0.1% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Sierra Leone or Tokelau?
- Sierra Leone, at -0.1% against -0.1% in Tokelau as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Sierra Leone and Tokelau?
- 0.0%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Tokelau?
- 152 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2100.
- How do Sierra Leone and Tokelau rank globally for world population growth?
- Sierra Leone ranks 97th and Tokelau ranks 97th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.