Egypt vs Sierra Leone: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Egypt
3.35 million people
in 2020
Sierra Leone
3.35 million people
in 2020
Egypt rank
82nd
Sierra Leone rank
83rd
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Egypt
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 3.35 million people against 3.35 million people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 2,490 people.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 82nd and Sierra Leone ranks 83rd of 236 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.27 million people | 1.06 million people | 2.21 million people | Egypt |
| 1960s | 3.47 million people | 1.20 million people | 2.27 million people | Egypt |
| 1970s | 3.64 million people | 1.38 million people | 2.27 million people | Egypt |
| 1980s | 3.56 million people | 1.81 million people | 1.74 million people | Egypt |
| 1990s | 3.36 million people | 2.25 million people | 1.11 million people | Egypt |
| 2000s | 3.21 million people | 2.50 million people | 702,075 people | Egypt |
| 2010s | 3.26 million people | 3.07 million people | 187,490 people | Egypt |
| 2020s | 3.35 million people | 3.35 million people | 2,490 people | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Egypt or Sierra Leone?
- Egypt, at 3.35 million people against 3.35 million people in Sierra Leone as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Egypt and Sierra Leone?
- 2,490 people, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sierra Leone?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Egypt and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Egypt ranks 82nd and Sierra Leone ranks 83rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.