Portugal vs Sierra Leone: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Portugal
3.06 million people
in 2020
Sierra Leone
3.35 million people
in 2020
Portugal rank
86th
Sierra Leone rank
83rd
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Portugal
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 3.35 million people against 3.06 million people in Portugal, a difference of 290,730 people.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 86th and Sierra Leone ranks 83rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 7 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.18 million people | 1.06 million people | 2.12 million people | Portugal |
| 1960s | 3.21 million people | 1.20 million people | 2.02 million people | Portugal |
| 1970s | 3.23 million people | 1.38 million people | 1.85 million people | Portugal |
| 1980s | 3.31 million people | 1.81 million people | 1.49 million people | Portugal |
| 1990s | 3.24 million people | 2.25 million people | 992,035 people | Portugal |
| 2000s | 3.22 million people | 2.50 million people | 713,650 people | Portugal |
| 2010s | 3.13 million people | 3.07 million people | 61,775 people | Portugal |
| 2020s | 3.06 million people | 3.35 million people | 290,730 people | Sierra Leone |
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, Portugal or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 3.35 million people against 3.06 million people in Portugal as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Portugal and Sierra Leone?
- 290,730 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sierra Leone?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Portugal and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Portugal ranks 86th 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.