Azerbaijan vs Sierra Leone: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Azerbaijan
4.56 million people
in 2050
Sierra Leone
4.70 million people
in 2050
Azerbaijan rank
79th
Sierra Leone rank
76th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Azerbaijan
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 4.70 million people against 4.56 million people in Azerbaijan, a difference of 136,020 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 79th and Sierra Leone ranks 76th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 39 and Sierra Leone in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 185,999 people | 3,923 people | 182,076 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1100s | 278,996 people | 4,359 people | 274,637 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1200s | 371,985 people | 4,844 people | 367,141 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1300s | 464,943 people | 5,381 people | 459,562 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1400s | 371,862 people | 5,977 people | 365,885 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1500s | 464,483 people | 6,636 people | 457,847 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1600s | 556,140 people | 7,353 people | 548,787 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1700s | 644,490 people | 8,104 people | 636,386 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1710s | 424,526 people | 8,991 people | 415,535 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1720s | 459,903 people | 9,977 people | 449,926 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1730s | 498,228 people | 11,069 people | 487,159 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1740s | 539,747 people | 12,280 people | 527,467 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1750s | 584,726 people | 13,621 people | 571,105 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1760s | 633,453 people | 15,105 people | 618,348 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1770s | 686,241 people | 16,749 people | 669,492 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1780s | 743,834 people | 18,567 people | 725,267 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1790s | 803,896 people | 20,579 people | 783,317 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1800s | 868,283 people | 22,802 people | 845,481 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1810s | 937,112 people | 25,259 people | 911,853 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1820s | 1.01 million people | 27,972 people | 982,458 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1830s | 1.09 million people | 30,967 people | 1.06 million people | Azerbaijan |
| 1840s | 1.17 million people | 34,270 people | 1.14 million people | Azerbaijan |
| 1850s | 1.26 million people | 37,910 people | 1.22 million people | Azerbaijan |
| 1860s | 1.34 million people | 41,917 people | 1.30 million people | Azerbaijan |
| 1870s | 1.43 million people | 64,856 people | 1.37 million people | Azerbaijan |
| 1880s | 1.52 million people | 100,294 people | 1.42 million people | Azerbaijan |
| 1890s | 1.61 million people | 155,002 people | 1.46 million people | Azerbaijan |
| 1900s | 1.69 million people | 239,392 people | 1.45 million people | Azerbaijan |
| 1910s | 1.76 million people | 369,452 people | 1.39 million people | Azerbaijan |
| 1920s | 1.81 million people | 549,358 people | 1.26 million people | Azerbaijan |
| 1930s | 1.82 million people | 816,116 people | 1.01 million people | Azerbaijan |
| 1940s | 1.79 million people | 1.21 million people | 583,300 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1950s | 1.84 million people | 1.80 million people | 34,505 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1960s | 2.30 million people | 1.96 million people | 344,588 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1970s | 2.73 million people | 2.14 million people | 586,965 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1980s | 3.14 million people | 2.47 million people | 674,352 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1990s | 3.65 million people | 2.77 million people | 885,537 people | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 4.10 million people | 3.37 million people | 725,471 people | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 4.32 million people | 4.13 million people | 192,837 people | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 4.30 million people | 4.73 million people | 428,206 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2030s | 4.45 million people | 5.03 million people | 582,676 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2040s | 4.54 million people | 4.93 million people | 387,749 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2050s | 4.56 million people | 4.70 million people | 136,020 people | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Azerbaijan or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 4.70 million people against 4.56 million people in Azerbaijan as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Azerbaijan and Sierra Leone?
- 136,020 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Sierra Leone?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Azerbaijan and Sierra Leone rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Azerbaijan ranks 79th and Sierra Leone ranks 76th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.