Central African Republic vs Sierra Leone: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Central African Republic
4.63 million people
in 2050
Sierra Leone
4.70 million people
in 2050
Central African Republic rank
78th
Sierra Leone rank
76th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Central African Republic
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 4.70 million people against 4.63 million people in Central African Republic, a difference of 65,840 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Central African Republic ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 78th and Sierra Leone ranks 76th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 30 and Sierra Leone in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 218,201 people | 3,923 people | 214,278 people | Central African Republic |
| 1100s | 229,682 people | 4,359 people | 225,323 people | Central African Republic |
| 1200s | 241,761 people | 4,844 people | 236,917 people | Central African Republic |
| 1300s | 254,455 people | 5,381 people | 249,074 people | Central African Republic |
| 1400s | 267,752 people | 5,977 people | 261,775 people | Central African Republic |
| 1500s | 281,543 people | 6,636 people | 274,907 people | Central African Republic |
| 1600s | 295,410 people | 7,353 people | 288,057 people | Central African Republic |
| 1700s | 307,954 people | 8,104 people | 299,850 people | Central African Republic |
| 1710s | 308,412 people | 8,991 people | 299,421 people | Central African Republic |
| 1720s | 312,484 people | 9,977 people | 302,507 people | Central African Republic |
| 1730s | 316,765 people | 11,069 people | 305,696 people | Central African Republic |
| 1740s | 321,277 people | 12,280 people | 308,997 people | Central African Republic |
| 1750s | 326,044 people | 13,621 people | 312,423 people | Central African Republic |
| 1760s | 331,094 people | 15,105 people | 315,989 people | Central African Republic |
| 1770s | 336,464 people | 16,749 people | 319,715 people | Central African Republic |
| 1780s | 342,193 people | 18,567 people | 323,626 people | Central African Republic |
| 1790s | 348,332 people | 20,579 people | 327,753 people | Central African Republic |
| 1800s | 354,942 people | 22,802 people | 332,140 people | Central African Republic |
| 1810s | 362,098 people | 25,259 people | 336,839 people | Central African Republic |
| 1820s | 369,896 people | 27,972 people | 341,924 people | Central African Republic |
| 1830s | 378,457 people | 30,967 people | 347,490 people | Central African Republic |
| 1840s | 387,938 people | 34,270 people | 353,668 people | Central African Republic |
| 1850s | 398,552 people | 37,910 people | 360,642 people | Central African Republic |
| 1860s | 410,583 people | 41,917 people | 368,666 people | Central African Republic |
| 1870s | 424,434 people | 64,856 people | 359,578 people | Central African Republic |
| 1880s | 440,688 people | 100,294 people | 340,394 people | Central African Republic |
| 1890s | 460,234 people | 155,002 people | 305,232 people | Central African Republic |
| 1900s | 484,502 people | 239,392 people | 245,110 people | Central African Republic |
| 1910s | 515,973 people | 369,452 people | 146,521 people | Central African Republic |
| 1920s | 559,453 people | 549,358 people | 10,095 people | Central African Republic |
| 1930s | 625,908 people | 816,116 people | 190,208 people | Sierra Leone |
| 1940s | 748,805 people | 1.21 million people | 462,355 people | Sierra Leone |
| 1950s | 1.28 million people | 1.80 million people | 526,432 people | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 1.43 million people | 1.96 million people | 521,490 people | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 1.53 million people | 2.14 million people | 616,194 people | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 1.64 million people | 2.47 million people | 822,315 people | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 2.06 million people | 2.77 million people | 704,364 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 2.62 million people | 3.37 million people | 756,050 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 2.81 million people | 4.13 million people | 1.32 million people | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 3.07 million people | 4.73 million people | 1.66 million people | Sierra Leone |
| 2030s | 3.78 million people | 5.03 million people | 1.25 million people | Sierra Leone |
| 2040s | 4.38 million people | 4.93 million people | 552,228 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2050s | 4.63 million people | 4.70 million people | 65,840 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, Central African Republic or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 4.70 million people against 4.63 million people in Central African Republic as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Central African Republic and Sierra Leone?
- 65,840 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Sierra Leone?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Central African Republic and Sierra Leone rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Central African Republic ranks 78th 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) – 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.