Sierra Leone vs Spain: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Sierra Leone
4.70 million people
in 2050
Spain
4.72 million people
in 2050
Sierra Leone rank
76th
Spain rank
75th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Sierra Leone
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 4.72 million people against 4.70 million people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 20,150 people.
Across all 133 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Sierra Leone ranks 76th and Spain ranks 75th of 238 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 43 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3,923 people | 3.46 million people | 3.46 million people | Spain |
| 1100s | 4,359 people | 3.76 million people | 3.76 million people | Spain |
| 1200s | 4,844 people | 4.77 million people | 4.77 million people | Spain |
| 1300s | 5,381 people | 4.79 million people | 4.78 million people | Spain |
| 1400s | 5,977 people | 4.22 million people | 4.21 million people | Spain |
| 1500s | 6,636 people | 5.60 million people | 5.60 million people | Spain |
| 1600s | 7,353 people | 7.05 million people | 7.04 million people | Spain |
| 1700s | 8,104 people | 6.38 million people | 6.37 million people | Spain |
| 1710s | 8,991 people | 7.18 million people | 7.17 million people | Spain |
| 1720s | 9,977 people | 7.35 million people | 7.34 million people | Spain |
| 1730s | 11,069 people | 7.54 million people | 7.53 million people | Spain |
| 1740s | 12,280 people | 7.73 million people | 7.71 million people | Spain |
| 1750s | 13,621 people | 7.92 million people | 7.90 million people | Spain |
| 1760s | 15,105 people | 8.18 million people | 8.16 million people | Spain |
| 1770s | 16,749 people | 8.44 million people | 8.43 million people | Spain |
| 1780s | 18,567 people | 8.72 million people | 8.70 million people | Spain |
| 1790s | 20,579 people | 9.01 million people | 8.98 million people | Spain |
| 1800s | 22,802 people | 9.30 million people | 9.28 million people | Spain |
| 1810s | 25,259 people | 9.30 million people | 9.28 million people | Spain |
| 1820s | 27,972 people | 9.30 million people | 9.27 million people | Spain |
| 1830s | 30,967 people | 9.66 million people | 9.62 million people | Spain |
| 1840s | 34,270 people | 9.36 million people | 9.33 million people | Spain |
| 1850s | 37,910 people | 9.91 million people | 9.88 million people | Spain |
| 1860s | 41,917 people | 10.59 million people | 10.54 million people | Spain |
| 1870s | 64,856 people | 10.80 million people | 10.73 million people | Spain |
| 1880s | 100,294 people | 11.00 million people | 10.90 million people | Spain |
| 1890s | 155,002 people | 11.12 million people | 10.96 million people | Spain |
| 1900s | 239,392 people | 10.96 million people | 10.72 million people | Spain |
| 1910s | 369,452 people | 11.32 million people | 10.95 million people | Spain |
| 1920s | 549,358 people | 11.64 million people | 11.10 million people | Spain |
| 1930s | 816,116 people | 12.37 million people | 11.56 million people | Spain |
| 1940s | 1.21 million people | 13.03 million people | 11.82 million people | Spain |
| 1950s | 1.80 million people | 13.45 million people | 11.65 million people | Spain |
| 1960s | 1.96 million people | 12.52 million people | 10.57 million people | Spain |
| 1970s | 2.14 million people | 11.09 million people | 8.95 million people | Spain |
| 1980s | 2.47 million people | 10.29 million people | 7.82 million people | Spain |
| 1990s | 2.77 million people | 9.79 million people | 7.02 million people | Spain |
| 2000s | 3.37 million people | 9.97 million people | 6.59 million people | Spain |
| 2010s | 4.13 million people | 9.79 million people | 5.66 million people | Spain |
| 2020s | 4.73 million people | 9.34 million people | 4.61 million people | Spain |
| 2030s | 5.03 million people | 7.98 million people | 2.95 million people | Spain |
| 2040s | 4.93 million people | 6.00 million people | 1.07 million people | Spain |
| 2050s | 4.70 million people | 4.72 million people | 20,150 people | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Sierra Leone or Spain?
- Spain, at 4.72 million people against 4.70 million people in Sierra Leone as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Sierra Leone and Spain?
- 20,150 people, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Spain?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Sierra Leone and Spain rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Sierra Leone ranks 76th and Spain ranks 75th 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.