Congo vs Sierra Leone: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Congo
4.16 million people
in 2025
Sierra Leone
4.05 million people
in 2025
Congo rank
113th
Sierra Leone rank
115th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Congo
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Congo currently reports 4.16 million people against 4.05 million people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 107,410 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 113th and Sierra Leone ranks 115th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 317,082 people | 309,888 people | 7,195 people | Congo |
| 1960s | 447,262 people | 498,552 people | 51,290 people | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 653,939 people | 809,520 people | 155,581 people | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 1.06 million people | 1.16 million people | 100,713 people | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 1.53 million people | 1.45 million people | 75,569 people | Congo |
| 2000s | 2.24 million people | 1.97 million people | 267,597 people | Congo |
| 2010s | 3.18 million people | 2.83 million people | 344,506 people | Congo |
| 2020s | 3.90 million people | 3.73 million people | 166,943 people | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Congo or Sierra Leone?
- Congo, at 4.16 million people against 4.05 million people in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Congo and Sierra Leone?
- 107,410 people, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Sierra Leone?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Congo ranks 113th and Sierra Leone ranks 115th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban 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
Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.