Sierra Leone vs Zambia: Urban population share 2050

Sierra Leone
45.93
in 2025
Zambia
45.92
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
170th
Zambia rank
171st

Urban population share 2050 over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 45.93 against 45.92 in Zambia, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 170th and Zambia ranks 171st of 231 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 33 and Zambia in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Zambia Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0006 0.0005 0 Sierra Leone
1100s 0.0017 0.0016 0.0001 Sierra Leone
1200s 0.005 0.0048 0.0002 Sierra Leone
1300s 0.0149 0.0144 0.0005 Sierra Leone
1400s 0.0446 0.0431 0.0015 Sierra Leone
1500s 0.1338 0.1294 0.0044 Sierra Leone
1600s 0.4015 0.3883 0.0132 Sierra Leone
1700s 1.2 1.16 0.0395 Sierra Leone
1710s 1.36 1.31 0.0445 Sierra Leone
1720s 1.49 1.44 0.0487 Sierra Leone
1730s 1.63 1.57 0.0534 Sierra Leone
1740s 1.78 1.72 0.0585 Sierra Leone
1750s 1.95 1.89 0.064 Sierra Leone
1760s 2.14 2.07 0.0701 Sierra Leone
1770s 2.34 2.27 0.0768 Sierra Leone
1780s 2.57 2.48 0.0841 Sierra Leone
1790s 2.81 2.72 0.0921 Sierra Leone
1800s 3.08 2.98 0.1009 Sierra Leone
1810s 3.37 3.26 0.1105 Sierra Leone
1820s 3.69 3.57 0.121 Sierra Leone
1830s 4.04 3.91 0.1326 Sierra Leone
1840s 4.43 4.28 0.1452 Sierra Leone
1850s 4.85 4.69 0.159 Sierra Leone
1860s 5.31 5.14 0.1742 Sierra Leone
1870s 5.82 5.63 0.1907 Sierra Leone
1880s 6.37 6.16 0.2089 Sierra Leone
1890s 6.98 6.75 0.2288 Sierra Leone
1900s 7.64 7.39 0.2506 Sierra Leone
1910s 8.37 8.1 0.2745 Sierra Leone
1920s 9.17 8.87 0.3006 Sierra Leone
1930s 10.04 9.71 0.3293 Sierra Leone
1940s 11 10.64 0.3606 Sierra Leone
1950s 14.62 13.37 1.25 Sierra Leone
1960s 20.22 22.71 2.49 Zambia
1970s 27.33 35.8 8.46 Zambia
1980s 31.85 39.73 7.88 Zambia
1990s 34.4 38.19 3.8 Zambia
2000s 36.78 37.3 0.5235 Zambia
2010s 40.6 41.75 1.15 Zambia
2020s 44.55 44.85 0.3003 Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population share 2050, Sierra Leone or Zambia?
Sierra Leone, at 45.93 against 45.92 in Zambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population share 2050 between Sierra Leone and Zambia?
0.01, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zambia?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Sierra Leone and Zambia rank globally for urban population share 2050?
Sierra Leone ranks 170th and Zambia ranks 171st of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Urban population share 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban population share 2050
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
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