Share of population urban in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share of population urban was 45.93 in 2025. β² Rising
Share of population urban in Sierra Leone, 1950β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population urban in Sierra Leone is 45.93, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population urban in Sierra Leone peaked at 45.93 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12.43, in 1950.
Sierra Leone ranks 168th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.62 | 12.43 | 16.9 | 10 |
| 1960s | 20.22 | 17.43 | 23.54 | 10 |
| 1970s | 27.33 | 24.36 | 29.77 | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.85 | 30.21 | 33.22 | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.4 | 33.46 | 35.31 | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.78 | 35.53 | 38.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.6 | 38.64 | 42.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.55 | 43.21 | 45.93 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 165 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 47.98 compare
- 166 Turkmenistan 47.11 compare
- 167 Guinea-Bissau 46.65 compare
- 169 Zambia 45.92 compare
- 170 Seychelles 45.48 compare
- 171 Democratic Republic of the Congo 45.11 compare
More population data for Sierra Leone
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.137 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 983,692 (2100)
- Population density 220.76 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.137 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6516 % change on previous year (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.7 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 0 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 3.7 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 3.7 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception, annual growth rate -2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population urban in Sierra Leone?
- Share of population urban in Sierra Leone was 45.93 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population urban recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 45.93 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population urban recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.43 in 1950.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share of population urban?
- Sierra Leone ranks 168th out of 229 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population urban rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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