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Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — Sierra Leone

Rural population share in Sierra Leone in 2025 — 54.1%. Ranked 60 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 28.5 pp.

2025 54.1% −0.6 pp vs 2024
World rank 60of 217
Period maximum 82.6%1960
Period minimum 54.1%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Sierra Leone, 1960–2025506070809019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 82.6%1962: 81.5%1964: 80.3%1966: 78.9%1968: 77.3%1970: 75.6%1972: 74.1%1974: 72.8%1976: 71.7%1978: 70.7%1980: 69.8%1982: 69%1984: 68.2%1986: 67.6%1988: 67%1990: 66.5%1992: 66.1%1994: 65.7%1996: 65.3%1998: 64.9%2000: 64.5%2002: 64%2004: 63.5%2006: 62.8%2008: 62.1%2010: 61.4%2012: 60.5%2014: 59.7%2016: 58.8%2018: 57.8%2020: 56.8%2022: 55.7%2024: 54.6%2025: 54.1%
Change over the period: −28.5 pp Annual average: -0.44 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone 54.1%
World 42.2%
Sub-Saharan Africa 55.3%
Western Africa computed 45.8%
Low-income countries computed 64.4%
Rural population share — Sierra Leone, by year Sierra Leone All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 54.1 −0.6 pp
2024 54.6 −0.6 pp
2023 55.2 −0.5 pp
2022 55.7 −0.5 pp
2021 56.3 −0.5 pp
2020 56.8 −0.5 pp
2019 57.3 −0.5 pp
2018 57.8 −0.5 pp
2017 58.3 −0.5 pp
2016 58.8 −0.5 pp
2015 59.2 −0.4 pp
2014 59.7 −0.4 pp
2013 60.1 −0.4 pp
2012 60.5 −0.4 pp
2011 61 −0.4 pp
2010 61.4 −0.4 pp
2009 61.8 −0.4 pp
2008 62.1 −0.4 pp
2007 62.5 −0.3 pp
2006 62.8 −0.3 pp
2005 63.2 −0.3 pp
2004 63.5 −0.3 pp
2003 63.7 −0.3 pp
2002 64 −0.2 pp
2001 64.2 −0.2 pp
2000 64.5 −0.2 pp
1999 64.7 −0.2 pp
1998 64.9 −0.2 pp
1997 65.1 −0.2 pp
1996 65.3 −0.2 pp
1995 65.5 −0.2 pp
1994 65.7 −0.2 pp
1993 65.9 −0.2 pp
1992 66.1 −0.2 pp
1991 66.3 −0.2 pp
1990 66.5 −0.2 pp
1989 66.8 −0.3 pp
1988 67 −0.3 pp
1987 67.3 −0.3 pp
1986 67.6 −0.3 pp
1985 67.9 −0.3 pp
1984 68.2 −0.4 pp
1983 68.6 −0.4 pp
1982 69 −0.4 pp
1981 69.4 −0.4 pp
1980 69.8 −0.4 pp
1979 70.2 −0.5 pp
1978 70.7 −0.5 pp
1977 71.2 −0.5 pp
1976 71.7 −0.5 pp
1975 72.2 −0.6 pp
1974 72.8 −0.6 pp
1973 73.4 −0.7 pp
1972 74.1 −0.8 pp
1971 74.8 −0.8 pp
1970 75.6 −0.8 pp
1969 76.5 −0.8 pp
1968 77.3 −0.8 pp
1967 78.1 −0.8 pp
1966 78.9 −0.7 pp
1965 79.7 −0.7 pp
1964 80.3 −0.6 pp
1963 81 −0.5 pp
1962 81.5 −0.5 pp
1961 82 −0.5 pp
1960 82.6 —

Western Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NE Niger 81.6 BF Burkina Faso 71.1 ML Mali 67.8 GN Guinea 61.5 TG Togo 55.6 SL Sierra Leone 54.1 GW Guinea-Bissau 53.3 BJ Benin 46.6 CI Côte d'Ivoire 45.5 SN Senegal 44.2 LR Liberia 43.9 GH Ghana 41.1 MR Mauritania 38.5 NG Nigeria 36.2 GM Gambia 35 CV Cabo Verde 22.4
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

Other indicators for Sierra Leone

Demography Rural population

How many people live outside cities — in absolute numbers.

Sierra Leone by year Demography Urban population share

What part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.

Sierra Leone by year Labor Employment in agriculture

The share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.

Sierra Leone by year Agriculture Agricultural land share

What part of the territory is used for arable land, permanent crops and pasture.

Sierra Leone by year
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