Rural population in Sierra Leone in 2025 — 4,769,147 people. Ranked 79 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 154.6%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sierra Leone
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.77M | +47,378 | +1% |
| 2024 | 4.72M | +52,355 | +1.12% |
| 2023 | 4.67M | +56,471 | +1.22% |
| 2022 | 4.61M | +58,478 | +1.28% |
| 2021 | 4.55M | +61,158 | +1.36% |
| 2020 | 4.49M | +63,019 | +1.42% |
| 2019 | 4.43M | +63,834 | +1.46% |
| 2018 | 4.37M | +65,110 | +1.51% |
| 2017 | 4.3M | +66,730 | +1.58% |
| 2016 | 4.23M | +65,997 | +1.58% |
| 2015 | 4.17M | +65,288 | +1.59% |
| 2014 | 4.1M | +67,623 | +1.68% |
| 2013 | 4.04M | +69,971 | +1.76% |
| 2012 | 3.97M | +72,528 | +1.86% |
| 2011 | 3.89M | +75,058 | +1.97% |
| 2010 | 3.82M | +78,766 | +2.11% |
| 2009 | 3.74M | +77,145 | +2.11% |
| 2008 | 3.66M | +69,599 | +1.94% |
| 2007 | 3.59M | +58,808 | +1.66% |
| 2006 | 3.53M | +59,420 | +1.71% |
| 2005 | 3.47M | +76,162 | +2.24% |
| 2004 | 3.4M | +98,460 | +2.98% |
| 2003 | 3.3M | +118,482 | +3.72% |
| 2002 | 3.18M | +166,878 | +5.54% |
| 2001 | 3.01M | +162,650 | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 2.85M | +58,580 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 2.79M | +5,356 | +0.19% |
| 1998 | 2.79M | +18,630 | +0.67% |
| 1997 | 2.77M | +27,101 | +0.99% |
| 1996 | 2.74M | +4,816 | +0.18% |
| 1995 | 2.74M | −4,296 | −0.16% |
| 1994 | 2.74M | +2,131 | +0.08% |
| 1993 | 2.74M | −14,688 | −0.53% |
| 1992 | 2.75M | −61,911 | −2.2% |
| 1991 | 2.82M | +23,379 | +0.84% |
| 1990 | 2.79M | +98,780 | +3.67% |
| 1989 | 2.69M | +56,567 | +2.14% |
| 1988 | 2.64M | +59,961 | +2.33% |
| 1987 | 2.58M | +57,456 | +2.28% |
| 1986 | 2.52M | +49,473 | +2% |
| 1985 | 2.47M | +42,276 | +1.74% |
| 1984 | 2.43M | +40,219 | +1.68% |
| 1983 | 2.39M | +37,492 | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 2.35M | +34,390 | +1.48% |
| 1981 | 2.32M | +32,575 | +1.43% |
| 1980 | 2.28M | +30,877 | +1.37% |
| 1979 | 2.25M | +28,960 | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 2.22M | +27,620 | +1.26% |
| 1977 | 2.2M | +25,006 | +1.15% |
| 1976 | 2.17M | +23,292 | +1.08% |
| 1975 | 2.15M | +22,935 | +1.08% |
| 1974 | 2.12M | +21,119 | +1% |
| 1973 | 2.1M | +18,813 | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 2.08M | +16,906 | +0.82% |
| 1971 | 2.07M | +16,403 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 2.05M | +16,575 | +0.81% |
| 1969 | 2.03M | +16,398 | +0.81% |
| 1968 | 2.02M | +16,955 | +0.85% |
| 1967 | 2M | +17,342 | +0.87% |
| 1966 | 1.98M | +17,781 | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 1.97M | +18,594 | +0.95% |
| 1964 | 1.95M | +19,436 | +1.01% |
| 1963 | 1.93M | +19,583 | +1.03% |
| 1962 | 1.91M | +18,612 | +0.98% |
| 1961 | 1.89M | +17,332 | +0.93% |
| 1960 | 1.87M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
