Urban population in Sierra Leone in 2025 — 4,050,647 people. Ranked 113 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 924.4%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sierra Leone
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.05M | +130,394 | +3.33% |
| 2024 | 3.92M | +129,155 | +3.41% |
| 2023 | 3.79M | +127,234 | +3.47% |
| 2022 | 3.66M | +123,727 | +3.49% |
| 2021 | 3.54M | +120,886 | +3.54% |
| 2020 | 3.42M | +117,548 | +3.56% |
| 2019 | 3.3M | +113,594 | +3.56% |
| 2018 | 3.19M | +110,154 | +3.58% |
| 2017 | 3.08M | +107,241 | +3.61% |
| 2016 | 2.97M | +101,676 | +3.54% |
| 2015 | 2.87M | +95,982 | +3.46% |
| 2014 | 2.77M | +94,711 | +3.54% |
| 2013 | 2.68M | +93,000 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 2.59M | +91,301 | +3.66% |
| 2011 | 2.49M | +89,479 | +3.72% |
| 2010 | 2.4M | +88,302 | +3.81% |
| 2009 | 2.32M | +83,779 | +3.75% |
| 2008 | 2.23M | +75,771 | +3.51% |
| 2007 | 2.16M | +66,078 | +3.16% |
| 2006 | 2.09M | +63,334 | +3.12% |
| 2005 | 2.03M | +69,833 | +3.57% |
| 2004 | 1.96M | +79,570 | +4.24% |
| 2003 | 1.88M | +87,770 | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 1.79M | +111,841 | +6.66% |
| 2001 | 1.68M | +106,455 | +6.77% |
| 2000 | 1.57M | +46,988 | +3.08% |
| 1999 | 1.52M | +16,902 | +1.12% |
| 1998 | 1.51M | +23,439 | +1.58% |
| 1997 | 1.48M | +27,405 | +1.88% |
| 1996 | 1.46M | +15,215 | +1.06% |
| 1995 | 1.44M | +10,370 | +0.72% |
| 1994 | 1.43M | +13,844 | +0.98% |
| 1993 | 1.42M | +5,452 | +0.39% |
| 1992 | 1.41M | −17,990 | −1.26% |
| 1991 | 1.43M | +26,060 | +1.86% |
| 1990 | 1.4M | +64,011 | +4.78% |
| 1989 | 1.34M | +42,953 | +3.31% |
| 1988 | 1.3M | +44,838 | +3.58% |
| 1987 | 1.25M | +43,882 | +3.63% |
| 1986 | 1.21M | +40,469 | +3.46% |
| 1985 | 1.17M | +37,404 | +3.31% |
| 1984 | 1.13M | +36,893 | +3.37% |
| 1983 | 1.09M | +35,971 | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 1.06M | +34,853 | +3.41% |
| 1981 | 1.02M | +34,276 | +3.47% |
| 1980 | 988,597 | +33,713 | +3.53% |
| 1979 | 954,884 | +33,022 | +3.58% |
| 1978 | 921,862 | +32,543 | +3.66% |
| 1977 | 889,319 | +31,528 | +3.68% |
| 1976 | 857,791 | +30,871 | +3.73% |
| 1975 | 826,920 | +31,263 | +3.93% |
| 1974 | 795,657 | +32,385 | +4.24% |
| 1973 | 763,272 | +33,754 | +4.63% |
| 1972 | 729,518 | +34,260 | +4.93% |
| 1971 | 695,258 | +34,533 | +5.23% |
| 1970 | 660,725 | +34,346 | +5.48% |
| 1969 | 626,379 | +33,435 | +5.64% |
| 1968 | 592,944 | +32,193 | +5.74% |
| 1967 | 560,751 | +30,404 | +5.73% |
| 1966 | 530,347 | +28,191 | +5.61% |
| 1965 | 502,156 | +25,682 | +5.39% |
| 1964 | 476,474 | +22,696 | +5% |
| 1963 | 453,778 | +20,433 | +4.72% |
| 1962 | 433,345 | +19,403 | +4.69% |
| 1961 | 413,942 | +18,539 | +4.69% |
| 1960 | 395,403 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
What part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
Environment Population in cities over 1 millionHow many people live in urban agglomerations larger than a million.
Environment Population living in slumsWhat share of the urban population lives in slums under the UN definition.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
