Sierra Leone vs Zambia: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Sierra Leone
15.7%
in 2025
Zambia
15.8%
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
88th
Zambia rank
87th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Sierra Leone
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 15.8% against 15.7% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 88th and Zambia ranks 87th of 121 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.0% | 4.3% | 1.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 9.3% | 7.6% | 1.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 12.4% | 9.4% | 3.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 14.3% | 10.2% | 4.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 14.6% | 11.5% | 3.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 13.3% | 1.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 15.2% | 0.2% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Sierra Leone or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 15.8% against 15.7% in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Sierra Leone and Zambia?
- 0.1%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zambia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Sierra Leone and Zambia rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Sierra Leone ranks 88th and Zambia ranks 87th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.