Europe & Central Asia vs Sierra Leone: Urban population, annual growth rate
Europe & Central Asia
0.5661 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sierra Leone
3.33 % change on previous year
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia rank
40th
Sierra Leone rank
39th
Urban population, annual growth rate over time
- Europe & Central Asia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 3.33 % change on previous year against 0.5661 % change on previous year in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 2.76 % change on previous year.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 5.9 times Europe & Central Asia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 40th and Sierra Leone ranks 39th of 47 groups.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.05 % change on previous year | 5.25 % change on previous year | 3.19 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 1.46 % change on previous year | 4.31 % change on previous year | 2.85 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 1.04 % change on previous year | 3.45 % change on previous year | 2.4 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.4581 % change on previous year | 1.31 % change on previous year | 0.8516 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.5446 % change on previous year | 4.28 % change on previous year | 3.73 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.8003 % change on previous year | 3.61 % change on previous year | 2.81 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.3517 % change on previous year | 3.47 % change on previous year | 3.11 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, annual growth rate, Europe & Central Asia or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 3.33 % change on previous year against 0.5661 % change on previous year in Europe & Central Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, annual growth rate between Europe & Central Asia and Sierra Leone?
- 2.76 % change on previous year, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Sierra Leone?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Europe & Central Asia and Sierra Leone rank globally for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 40th and Sierra Leone ranks 39th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.