Laos vs Sierra Leone: Urban population, annual growth rate
Laos
3.27 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sierra Leone
3.33 % change on previous year
in 2025
Laos rank
41st
Sierra Leone rank
39th
Urban population, annual growth rate over time
- Laos
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 3.33 % change on previous year against 3.27 % change on previous year in Laos, a difference of 0.06 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Laos ranks 41st and Sierra Leone ranks 39th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.06 % change on previous year | 5.25 % change on previous year | 1.19 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 5.09 % change on previous year | 4.31 % change on previous year | 0.7857 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 1980s | 4.82 % change on previous year | 3.45 % change on previous year | 1.37 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 1990s | 6.01 % change on previous year | 1.31 % change on previous year | 4.7 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 2000s | 5.28 % change on previous year | 4.28 % change on previous year | 1 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 2010s | 3.32 % change on previous year | 3.61 % change on previous year | 0.2902 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 3.39 % change on previous year | 3.47 % change on previous year | 0.0785 % 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, Laos or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 3.33 % change on previous year against 3.27 % change on previous year in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, annual growth rate between Laos and Sierra Leone?
- 0.06 % change on previous year, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Sierra Leone?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Sierra Leone rank globally for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Laos ranks 41st and Sierra Leone ranks 39th of 218 countries.
- 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.