Nigeria vs Sierra Leone: Urban population, annual growth rate
Nigeria
3.38 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sierra Leone
3.33 % change on previous year
in 2025
Nigeria rank
36th
Sierra Leone rank
39th
Urban population, annual growth rate over time
- Nigeria
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 3.38 % change on previous year against 3.33 % change on previous year in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.05 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 36th and Sierra Leone ranks 39th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 6 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.84 % change on previous year | 5.25 % change on previous year | 0.5912 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 5.96 % change on previous year | 4.31 % change on previous year | 1.65 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 5.49 % change on previous year | 3.45 % change on previous year | 2.04 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 4.85 % change on previous year | 1.31 % change on previous year | 3.54 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 4.67 % change on previous year | 4.28 % change on previous year | 0.393 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 4.13 % change on previous year | 3.61 % change on previous year | 0.5195 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 3.46 % change on previous year | 3.47 % change on previous year | 0.0056 % 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, Nigeria or Sierra Leone?
- Nigeria, at 3.38 % change on previous year against 3.33 % change on previous year in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, annual growth rate between Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
- 0.05 % change on previous year, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Sierra Leone rank globally for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Nigeria ranks 36th 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.