Seychelles vs Sierra Leone: Urban population (% of total population)
Seychelles
45.5%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
45.9%
in 2025
Seychelles rank
161st
Sierra Leone rank
159th
Urban population (% of total population) over time
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 45.9% against 45.5% in Seychelles, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Seychelles ahead.
Seychelles ranks 161st and Sierra Leone ranks 159th of 218 countries.
Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Seychelles | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.4% | 20.2% | 11.2% | Seychelles |
| 1970s | 45.5% | 27.3% | 18.1% | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 49.3% | 31.8% | 17.5% | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 46.6% | 34.4% | 12.2% | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 42.9% | 36.8% | 6.2% | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 40.6% | 2.5% | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 44.9% | 44.6% | 0.4% | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Seychelles or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 45.9% against 45.5% in Seychelles as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Seychelles and Sierra Leone?
- 0.4%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Sierra Leone?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Seychelles and Sierra Leone rank globally for urban population?
- Seychelles ranks 161st and Sierra Leone ranks 159th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% 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
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.