Urban population, per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Urban population, per capita was 0.4593 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Sierra Leone, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.4593 units per person for urban population, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.4593 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1743 units per person, in 1960.
Sierra Leone ranks 159th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1743 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1796 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1962 | 0.185 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1905 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1965 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2034 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2109 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2188 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 0.227 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2354 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 0.2436 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 0.2516 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2592 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2662 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2724 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.278 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2832 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.2882 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2931 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2977 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3021 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.3063 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3104 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3141 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3177 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.321 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3241 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.327 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3297 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.3322 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3346 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3368 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.339 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.341 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.343 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.345 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.347 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.349 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.351 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3531 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3553 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3576 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3601 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3627 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3655 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3685 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3717 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3751 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3787 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3825 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3864 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3905 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3946 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3989 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4033 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4077 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4123 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4171 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.422 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.427 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4321 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4373 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4427 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4481 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.4536 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.4593 units per person | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2022 units per person | 0.1743 units per person | 0.2354 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2733 units per person | 0.2436 units per person | 0.2977 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3185 units per person | 0.3021 units per person | 0.3322 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.344 units per person | 0.3346 units per person | 0.3531 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3678 units per person | 0.3553 units per person | 0.3825 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.406 units per person | 0.3864 units per person | 0.427 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4455 units per person | 0.4321 units per person | 0.4593 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 156 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.4798 units per person compare
- 157 Turkmenistan 0.4711 units per person compare
- 158 Guinea-Bissau 0.4665 units per person compare
- 160 Zambia 0.4592 units per person compare
- 161 Seychelles 0.4548 units per person compare
- 162 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.4511 units per person compare
More climate change data for Sierra Leone
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 3.65 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 538.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 36.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,431 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 201.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,229 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.761 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Urban population, per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.4593 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4593 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1743 units per person in 1960.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for urban population, per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 159th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.