Urban population growth in Sierra Leone
The urban population of Sierra Leone changed by 3.27% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2007.
Sierra Leone, 2025
3.27%
Change from 2024
−0.08percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Position in 2025
39th of 217
Urban population growth in Sierra Leone over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sierra Leone | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.27% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 3.35% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 3.41% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 3.44% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | 3.47% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 3.50% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 3.50% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 3.52% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 3.55% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 3.48% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 3.40% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 3.48% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 3.53% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 3.60% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 3.65% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 3.74% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 3.68% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 3.45% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 3.11% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 3.08% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 3.51% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 4.15% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 4.79% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 6.45% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 6.55% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.08 percentage points from 3.35% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 3.40%, the figure has changed by −0.13 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Sierra Leone has the 39th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
More for Sierra Leone
All statistics for Sierra Leone
Urban population share
45.9%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
2.04%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
8,460,512 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
19.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
3.79 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
2.18%
2023 · UN Population Division