Sierra Leone Rural Population 1960-2024

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Sierra Leone rural population for 2023 was 4,896,638, a 1.3% increase from 2022.
  • Sierra Leone rural population for 2022 was 4,833,746, a 1.37% increase from 2021.
  • Sierra Leone rural population for 2021 was 4,768,441, a 1.46% increase from 2020.
  • Sierra Leone rural population for 2020 was 4,699,703, a 1.54% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Senegal 8,956,364
Guinea 8,786,117
South Sudan 8,738,526
Tajikistan 7,279,615
Benin 6,842,701
Togo 5,025,764
Sierra Leone 4,896,638
Haiti 4,730,238
Central African Republic 3,237,862
Liberia 2,515,915
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Sierra Leone Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 4,896,638 55.70 1.29%
2022 4,833,746 56.17 1.36%
2021 4,768,441 56.63 1.45%
2020 4,699,703 57.08 1.53%
2019 4,628,214 57.52 1.59%
2018 4,555,219 57.95 1.64%
2017 4,480,934 58.36 1.72%
2016 4,404,323 58.77 1.74%
2015 4,328,224 59.17 1.74%
2014 4,253,565 59.57 1.83%
2013 4,176,408 59.96 1.91%
2012 4,097,455 60.36 1.98%
2011 4,017,156 60.75 2.05%
2010 3,935,655 61.14 2.15%
2009 3,851,931 61.53 2.11%
2008 3,771,643 61.92 1.90%
2007 3,700,752 62.31 1.59%
2006 3,642,554 62.70 1.59%
2005 3,585,104 63.08 2.16%
2004 3,508,352 63.40 2.97%
2003 3,405,745 63.65 3.64%
2002 3,284,070 63.89 5.29%
2001 3,115,001 64.13 5.41%
2000 2,950,947 64.37 2.03%
1999 2,891,660 64.62 0.19%
1998 2,886,076 64.86 0.65%
1997 2,867,453 65.10 0.95%
1996 2,840,267 65.33 0.17%
1995 2,835,388 65.57 -0.15%
1994 2,839,584 65.81 0.09%
1993 2,837,088 66.05 -0.49%
1992 2,851,078 66.28 -2.12%
1991 2,912,139 66.52 0.86%
1990 2,887,110 66.75 3.57%
1989 2,785,849 66.98 2.16%
1988 2,726,304 67.21 2.36%
1987 2,662,638 67.45 2.35%
1986 2,600,694 67.68 1.98%
1985 2,549,717 68.00 1.59%
1984 2,509,373 68.45 1.58%
1983 2,470,060 68.89 1.53%
1982 2,432,575 69.32 1.45%
1981 2,397,452 69.75 1.43%
1980 2,363,329 70.18 1.42%
1979 2,330,021 70.61 1.39%
1978 2,297,877 71.03 1.38%
1977 2,266,406 71.45 1.31%
1976 2,236,903 71.86 1.28%
1975 2,208,541 72.27 1.07%
1974 2,185,047 72.86 0.79%
1973 2,167,882 73.68 0.83%
1972 2,149,913 74.48 0.85%
1971 2,131,743 75.26 0.90%
1970 2,112,565 76.03 0.97%
1969 2,092,233 76.78 1.00%
1968 2,071,514 77.52 1.04%
1967 2,050,067 78.24 1.06%
1966 2,028,447 78.94 1.07%
1965 2,006,908 79.62 1.08%
1964 1,985,270 80.29 1.07%
1963 1,964,211 80.94 1.09%
1962 1,942,861 81.53 1.08%
1961 1,921,944 82.10 1.04%
1960 1,901,987 82.65 %