Sierra Leone Urban Population 1960-2024

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Sierra Leone urban population for 2023 was 3,894,454, a 3.25% increase from 2022.
  • Sierra Leone urban population for 2022 was 3,771,972, a 3.28% increase from 2021.
  • Sierra Leone urban population for 2021 was 3,652,200, a 3.34% increase from 2020.
  • Sierra Leone urban population for 2020 was 3,534,267, a 3.38% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Urban Population
Democratic Republic of Congo 48,517,567
Ethiopia 29,299,871
Tanzania 25,227,921
North Korea 16,534,424
Yemen 13,721,710
Syrian Arab Republic 13,334,396
Mozambique 13,136,242
Uganda 13,005,977
Madagascar 12,298,904
Afghanistan 11,376,460
Mali 10,759,126
Senegal 8,806,799
Somalia 8,694,307
Burkina Faso 7,561,383
Haiti 6,994,525
Benin 6,870,127
Nepal 6,767,280
Zimbabwe 5,419,091
Guinea 5,404,495
Niger 4,639,173
Chad 4,453,756
Togo 4,028,035
Sierra Leone 3,894,454
Malawi 3,826,324
Liberia 2,902,462
Tajikistan 2,863,928
Rwanda 2,521,821
Central African Republic 2,504,453
South Sudan 2,350,270
Burundi 1,957,189
Gambia 1,787,917
Eritrea 1,622,037
Guinea-Bissau 977,902
Comoros 256,747
Sierra Leone Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 3,894,454 44.30 3.20%
2022 3,771,972 43.83 3.23%
2021 3,652,200 43.37 3.28%
2020 3,534,267 42.92 3.33%
2019 3,418,614 42.48 3.35%
2018 3,306,062 42.06 3.37%
2017 3,196,631 41.64 3.41%
2016 3,089,590 41.23 3.39%
2015 2,986,549 40.83 3.39%
2014 2,887,123 40.43 3.48%
2013 2,788,451 40.04 3.55%
2012 2,691,132 39.64 3.63%
2011 2,595,229 39.25 3.70%
2010 2,501,043 38.86 3.79%
2009 2,407,911 38.47 3.75%
2008 2,319,217 38.08 3.55%
2007 2,238,411 37.69 3.23%
2006 2,167,220 37.30 3.24%
2005 2,098,230 36.92 3.55%
2004 2,024,977 36.60 4.02%
2003 1,945,162 36.35 4.69%
2002 1,856,043 36.11 6.34%
2001 1,742,095 35.87 6.46%
2000 1,633,120 35.63 3.09%
1999 1,583,485 35.38 1.24%
1998 1,563,899 35.14 1.70%
1997 1,537,575 34.91 2.00%
1996 1,507,103 34.67 1.22%
1995 1,488,761 34.43 0.90%
1994 1,475,369 34.19 1.14%
1993 1,458,601 33.96 0.56%
1992 1,450,488 33.72 -1.07%
1991 1,466,030 33.49 1.91%
1990 1,438,278 33.25 4.62%
1989 1,373,314 33.02 3.21%
1988 1,329,911 32.79 3.42%
1987 1,285,227 32.56 3.40%
1986 1,242,223 32.33 3.48%
1985 1,199,702 32.00 3.63%
1984 1,156,889 31.56 3.62%
1983 1,115,713 31.12 3.57%
1982 1,076,622 30.68 3.49%
1981 1,039,656 30.25 3.48%
1980 1,004,148 29.82 3.46%
1979 970,011 29.39 3.43%
1978 937,293 28.97 3.42%
1977 905,789 28.55 3.35%
1976 875,960 28.14 3.32%
1975 847,375 27.73 4.04%
1974 813,796 27.14 4.96%
1973 774,451 26.32 4.99%
1972 736,729 25.52 5.02%
1971 700,649 24.74 5.07%
1970 665,992 23.97 5.13%
1969 632,668 23.22 5.16%
1968 600,856 22.48 5.21%
1967 570,329 21.77 5.23%
1966 541,289 21.06 5.24%
1965 513,668 20.38 5.25%
1964 487,416 19.71 5.24%
1963 462,539 19.06 4.98%
1962 440,053 18.47 4.87%
1961 419,121 17.90 4.84%
1960 399,323 17.35 %