Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate was -0.2881 % change on previous year in 2050. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2050)
-0.2881 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 17.6%
World rank
59th
of 217 countries
All-time high
4.49 % change on previous year
in 2003
All-time low
-0.9074 % change on previous year
in 1993
Years of data
100
1951–2050
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate in Sierra Leone, 1951–2050
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2050, population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate in Sierra Leone stood at -0.2881 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.6% on the previous year and down 261.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate in Sierra Leone peaked at 4.49 % change on previous year in 2003 and was at its lowest, -0.9074 % change on previous year, in 1993.
Sierra Leone ranks 59th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 0.5524 % change on previous year | — |
| 1952 | 0.5851 % change on previous year | +5.9% |
| 1953 | 0.6049 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 1954 | 0.6128 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 0.6157 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 0.6179 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 0.6244 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 0.6366 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 1959 | 0.6577 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 1960 | 0.6863 % change on previous year | +4.3% |
| 1961 | 0.7221 % change on previous year | +5.2% |
| 1962 | 0.7536 % change on previous year | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 0.7604 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.716 % change on previous year | -5.8% |
| 1965 | 0.7201 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.718 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.724 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.7508 % change on previous year | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.8098 % change on previous year | +7.9% |
| 1970 | 0.8817 % change on previous year | +8.9% |
| 1971 | 0.958 % change on previous year | +8.7% |
| 1972 | 1.02 % change on previous year | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 1.07 % change on previous year | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 1.09 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 1.44 % change on previous year | +31.6% |
| 1976 | 1.73 % change on previous year | +20.0% |
| 1977 | 1.76 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 1.78 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 1.79 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 1.79 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 1.75 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 1.69 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 1.72 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 1.86 % change on previous year | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 2.04 % change on previous year | +9.9% |
| 1986 | 2.47 % change on previous year | +21.2% |
| 1987 | 2.77 % change on previous year | +12.1% |
| 1988 | 2.58 % change on previous year | -7.0% |
| 1989 | 1.97 % change on previous year | -23.6% |
| 1990 | 1.12 % change on previous year | -42.9% |
| 1991 | 0.2276 % change on previous year | -79.8% |
| 1992 | -0.4891 % change on previous year | -314.9% |
| 1993 | -0.9074 % change on previous year | +85.5% |
| 1994 | -0.9055 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1995 | -0.5651 % change on previous year | -37.6% |
| 1996 | -0.1873 % change on previous year | -66.9% |
| 1997 | 0.173 % change on previous year | -192.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7475 % change on previous year | +332.1% |
| 1999 | 1.56 % change on previous year | +108.1% |
| 2000 | 2.47 % change on previous year | +58.6% |
| 2001 | 3.44 % change on previous year | +39.5% |
| 2002 | 4.21 % change on previous year | +22.2% |
| 2003 | 4.49 % change on previous year | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 4.22 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 3.49 % change on previous year | -17.3% |
| 2006 | 2.73 % change on previous year | -21.7% |
| 2007 | 2.22 % change on previous year | -18.9% |
| 2008 | 1.85 % change on previous year | -16.4% |
| 2009 | 1.71 % change on previous year | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 1.7 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.71 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.67 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.64 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.59 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.55 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 1.51 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 1.47 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.42 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 1.36 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 1.3 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 1.24 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 1.18 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 1.12 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 1.07 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 2025 | 1.02 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 2026 | 0.9654 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 2027 | 0.9132 % change on previous year | -5.4% |
| 2028 | 0.8596 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 2029 | 0.804 % change on previous year | -6.5% |
| 2030 | 0.7471 % change on previous year | -7.1% |
| 2031 | 0.6895 % change on previous year | -7.7% |
| 2032 | 0.6327 % change on previous year | -8.2% |
| 2033 | 0.5751 % change on previous year | -9.1% |
| 2034 | 0.518 % change on previous year | -9.9% |
| 2035 | 0.4609 % change on previous year | -11.0% |
| 2036 | 0.4039 % change on previous year | -12.4% |
| 2037 | 0.3469 % change on previous year | -14.1% |
| 2038 | 0.2902 % change on previous year | -16.4% |
| 2039 | 0.2337 % change on previous year | -19.4% |
| 2040 | 0.1783 % change on previous year | -23.7% |
| 2041 | 0.1247 % change on previous year | -30.1% |
| 2042 | 0.0766 % change on previous year | -38.6% |
| 2043 | 0.0256 % change on previous year | -66.5% |
| 2044 | -0.0204 % change on previous year | -179.4% |
| 2045 | -0.066 % change on previous year | +224.1% |
| 2046 | -0.1113 % change on previous year | +68.7% |
| 2047 | -0.1568 % change on previous year | +40.8% |
| 2048 | -0.2015 % change on previous year | +28.5% |
| 2049 | -0.2449 % change on previous year | +21.6% |
| 2050 | -0.2881 % change on previous year | +17.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.6119 % change on previous year | 0.5524 % change on previous year | 0.6577 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1960s | 0.7361 % change on previous year | 0.6863 % change on previous year | 0.8098 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.35 % change on previous year | 0.8817 % change on previous year | 1.79 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.07 % change on previous year | 1.69 % change on previous year | 2.77 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0773 % change on previous year | -0.9074 % change on previous year | 1.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.08 % change on previous year | 1.71 % change on previous year | 4.49 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.56 % change on previous year | 1.36 % change on previous year | 1.71 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 % change on previous year | 0.804 % change on previous year | 1.3 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.4898 % change on previous year | 0.2337 % change on previous year | 0.7471 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.0396 % change on previous year | -0.2449 % change on previous year | 0.1783 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.2881 % change on previous year | -0.2881 % change on previous year | -0.2881 % change on previous year | 1 |
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- 60 Lesotho -0.293 % change on previous year compare
- 61 Western Sahara -0.3513 % change on previous year compare
- 62 Antigua and Barbuda -0.3643 % change on previous year compare
More work & labour data for Sierra Leone
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1141 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1389 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.091 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 7,725 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,247 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 8,103 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 7,832 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 15,934 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per unit 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate in Sierra Leone?
- Population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate in Sierra Leone was -0.2881 % change on previous year in 2050, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 4.49 % change on previous year in 2003.
- What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9074 % change on previous year in 1993.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate?
- Sierra Leone ranks 59th out of 217 countries with data for 2050.
- Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 261.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.