Ireland vs Sierra Leone: Rural population, annual growth rate
Ireland
0.9559 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sierra Leone
1 % change on previous year
in 2025
Ireland rank
56th
Sierra Leone rank
54th
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Ireland
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 1 % change on previous year against 0.9559 % change on previous year in Ireland, a difference of 0.0441 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Ireland ranks 56th and Sierra Leone ranks 54th of 208 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.9698 % change on previous year | 0.9262 % change on previous year | 1.9 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.5678 % change on previous year | 1.02 % change on previous year | 0.4536 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.0397 % change on previous year | 1.81 % change on previous year | 1.77 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.1741 % change on previous year | 0.3722 % change on previous year | 0.1982 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 1.2 % change on previous year | 2.97 % change on previous year | 1.77 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.4957 % change on previous year | 1.71 % change on previous year | 1.21 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 1.02 % change on previous year | 1.24 % change on previous year | 0.2181 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, annual growth rate, Ireland or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 1 % change on previous year against 0.9559 % change on previous year in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between Ireland and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0441 % change on previous year, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sierra Leone?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Sierra Leone rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Ireland ranks 56th and Sierra Leone ranks 54th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.