Pakistan vs Sierra Leone: Rural population, annual growth rate
Pakistan
0.984 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sierra Leone
1 % change on previous year
in 2025
Pakistan rank
55th
Sierra Leone rank
54th
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Pakistan
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 1 % change on previous year against 0.984 % change on previous year in Pakistan, a difference of 0.016 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Pakistan ahead.
Pakistan ranks 55th and Sierra Leone ranks 54th of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.43 % change on previous year | 0.9262 % change on previous year | 1.51 % change on previous year | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 2.61 % change on previous year | 1.02 % change on previous year | 1.59 % change on previous year | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 3.18 % change on previous year | 1.81 % change on previous year | 1.38 % change on previous year | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 2.63 % change on previous year | 0.3722 % change on previous year | 2.26 % change on previous year | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 2.3 % change on previous year | 2.97 % change on previous year | 0.6657 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 1.34 % change on previous year | 1.71 % change on previous year | 0.3697 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 1.03 % change on previous year | 1.24 % change on previous year | 0.2077 % 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, Pakistan or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 1 % change on previous year against 0.984 % change on previous year in Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between Pakistan and Sierra Leone?
- 0.016 % change on previous year, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Sierra Leone?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Pakistan and Sierra Leone rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Pakistan ranks 55th 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.