Sierra Leone vs Timor-Leste: Rural population, annual growth rate

Sierra Leone
1 % change on previous year
in 2025
Timor-Leste
1.1 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
54th
Timor-Leste rank
51st

Rural population, annual growth rate over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Timor-Leste
-10-50510196119932025

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 1.1 % change on previous year against 1 % change on previous year in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.1 % change on previous year.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Timor-Leste ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 54th and Timor-Leste ranks 51st of 208 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 2 and Timor-Leste in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
1960s 0.9262 % change on previous year 1.45 % change on previous year 0.5222 % change on previous year Timor-Leste
1970s 1.02 % change on previous year 1.12 % change on previous year 0.0989 % change on previous year Timor-Leste
1980s 1.81 % change on previous year 0.9933 % change on previous year 0.8124 % change on previous year Sierra Leone
1990s 0.3722 % change on previous year 0.8331 % change on previous year 0.4609 % change on previous year Timor-Leste
2000s 2.97 % change on previous year 1.75 % change on previous year 1.22 % change on previous year Sierra Leone
2010s 1.71 % change on previous year 2.12 % change on previous year 0.4123 % change on previous year Timor-Leste
2020s 1.24 % change on previous year 1.53 % change on previous year 0.2957 % change on previous year Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, annual growth rate, Sierra Leone or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 1.1 % change on previous year against 1 % change on previous year in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between Sierra Leone and Timor-Leste?
0.1 % change on previous year, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Timor-Leste?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
How do Sierra Leone and Timor-Leste rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
Sierra Leone ranks 54th and Timor-Leste ranks 51st 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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Indicator
Rural population, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
256 places, 16,522 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

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.