Rural population, per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Rural population, per capita was 0.5407 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Sierra Leone, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per capita in Sierra Leone is 0.5407 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.8257 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.5407 units per person, in 2025.
Sierra Leone ranks 59th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.8257 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.8204 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 0.815 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.8095 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.8035 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.7966 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.7891 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.7812 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.773 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.7646 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.7564 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.7484 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.7408 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7338 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.7276 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.722 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.7168 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.7118 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.7069 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.7023 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.6979 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6937 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.6897 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6859 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.6823 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.679 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.6759 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.673 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.6703 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.6678 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.6654 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.6632 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.661 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.659 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.657 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.655 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.653 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.651 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.649 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6469 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6447 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6424 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6399 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6373 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6345 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6315 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6283 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6249 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6213 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6175 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6136 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6095 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6054 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6011 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5967 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5923 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5877 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5829 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.578 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.573 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5679 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5627 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5573 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5519 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5464 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.5407 units per person | -1.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.5407 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6546 units per person, 83% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.5407 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5511 units per person, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7978 units per person | 0.7646 units per person | 0.8257 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7267 units per person | 0.7023 units per person | 0.7564 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6815 units per person | 0.6678 units per person | 0.6979 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.656 units per person | 0.6469 units per person | 0.6654 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6322 units per person | 0.6175 units per person | 0.6447 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.594 units per person | 0.573 units per person | 0.6136 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5545 units per person | 0.5407 units per person | 0.5679 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 56 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.5489 units per person compare
- 57 Seychelles 0.5452 units per person compare
- 58 Zambia 0.5408 units per person compare
- 60 Guinea-Bissau 0.5335 units per person compare
- 61 Turkmenistan 0.5289 units per person compare
- 62 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.5202 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sierra Leone
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2954 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 250 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 29.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 29.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.4% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2018)
- Rural population 54.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Rural population, per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.5407 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8257 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5407 units per person in 2025.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for rural population, per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 59th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.