Sierra Leone vs Zambia: Population in the largest city
Sierra Leone
34.3%
in 2025
Zambia
34.5%
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
62nd
Zambia rank
60th
Population in the largest city over time
- Sierra Leone
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 34.5% against 34.3% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 62nd and Zambia ranks 60th of 153 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.7% | 19.0% | 10.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 33.8% | 21.2% | 12.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 38.8% | 23.6% | 15.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 41.4% | 26.7% | 14.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 39.8% | 30.7% | 9.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 36.5% | 31.8% | 4.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 33.9% | 0.8% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Sierra Leone or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 34.5% against 34.3% in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Sierra Leone and Zambia?
- 0.2%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zambia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Sierra Leone and Zambia rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Sierra Leone ranks 62nd and Zambia ranks 60th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.