Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Malawi
1.39 million
in 2025
Sierra Leone
1.39 million
in 2025
Malawi rank
109th
Sierra Leone rank
110th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Malawi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.39 million against 1.39 million in Sierra Leone, a difference of 5,650.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Malawi ranks 109th and Sierra Leone ranks 110th of 121 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,922 | 148,543 | 130,621 | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 70,385 | 275,335 | 204,950 | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 183,063 | 448,953 | 265,890 | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 355,987 | 601,840 | 245,853 | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 581,879 | 779,538 | 197,658 | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 892,978 | 1.03 million | 138,929 | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 1.25 million | 1.29 million | 39,535 | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
- Malawi, at 1.39 million against 1.39 million in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 5,650, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Malawi ranks 109th and Sierra Leone ranks 110th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.