Rwanda vs Sierra Leone: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Rwanda
1.33 million
in 2025
Sierra Leone
1.39 million
in 2025
Rwanda rank
113th
Sierra Leone rank
110th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Rwanda
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 1.39 million against 1.33 million in Rwanda, a difference of 57,530.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Rwanda ranks 113th 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 | Rwanda | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44,470 | 148,543 | 104,073 | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 88,104 | 275,335 | 187,231 | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 165,161 | 448,953 | 283,792 | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 318,245 | 601,840 | 283,595 | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 649,332 | 779,538 | 130,206 | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 939,383 | 1.03 million | 92,524 | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 1.23 million | 1.29 million | 63,155 | 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, Rwanda or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 1.39 million against 1.33 million in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 57,530, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Rwanda and Sierra Leone rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Rwanda ranks 113th 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.