Australia vs Sierra Leone: Population, annual growth rate
Australia
2.07 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sierra Leone
2.15 % change on previous year
in 2024
Australia rank
50th
Sierra Leone rank
48th
Population, annual growth rate over time
- Australia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 2.15 % change on previous year against 2.07 % change on previous year in Australia, a difference of 0.08 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 50th and Sierra Leone ranks 48th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.98 % change on previous year | 1.79 % change on previous year | 0.1923 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.7 % change on previous year | 1.88 % change on previous year | 0.1818 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 1.48 % change on previous year | 2.32 % change on previous year | 0.8373 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 1.13 % change on previous year | 0.6924 % change on previous year | 0.4368 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.44 % change on previous year | 3.45 % change on previous year | 2.01 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 1.56 % change on previous year | 2.47 % change on previous year | 0.9093 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 1.44 % change on previous year | 2.25 % change on previous year | 0.8127 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, annual growth rate, Australia or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 2.15 % change on previous year against 2.07 % change on previous year in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in population, annual growth rate between Australia and Sierra Leone?
- 0.08 % change on previous year, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sierra Leone?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Sierra Leone rank globally for population, annual growth rate?
- Australia ranks 50th and Sierra Leone ranks 48th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.