Urban population, male in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Urban population, male was 20.4% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in Sierra Leone, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, male in Sierra Leone is 20.4%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 20.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 1980.
That places Sierra Leone 139th out of 193 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Urban population, male in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 15.0% | — |
| 1985 | 16.1% | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 16.7% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 17.4% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 18.0% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 18.7% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 20.4% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.5% | 15.0% | 16.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 17.1% | 16.7% | 17.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 18.0% | 18.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 19.5% | 20.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More gender data for Sierra Leone
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,446 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.722 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 122,158 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 124,999 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 118,334 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 120,652 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 116,120 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 118,274 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 114,582 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 116,632 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in Sierra Leone?
- Urban population, male in Sierra Leone was 20.4% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 1980.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for urban population, male?
- Sierra Leone ranks 139th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.