Sierra Leone vs Togo: Rural population

Sierra Leone
4.77 million
in 2025
Togo
4.78 million
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
79th
Togo rank
78th

Rural population over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Togo
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How they compare

Togo currently reports 4.78 million against 4.77 million in Sierra Leone, a difference of 8,230.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Globally, Sierra Leone ranks 79th and Togo ranks 78th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.