Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Urban population

Malawi
3.91 million
in 2025
Sierra Leone
4.05 million
in 2025
Malawi rank
114th
Sierra Leone rank
113th

Urban population over time

  • Malawi
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 4.05 million against 3.91 million in Malawi, a difference of 141,730.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Globally, Malawi ranks 114th and Sierra Leone ranks 113th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban 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

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.