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People Statistics · Country

Born abroad in Sierra Leone

1990 – 2024 · 8 data points 37 of 42 · Countries Updated 21 Oct 2026
People · Sierra Leone

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 0.6% −0.1 pp since 2020
Countries · 2024 37 of 42 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2010 −0.7 pp
vs World −3.1 pp World: 3.7% · 2024
Born abroad, 1990 – 2024 percent · Sierra Leone · World
−0.7 pp since 2010
Sierra Leone World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Compared with Born abroad · percent
Sierra Leone
0.6%
World
3.7%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Sierra Leone · 1990 – 2024
Latest value 0.6% · 2024
First value 5.3% · 1990
Highest 5.3% · 1990
Lowest 0.6% · 2024
Data points 8

By year

All years · 1990 – 2024

YearSierra LeoneChange World
2024 0.6% −0.1 pp 3.7%
2020 0.7% −0.1 pp 3.5%
2015 0.8% −0.5 pp 3.3%
2010 1.3% −1.4 pp 3.2%
2005 2.7% +0.5 pp 2.9%
2000 2.2% −0.2 pp 2.8%
1995 2.4% −2.9 pp 2.8%
1990 5.3% 2.9%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2020 2015 2010 2005 2000 1995 1990
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryBorn abroad
1 Saudi Arabia 42.2%
2 Hong Kong SAR China 39.6%
3 Lebanon 27.8%
4 Canada 21.8%
5 Germany 18.0%
6 Gabon 17.9%
7 Norway 15.8%
8 United Kingdom 15.6%
9 Spain 15.0%
10 United States 14.9%
11 Netherlands 13.8%
12 France 13.1%
13 Greece 12.5%
14 Italy 10.4%
15 Chile 7.6%
16 Türkiye 7.6%
17 Finland 7.0%
18 Congo - Brazzaville 6.7%
19 Czechia 6.4%
20 Lithuania 5.2%
21 Russia 5.0%
22 Argentina 4.2%
23 Ecuador 4.1%
24 Colombia 3.8%
25 South Korea 3.3%
26 Bulgaria 2.7%
27 Poland 1.9%
28 Liberia 1.7%
29 Romania 1.7%
30 Bangladesh 1.3%
31 Mexico 1.1%
32 Yemen 1.1%
33 Congo - Kinshasa 1.0%
34 Sierra Leone 0.7%
35 Algeria 0.6%
36 Egypt 0.6%
37 Brazil 0.5%
38 India 0.4%
39 Honduras 0.4%
40 China 0.1%
41 Indonesia 0.1%
42 Philippines 0.1%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2020

What it means

The share of residents who were born in another country.

How it is calculated

Residents born outside the country divided by the total population (some countries count foreign citizens instead).