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People Statistics · Country

Net migration in Sierra Leone

1950 – 2023 · 74 data points 28 of 43 · Countries Updated 22 Oct 2026
People · Sierra Leone

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 1950 – 2023

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Overview 4 figures People 13 figures Economy 9 figures Education 3 figures Climate 1 figure
Latest value · 2023 -0.5per 1,000 +0.0 since 2022
Countries · 2023 28 of 43 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2013 −0.9
vs World −0.5 World: 0.0 · 2023
Net migration, 1950 – 2023 per 1,000 people · Sierra Leone · World
−0.9 since 2013
Sierra Leone World

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 1950 – 2023

Compared with Net migration · per 1,000 people
Sierra Leone
-0.5
World
0.0

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects

The series at a glance Sierra Leone · 1950 – 2023
Latest value -0.5 · 2023
First value -1.6 · 1950
Highest 48.5 · 2001
Lowest -56.3 · 1991
Data points 74

By year

All years · 1950 – 2023

YearSierra LeoneChange World
2023 -0.5 +0.0 0.0
2022 -0.5 −0.3 0.0
2021 -0.2 −0.4 0.0
2020 0.2 +0.5 0.0
2019 -0.3 +0.1 0.0
2018 -0.4 −0.5 0.0
2017 0.2 −0.5 0.0
2016 0.6 +0.7 0.0
2015 -0.1 −0.1 0.0
2014 0.1 −0.3 0.0
2013 0.4 +0.3 0.0
2012 0.2 −0.9 0.0
2011 1.1 −0.2 0.0
2010 1.3 −1.7 0.0
2009 3.0 +2.8 0.0
2008 0.2 +1.3 0.0
2007 -1.1 +5.0 0.0
2006 -6.1 −5.7 0.0
2005 -0.3 −4.8 0.0
2004 4.5 −8.9 0.0
2003 13.4 −4.1 0.0
2002 17.4 −31.1 0.0
2001 48.5 +29.8 0.0
2000 18.8 +38.4 0.0
1999 -19.7 −1.8 0.0
1998 -17.9 −6.5 0.0
1997 -11.4 +1.0 0.0
1996 -12.4 +14.6 0.0
1995 -27.0 −8.5 0.0
1994 -18.5 +4.4 0.0
1993 -23.0 +8.1 0.0
1992 -31.1 +25.2 0.0
1991 -56.3 −87.6 0.0
1990 31.4 +32.6 0.0
1989 -1.3 −3.7 0.0
1988 2.4 −0.1 0.0
1987 2.5 +0.4 0.0
1986 2.1 +4.3 0.0
1985 -2.2 +0.3 0.0
1984 -2.4 +0.1 0.0
1983 -2.5 +0.8 0.0
1982 -3.3 +0.5 0.0
1981 -3.8 −0.2 0.0
1980 -3.6 +0.5 0.0
1979 -4.1 +0.1 0.0
1978 -4.2 −0.1 0.0
1977 -4.0 +1.2 0.0
1976 -5.2 −0.8 0.0
1975 -4.4 −0.5 0.0
1974 -3.9 −0.7 0.0
1973 -3.3 −0.3 0.0
1972 -2.9 +0.0 0.0
1971 -3.0 −1.1 0.0
1970 -1.8 −0.1 0.0
1969 -1.7 −0.3 0.0
1968 -1.4 −0.3 0.0
1967 -1.1 +0.1 0.0
1966 -1.2 −0.4 0.0
1965 -0.8 +0.2 0.0
1964 -1.0 +0.1 0.0
1963 -1.0 +0.1 0.0
1962 -1.1 +0.1 0.0
1961 -1.3 +0.3 0.0
1960 -1.6 +0.4 0.0
1959 -2.0 +1.1 0.0
1958 -3.1 −0.7 0.0
1957 -2.4 −0.0 0.0
1956 -2.4 +0.1 0.0
1955 -2.5 +0.0 0.0
1954 -2.5 +0.2 0.0
1953 -2.7 −0.6 0.0
1952 -2.1 −0.3 0.0
1951 -1.8 −0.1 0.0
1950 -1.6 0.0

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 1950 – 2023

Ranking · Countries

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryNet migration
28 Algeria -0.3
24 Argentina 0.1
40 Bangladesh -6.4
32 Brazil -0.8
34 Bulgaria -0.9
2 Canada 10.1
1 Chile 11.9
25 China -0.1
3 Colombia 9.0
37 Congo - Brazzaville -2.2
14 Congo - Kinshasa 2.0
22 Czechia 0.5
11 Ecuador 3.2
33 Egypt -0.8
13 Finland 2.4
17 France 1.6
16 Gabon 1.9
6 Germany 5.5
20 Greece 1.0
31 Honduras -0.7
19 Hong Kong SAR China 1.1
27 India -0.2
26 Indonesia -0.1
18 Italy 1.6
43 Lebanon -41.2
39 Liberia -5.1
41 Lithuania -9.9
36 Mexico -1.8
7 Netherlands 5.0
10 Norway 4.1
38 Philippines -2.4
30 Poland -0.6
35 Romania -1.7
12 Russia 2.7
42 Saudi Arabia -29.9
23 Sierra Leone 0.2
15 South Korea 2.0
8 Spain 4.3
21 Taiwan 0.7
4 Türkiye 7.9
9 United Kingdom 4.1
5 United States 5.6
29 Yemen -0.4

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 2017

What it means

People moving in minus people moving out, per 1,000 residents a year.

How it is calculated

Arrivals minus departures in the year (often estimated as the population change not explained by births and deaths), per 1,000 residents.