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People Statistics · Country

Net migration in Sierra Leone

1950 – 2023 · 74 data points 28 of 43 · Countries Updated 21 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

2021 · 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
1 Lithuania 7.0
2 United Kingdom 6.8
3 Netherlands 6.0
4 Canada 5.2
5 Finland 4.1
6 Colombia 3.9
7 Germany 3.7
8 Norway 3.7
9 Chile 3.4
10 Spain 3.0
11 Italy 2.6
12 Russia 2.2
13 France 2.0
14 United States 2.0
15 Bulgaria 1.7
16 Gabon 0.6
17 Czechia 0.4
18 Türkiye 0.2
19 Poland 0.1
20 Egypt 0.1
21 Argentina 0.0
22 Indonesia -0.0
23 Sierra Leone -0.2
24 Algeria -0.2
25 India -0.2
26 China -0.3
27 South Korea -0.3
28 Hong Kong SAR China -0.5
29 Honduras -0.6
30 Congo - Kinshasa -0.7
31 Philippines -0.8
32 Congo - Brazzaville -0.8
33 Romania -0.9
34 Mexico -1.0
35 Brazil -1.0
36 Ecuador -1.6
37 Yemen -2.2
38 Liberia -2.3
39 Saudi Arabia -3.4
40 Lebanon -4.8
41 Bangladesh -5.9
42 Taiwan -6.2
43 Greece -15.2

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 2021

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.