Number of immigrants — all countries

Number of immigrants — Sierra Leone

Number of immigrants in Sierra Leone in 2024 — 49,997 people. Ranked 159 in the world out of 215. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 77.5%.

2024 49,997 people −6.98% vs 2020
World rank 159of 215
Period maximum 222,148 people1990
Period minimum 49,997 people2024

Trend over time

1990–2024 · people

Number of immigrants — Sierra Leone, 1990–20240100,000200,000300,00019901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 222,148 people1995: 98,516 people2000: 97,974 people2005: 146,227 people2010: 79,265 people2015: 58,830 people2020: 53,746 people2024: 49,997 people
Change over the period: −172,151 (−77.49%) Average annual rate: -4.29 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone 49,997 people
World 303M people
Sub-Saharan Africa 26.3M people
Western Africa computed 8.24M people
Low-income countries computed 14.4M people
Number of immigrants — Sierra Leone, by year Sierra Leone All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 49,997
2020 53,746
2015 58,830
2010 79,265
2005 146,227
2000 97,974
1995 98,516
1990 222,148

About the indicator

The number of people living in a country but born outside it — the international migrant stock. These are estimates of the UN Population Division, built from census and population register data. It is a stock, not a flow: the indicator answers the question of how many newcomers live in the country now, not how many arrived during the year. For the flow there is a separate indicator, net migration.

Important: The series is updated once every five years, so values may repeat in the intervening years. Foreign-born people and foreign citizens are not the same thing: in many countries most of the former have long held local citizenship.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.