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Refugees by country of origin — Sierra Leone

Refugees by country of origin in Sierra Leone in 2024 — 8,042 people. Ranked 134 in the world out of 200. Since 1988, the indicator has risen by 100,425%.

2024 8,042 people +8.02% vs 2023
World rank 134of 200
Period maximum 490,047 people1999
Period minimum 8 people1988

Trend over time

1988–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Sierra Leone, 1988–20240200,000400,000600,00019881992199620002004200820122016202020241988: 8 people1989: 8 people1990: 8 people1991: 142,614 people1992: 253,591 people1993: 311,181 people1994: 275,298 people1995: 379,491 people1996: 375,100 people1997: 329,322 people1998: 406,070 people1999: 490,047 people2000: 402,798 people2001: 179,097 people2002: 141,473 people2003: 70,571 people2004: 41,797 people2005: 40,473 people2006: 42,849 people2007: 32,114 people2008: 32,517 people2009: 15,398 people2010: 11,261 people2011: 7,985 people2012: 6,191 people2013: 5,305 people2014: 4,988 people2015: 4,900 people2016: 4,678 people2017: 4,496 people2018: 4,846 people2019: 5,288 people2020: 5,734 people2021: 6,615 people2022: 6,939 people2023: 7,445 people2024: 8,042 people
Change over the period: +8,034 (+100,425%) Average annual rate: 21.17 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Sierra Leone 8,042 people
World computed 30.69M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 9.7M people
Western Africa computed 1.19M people
Low-income countries computed 20.85M people
Refugees by country of origin — Sierra Leone, by year Sierra Leone All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 8,042 +597 +8.02%
2023 7,445 +506 +7.29%
2022 6,939 +324 +4.9%
2021 6,615 +881 +15.36%
2020 5,734 +446 +8.43%
2019 5,288 +442 +9.12%
2018 4,846 +350 +7.78%
2017 4,496 −182 −3.89%
2016 4,678 −222 −4.53%
2015 4,900 −88 −1.76%
2014 4,988 −317 −5.98%
2013 5,305 −886 −14.31%
2012 6,191 −1,794 −22.47%
2011 7,985 −3,276 −29.09%
2010 11,261 −4,137 −26.87%
2009 15,398 −17,119 −52.65%
2008 32,517 +403 +1.25%
2007 32,114 −10,735 −25.05%
2006 42,849 +2,376 +5.87%
2005 40,473 −1,324 −3.17%
2004 41,797 −28,774 −40.77%
2003 70,571 −70,902 −50.12%
2002 141,473 −37,624 −21.01%
2001 179,097 −223,701 −55.54%
2000 402,798 −87,249 −17.8%
1999 490,047 +83,977 +20.68%
1998 406,070 +76,748 +23.3%
1997 329,322 −45,778 −12.2%
1996 375,100 −4,391 −1.16%
1995 379,491 +104,193 +37.85%
1994 275,298 −35,883 −11.53%
1993 311,181 +57,590 +22.71%
1992 253,591 +110,977 +77.82%
1991 142,614 +142,606 +1,782,575%
1990 8 +0 +0%
1989 8 +0 +0%
1988 8

About the indicator

The number of refugees originating from a given country, wherever they are located, according to UNHCR. This is the mirror side of the indicator by country of asylum: there people are counted by the place where they found protection, here by the country they left. It is this series that shows the scale of forced exodus, and the largest displacement crises of recent decades are visible in it.

Important: The indicator counts only those who have crossed a border. People displaced inside their own country are not included, although they are usually more numerous — that is separate statistics, kept by the IDMC.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.