Liberia vs Sierra Leone

Liberia vs Sierra Leone: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: -0.9 per 1,000 people in Liberia and -0.5 per 1,000 people in Sierra Leone, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Sierra Leone, by 0.4 per 1,000 people.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Liberia vs Sierra Leone: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: -0.9 per 1,000 people in Liberia and -0.5 per 1,000 people in Sierra Leone, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Sierra Leone, by 0.4 per 1,000 people.
LiberiaSierra LeoneUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Sierra Leone has been higher since 2012, when it overtook Liberia.
  • In 2023, Liberia ranked 149 and Sierra Leone ranked 137 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Liberia at -0.1 per 1,000 people and Sierra Leone at -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearLiberiaSierra Leone
2023-0.9-0.5
2022-0.9-0.5
2021-2.3-0.2
2020-20.2
2019-3.9-0.3
2018-4.7-0.4
2017-5.10.2
2016-5.60.6
2015-3.3-0.1
2014-5.80.1
2013-4.90.4
2012-5.90.2
201121.81.1
20100.71.3
20090.33
20084.60.2
200717.8-1.1
200622.3-6.1
200530.6-0.3
2004-0.34.5
2003-33.213.4
2002-7.517.4
20012.448.5
2000-0.718.8
199919-19.7
199837.2-17.9
1997116.7-11.4
1996-17-12.4
199525.1-27
1994-56.5-18.5
19933.4-23
199227.1-31.1
199139.9-56.3
1990-320.431.4
19893.2-1.3
19883.22.4
19872.92.5
19862.82.1
19853.3-2.2
19843.5-2.4
19833.7-2.5
19821.2-3.3
19811.4-3.8
19802.1-3.6
19791.9-4.1
19781.9-4.2
19772-4
19760.7-5.2
19751.2-4.4
19741.3-3.9
19731.4-3.3
19721.3-2.9
19710.9-3
19701.6-1.8
19691.4-1.7
19681.4-1.4
19671.6-1.1
19661.5-1.2
19651.9-0.8
19641.7-1
19631.8-1
19621.8-1.1
19611.8-1.3
19601.7-1.6
19591.3-2
19580.4-3.1
19571-2.4
19561-2.4
19550.7-2.5
19540.4-2.5
1953-0.2-2.7
1952-0.1-2.1
1951-0.3-1.8
1950-0.7-1.6
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearLiberiaSierra Leone
2024-1.4-92.8–75.8-1.3-23.9–21.1
2025-1.7-95–74.9-1.3-28.5–22.6
2026-0.2-89.6–76.8-1.4-30–24
20271.4-91.4–82.1-1.1-28.8–22.7
2028-0.8-93.1–74.4-2-29.2–20.6
2029-0.8-90.6–78.5-1.4-27.2–23.6
2030-2.5-92.3–78.9-1.3-28–23.3
2031-1.1-95–78.5-1-28.4–24.4
2032-0.3-98.8–81.9-1-29.4–23.9
2033-0.1-98.2–78.4-1.5-31.2–22.2
2034-1-91.5–75.5-1.5-29.3–22.5
20350.2-93.1–87.6-1.1-26.9–23.9
20361.5-93.8–79.7-1.3-29.8–23.3
2037-0.5-92.3–80.1-1.4-28.6–22.9
2038-0.3-89.1–81.1-1.8-27.8–22.6
20391.3-90.7–82.9-1.1-28.3–24.7
2040-0.5-88.5–76.7-0.7-27.8–24.8
20411.1-99.7–81.6-0.9-26.8–24.7
20420-91.3–78.6-1.3-29.3–25.3
2043-2.3-100.1–79.6-1.2-28–23.9
2044-1.2-91.9–79-0.6-28.4–23.9
2045-2.1-95.5–74.8-1.2-27.8–22.8
2046-0.5-91–83.9-1-26.7–24.8
2047-0.6-94.7–81-1.6-28.3–22.6
2048-0.5-95–78.9-1-26.5–25.1
2049-0.4-97.6–79.7-1.4-27.7–22.9
2050-1.9-96.5–82.1-1-27.9–24.9
2051-1.2-104.2–81.8-0.7-28–23.8
2052-1.2-94.3–78.7-0.9-28.8–23.1
2053-0.4-92.9–79.2-1.1-28.2–25.3
2054-1.6-96.4–81.4-1.6-30–23.2
2055-0.1-97.1–84.5-1-28.4–22.3
20560.5-92.7–84.4-1.2-30–25
2057-0.4-102–81.7-1.3-29.6–22.8
2058-1.2-100.9–86.5-1.2-26.3–24.8
20591.9-92.3–85.9-1.3-27–24.1
2060-0.3-93.5–80.2-1.1-27.2–22.2
2061-0.2-91.8–83.7-1.3-28–23.6
2062-0.1-101.1–85.8-0.6-28–21.5
2063-0.2-102.1–78.7-1.3-28.5–22.7
2064-0.9-100.3–76.8-1.2-29–23.8
20650-100.2–85.5-0.9-27.9–23.1
2066-0.9-99.8–84-0.7-26–23.5
20670.4-110.2–81.9-0.5-27.7–24.5
2068-1.3-102–78.8-0.8-28.8–24.3
20690-104.4–84.5-1-28.6–23.7
2070-0.4-98.2–77.6-1-28–23.5
20710.8-97.3–90.1-1.1-29.8–24.4
2072-0.4-100.3–87.5-0.9-27.5–25.5
20730.7-102.1–87.8-0.9-29.6–24.5
20741.5-108.9–85.3-1.5-29.5–24.3
20750.2-103.3–84.2-0.9-30.1–24.7
20760.6-101.9–84.6-0.9-28.8–23.1
2077-0.1-123.1–87.6-0.9-29.3–23.3
2078-0-106.3–87.4-0.8-28.5–23.2
20790.4-101.4–86.3-1-31.2–24.2
20800.6-108.6–83.5-1-30–22.5
2081-0.1-110.6–86.6-0.7-28.2–24.8
2082-2-107.8–84.3-0.7-29.3–23.7
2083-0.6-106.4–87.3-0.6-29.7–25.9
2084-0.9-115.4–86.6-1-32.3–25
20850.7-118.3–86.1-1-29.9–22.6
20860.7-115.9–87.5-0.4-30.8–24.8
2087-1.4-112.2–84-0.9-29.3–23.3
2088-1.5-113.7–84.3-0.8-30.4–24.2
20890.4-127–89.4-0.8-30.8–22.7
2090-0-121.5–89.9-0.7-30.4–22.6
2091-1.4-117.8–92.8-0.7-29.6–23.5
2092-1.3-124.6–95.8-0.8-32.3–24.1
2093-0-128–89.6-1.1-31.6–24.4
2094-0.8-132.5–93.5-0.6-32.5–22.8
2095-0.7-133.9–92.8-1-32.6–23.1
20960.1-130.5–89.9-1-32.8–23.9
2097-0.1-121.5–91.4-1.1-30.7–24
2098-0.8-126.2–92-0.8-29.6–24.9
2099-1.1-129.8–93-0.8-31.5–22.7
2100-0.1-128.3–99.2-1.1-31.8–26.1

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Good to know

  • People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.

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