Sierra Leone

Net migration rate in Sierra Leone

Net migration rate in Sierra Leone: -1.6 per 1,000 people in 1950 and -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
-0.5 per 1,000 people
Since 1950
+1.2 per 1,000 people
Rank, 2023
137 of 229
counting from the highest
Projected, 2100
-1.1 per 1,000 people
UN projection (medium variant)
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per 1,000 people · UN

Net migration rate in Sierra LeoneNet migration rate in Sierra Leone: -1.6 per 1,000 people in 1950 and -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2100, between -31.8 per 1,000 people and 26.1 per 1,000 people (95% prediction interval).
Estimates, UNUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2100, between -31.8 per 1,000 people and 26.1 per 1,000 people (95% prediction interval).
  • The highest was 48.5 per 1,000 people in 2001, the lowest -56.3 per 1,000 people in 1991.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearSierra Leone
2023-0.5
2022-0.5
2021-0.2
20200.2
2019-0.3
2018-0.4
20170.2
20160.6
2015-0.1
20140.1
20130.4
20120.2
20111.1
20101.3
20093
20080.2
2007-1.1
2006-6.1
2005-0.3
20044.5
200313.4
200217.4
200148.5
200018.8
1999-19.7
1998-17.9
1997-11.4
1996-12.4
1995-27
1994-18.5
1993-23
1992-31.1
1991-56.3
199031.4
1989-1.3
19882.4
19872.5
19862.1
1985-2.2
1984-2.4
1983-2.5
1982-3.3
1981-3.8
1980-3.6
1979-4.1
1978-4.2
1977-4
1976-5.2
1975-4.4
1974-3.9
1973-3.3
1972-2.9
1971-3
1970-1.8
1969-1.7
1968-1.4
1967-1.1
1966-1.2
1965-0.8
1964-1
1963-1
1962-1.1
1961-1.3
1960-1.6
1959-2
1958-3.1
1957-2.4
1956-2.4
1955-2.5
1954-2.5
1953-2.7
1952-2.1
1951-1.8
1950-1.6
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearSierra Leone
2024-1.3-23.9–21.1
2025-1.3-28.5–22.6
2026-1.4-30–24
2027-1.1-28.8–22.7
2028-2-29.2–20.6
2029-1.4-27.2–23.6
2030-1.3-28–23.3
2031-1-28.4–24.4
2032-1-29.4–23.9
2033-1.5-31.2–22.2
2034-1.5-29.3–22.5
2035-1.1-26.9–23.9
2036-1.3-29.8–23.3
2037-1.4-28.6–22.9
2038-1.8-27.8–22.6
2039-1.1-28.3–24.7
2040-0.7-27.8–24.8
2041-0.9-26.8–24.7
2042-1.3-29.3–25.3
2043-1.2-28–23.9
2044-0.6-28.4–23.9
2045-1.2-27.8–22.8
2046-1-26.7–24.8
2047-1.6-28.3–22.6
2048-1-26.5–25.1
2049-1.4-27.7–22.9
2050-1-27.9–24.9
2051-0.7-28–23.8
2052-0.9-28.8–23.1
2053-1.1-28.2–25.3
2054-1.6-30–23.2
2055-1-28.4–22.3
2056-1.2-30–25
2057-1.3-29.6–22.8
2058-1.2-26.3–24.8
2059-1.3-27–24.1
2060-1.1-27.2–22.2
2061-1.3-28–23.6
2062-0.6-28–21.5
2063-1.3-28.5–22.7
2064-1.2-29–23.8
2065-0.9-27.9–23.1
2066-0.7-26–23.5
2067-0.5-27.7–24.5
2068-0.8-28.8–24.3
2069-1-28.6–23.7
2070-1-28–23.5
2071-1.1-29.8–24.4
2072-0.9-27.5–25.5
2073-0.9-29.6–24.5
2074-1.5-29.5–24.3
2075-0.9-30.1–24.7
2076-0.9-28.8–23.1
2077-0.9-29.3–23.3
2078-0.8-28.5–23.2
2079-1-31.2–24.2
2080-1-30–22.5
2081-0.7-28.2–24.8
2082-0.7-29.3–23.7
2083-0.6-29.7–25.9
2084-1-32.3–25
2085-1-29.9–22.6
2086-0.4-30.8–24.8
2087-0.9-29.3–23.3
2088-0.8-30.4–24.2
2089-0.8-30.8–22.7
2090-0.7-30.4–22.6
2091-0.7-29.6–23.5
2092-0.8-32.3–24.1
2093-1.1-31.6–24.4
2094-0.6-32.5–22.8
2095-1-32.6–23.1
2096-1-32.8–23.9
2097-1.1-30.7–24
2098-0.8-29.6–24.9
2099-0.8-31.5–22.7
2100-1.1-31.8–26.1

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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