Net migration in Sierra Leone

Net migration to Sierra Leone was -11,309 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2006.

Measure: Net migration Unit: People Data: 1960 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Sierra Leone, 2025 -11,309 People
Change from 2024 −2.8% 2024: -11,000 people
World, 2025 0 people Official aggregate
Position in 2025 156th of 217 See the full ranking

Net migration in Sierra Leone over time

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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net migration (people), 2001 to 2025
Period Sierra LeoneWorld
2025 -11,309 people 0 people
2024 -11,000 people 0 people
2023 -4,000 people 0 people
2022 -4,000 people 0 people
2021 -1,544 people 0 people
2020 1,292 people 0 people
2019 -2,238 people 0 people
2018 -2,741 people 0 people
2017 1,234 people 0 people
2016 4,657 people 0 people
2015 -356 people 0 people
2014 485 people 0 people
2013 2,773 people 0 people
2012 988 people 0 people
2011 6,895 people 0 people
2010 7,983 people 0 people
2009 18,145 people 0 people
2008 1,182 people 0 people
2007 -6,042 people 0 people
2006 -34,052 people 0 people
2005 -1,805 people 0 people
2004 23,897 people 0 people
2003 69,185 people 0 people
2002 86,578 people 0 people
2001 227,791 people 0 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −2.8% from -11,000 people in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was -356 people, the figure has changed by −3,076.7%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Sierra Leone has the 156th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2025 was 0 people.

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Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SM.POP.NETM · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2025 for Sierra Leone
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects