Sierra Leone Refugee Statistics 1969-2024

Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of asylum is the country where an asylum claim was filed and granted.
  • Sierra Leone refugee statistics for 2021 was 345.00, a 0.88% increase from 2020.
  • Sierra Leone refugee statistics for 2020 was 342.00, a 22.45% decline from 2019.
  • Sierra Leone refugee statistics for 2019 was 441.00, a 25.38% decline from 2018.
  • Sierra Leone refugee statistics for 2018 was 591.00, a 12.83% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Refugees Granted Asylum
Uganda 1,529,903.00
Ethiopia 821,283.00
Syrian Arab Republic 589,542.00
Chad 555,782.00
Democratic Republic of Congo 524,148.00
South Sudan 333,673.00
Niger 249,945.00
Tanzania 207,101.00
Rwanda 121,896.00
Yemen 89,467.00
Burundi 81,491.00
Afghanistan 66,949.00
Mali 49,975.00
Burkina Faso 25,010.00
Malawi 21,529.00
Nepal 19,574.00
Senegal 14,479.00
Somalia 13,804.00
Tajikistan 10,724.00
Togo 10,683.00
Zimbabwe 9,483.00
Central African Republic 9,305.00
Liberia 8,169.00
Guinea 5,741.00
Mozambique 4,797.00
Gambia 4,418.00
Guinea-Bissau 1,846.00
Benin 1,736.00
Sierra Leone 345.00
Madagascar 165.00
Eritrea 121.00
Comoros 27.00
Sierra Leone Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2021 345.00 0.88%
2020 342.00 -22.45%
2019 441.00 -25.38%
2018 591.00 -12.83%
2017 678.00 -0.73%
2016 683.00 -10.13%
2015 760.00 -44.57%
2014 1,371.00 -51.31%
2013 2,816.00 -33.00%
2012 4,203.00 -48.05%
2011 8,091.00 -3.24%
2010 8,362.00 -7.60%
2009 9,050.00 15.65%
2008 7,825.00 -11.02%
2007 8,794.00 -67.86%
2006 27,364.00 -54.36%
2005 59,962.00 -8.36%
2004 65,433.00 6.93%
2003 61,192.00 -3.62%
2002 63,491.00 504.79%
2001 10,498.00 60.45%
2000 6,543.00 -0.35%
1999 6,566.00 -33.42%
1998 9,862.00 -24.23%
1997 13,015.00 -3.85%
1996 13,536.00 189.42%
1995 4,677.00 -70.52%
1994 15,866.00 -2.51%
1993 16,274.00 177.43%
1992 5,866.00 -79.08%
1991 28,036.00 -77.72%
1990 125,830.00 209616.67%
1988 60.00 -33.33%
1987 90.00 -47.06%
1986 170.00 6.25%
1985 160.00 -11.11%
1984 180.00 20.00%
1983 150.00 25.00%
1982 120.00 100.00%
1979 60.00 20.00%
1978 50.00 -66.67%
1977 150.00 -11.76%
1976 170.00 -66.00%
1969 500.00 -66.00%