Forcibly displaced people in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Forcibly displaced people was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forcibly displaced people in Sierra Leone, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
In 2025, forcibly displaced people in Sierra Leone stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in Sierra Leone peaked at 8,566 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2022.
Sierra Leone ranks 176th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,689 | 678 | 8,566 | 10 |
| 2020s | 947.83 | 0 | 2,845 | 6 |
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More social development data for Sierra Leone
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 0 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 8,925 (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score 0.5941 (2019)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 8,342 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 0 (2025)
- Press freedom 1 (2016)
- Self-reported life satisfaction 3.25 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forcibly displaced people in Sierra Leone?
- Forcibly displaced people in Sierra Leone was 0 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 8,566 in 2010.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2022.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for forcibly displaced people?
- Sierra Leone ranks 176th out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as part of Forcibly displaced people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forcibly displaced people are represented by the sum of (1) refugees (and people in a refugee-like situation) under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), (2) refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), (3) asylum-seekers, (4) other people in need of international protection, and (5) internally displaced people (IDPs). Situations in which people are reported in more than one of these categories are accounted for, to the extent possible.