World Development Indicators
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin: Sierra Leone
- Most recent
- 8,925 (2025)
- Earliest
- 8 (1988)
- Highest
- 490,047 (1999)
- Years reported
- 38
- Member state
- Sierra Leone at the United Nations
Every year reported
| Year | Refugees originating (UNHCR mandate) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 8,925 |
| 2024 | 8,042 |
| 2023 | 7,445 |
| 2022 | 6,939 |
| 2021 | 6,615 |
| 2020 | 5,734 |
| 2019 | 5,288 |
| 2018 | 4,846 |
| 2017 | 4,496 |
| 2016 | 4,678 |
| 2015 | 4,900 |
| 2014 | 4,988 |
| 2013 | 5,305 |
| 2012 | 6,191 |
| 2011 | 7,985 |
| 2010 | 11,261 |
| 2009 | 15,398 |
| 2008 | 32,517 |
| 2007 | 32,114 |
| 2006 | 42,849 |
| 2005 | 40,473 |
| 2004 | 41,797 |
| 2003 | 70,571 |
| 2002 | 141,473 |
| 2001 | 179,097 |
| 2000 | 402,798 |
| 1999 | 490,047 |
| 1998 | 406,070 |
| 1997 | 329,322 |
| 1996 | 375,100 |
| 1995 | 379,491 |
| 1994 | 275,298 |
| 1993 | 311,181 |
| 1992 | 253,591 |
| 1991 | 142,614 |
| 1990 | 8 |
| 1989 | 8 |
| 1988 | 8 |
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