Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate was -100 % change on previous year in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Sierra Leone, 2001–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2017, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Sierra Leone stood at -100 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 71.4% on the previous year and down 11,300.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Sierra Leone peaked at 45.58 % change on previous year in 2008 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 2017.
That places Sierra Leone 153rd out of 166 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -40.39 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 1.83 % change on previous year | -104.5% |
| 2003 | -51.08 % change on previous year | -2888.9% |
| 2004 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 27.94 % change on previous year | — |
| 2006 | 31.03 % change on previous year | +11.1% |
| 2007 | -0.8772 % change on previous year | -102.8% |
| 2008 | 45.58 % change on previous year | -5295.6% |
| 2009 | -37.08 % change on previous year | -181.4% |
| 2010 | -1.45 % change on previous year | -96.1% |
| 2011 | -70.1 % change on previous year | +4736.7% |
| 2012 | 8.2 % change on previous year | -111.7% |
| 2013 | -45.45 % change on previous year | -654.5% |
| 2014 | -66.67 % change on previous year | +46.7% |
| 2015 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2016 | -58.33 % change on previous year | — |
| 2017 | -100 % change on previous year | +71.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -2.56 % change on previous year | -51.08 % change on previous year | 45.58 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | -41.73 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 8.2 % change on previous year | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 150 Slovakia -80 % change on previous year compare
- 151 Côte d'Ivoire -87.76 % change on previous year compare
- 152 Ghana -95.18 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Aruba -100 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Albania -100 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Bahamas -100 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Bolivia, Plurinational State of -100 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Curaçao -100 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Eritrea -100 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Hong Kong, China -100 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Haiti -100 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Hungary -100 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Iran, Islamic Republic of -100 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Jamaica -100 % change on previous year
- 153 Timor-Leste -100 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Uzbekistan -100 % change on previous year compare
More social development data for Sierra Leone
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8,925 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8,925 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Sierra Leone?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Sierra Leone was -100 % change on previous year in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 45.58 % change on previous year in 2008.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2017.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate?
- Sierra Leone ranks 153rd out of 166 countries with data for 2017.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11,300.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.