Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Sierra Leone, 1969–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Sierra Leone stood at 0 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.74 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 2022.
That places Sierra Leone 167th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | -66.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | -66.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | -47.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1990 | 1.74 units per square kilometre | +209616.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3884 units per square kilometre | -77.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0813 units per square kilometre | -79.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2255 units per square kilometre | +177.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2198 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0648 units per square kilometre | -70.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1875 units per square kilometre | +189.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1803 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1366 units per square kilometre | -24.2% |
| 1999 | 0.091 units per square kilometre | -33.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0906 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1454 units per square kilometre | +60.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8796 units per square kilometre | +504.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8478 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9065 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8307 units per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3791 units per square kilometre | -54.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1218 units per square kilometre | -67.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1084 units per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1254 units per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1158 units per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1121 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0582 units per square kilometre | -48.1% |
| 2013 | 0.039 units per square kilometre | -33.0% |
| 2014 | 0.019 units per square kilometre | -51.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0105 units per square kilometre | -44.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0082 units per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | -25.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0 units per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0 units per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1216 units per square kilometre. (24 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0554 units per square kilometre. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +209616.6% | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 1.74 units per square kilometre |
| 2002 | +504.8% | 0.1454 units per square kilometre | 0.8796 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.3318 units per square kilometre | 0.0648 units per square kilometre | 1.74 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4435 units per square kilometre | 0.0906 units per square kilometre | 0.9065 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0388 units per square kilometre | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | 0.1158 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 164 Viet Nam 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 165 China 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 166 Mongolia 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 167 Aruba 0 units per square kilometre
- 167 Bahamas 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 167 Cape Verde 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 167 Curaçao 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 167 Haiti 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 167 Saint Lucia 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 167 Macau, China 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 167 Naoero 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 167 Singapore 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 167 Solomon Islands 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 167 Timor-Leste 0 units per square kilometre
- 167 Vanuatu 0 units per square kilometre 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 refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Sierra Leone?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Sierra Leone was 0 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.74 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Sierra Leone ranks 167th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.