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Refugees and internally displaced persons

Liberia — 19 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
2004 refugees (country of origin): 13,941 (Sierra Leone), 38,325 (Cote d'Ivoire) IDPs: 500,000 (civil war from 1990-2004; IDP resettlement began in November 2004) (2004)
2005 refugees (country of origin): 13,941 (Sierra Leone) 38,325 (Cote d'Ivoire) IDPs: 500,000 (civil war from 1990-2004; IDP resettlement began in November 2004) (2004)
2006 refugees (country of origin): 13,941 (Sierra Leone) 12,408 (Cote d'Ivoire) IDPs: 464,000 (civil war from 1990-2004; IDP resettlement began in November 2004) (2005)
2007 refugees (country of origin): 6,592 (Cote d'Ivoire) IDPs: 13,000 (civil war from 1990-2004; IDP resettlement began in November 2004) (2006)
2008 refugees (country of origin): 12,600 (Cote d'Ivoire) IDPs: 13,000 (civil war from 1990-2004; IDP resettlement began in November 2004) (2007)
2009 refugees (country of origin): 12,600 (Cote d'Ivoire) IDPs: 13,000 (civil war from 1990-2004; IDP resettlement began in November 2004) (2007)
2010 refugees (country of origin): 12,600 (Cote d'Ivoire) IDPs: 13,000 (civil war from 1990-2004; IDP resettlement began in November 2004) (2007)
2011 refugees (country of origin): 12,600 (Cote d'Ivoire) IDPs: 13,000 (civil war from 1990-2004; IDP resettlement began in November 2004) (2007)
2012 refugees (country of origin): 128,067 (Cote d'Ivoire) (2011) IDPs: undetermined (civil war from 1990-2004; unclear how many have found durable solutions; many dwell in slums in Monrovia) (2012)
2013 refugees (country of origin): 54,621 (Cote d'Ivoire) (2013) IDPs: undetermined (civil war from 1990-2004; post-election violence in March and April 2011; unclear how many have found durable solutions; many dwell in slums in Monrovia) (2012)
2014 refugees (country of origin): 42,026 (Cote d'Ivoire) (2014) IDPs: up to 23,000 (civil war from 1990-2004; post-election violence in March and April 2011; unclear how many have found durable solutions; many dwell in slums in Monrovia) (2013)
2015 refugees (country of origin): 38,090 (Cote d'Ivoire) (2015) | IDPs: up to 23,000 (civil war from 1990-2004; post-election violence in March and April 2011; many dwell in slums in Monrovia) (2014)
2016 refugees (country of origin): 19,875 (Cote d'Ivoire) (2016) | IDPs: up to 23,000 (civil war from 1990-2004; post-election violence in March and April 2011; many dwell in slums in Monrovia) (2014) | stateless persons: 1 (2015)
2017 refugees (country of origin): 11,949 (Cote d'Ivoire) (2017) | IDPs: up to 23,000 (civil war from 1990-2004; post-election violence in March and April 2011; many dwell in slums in Monrovia) (2014)
2018 refugees (country of origin): 9,149 (Cote d'Ivoire) (2018) | IDPs: up to 23,000 (civil war from 1990-2004; post-election violence in March and April 2011; many dwell in slums in Monrovia) (2014)
2019 refugees (country of origin): 8,551 (Cote d'Ivoire) (2019)
2020 refugees (country of origin): 8,098 (Cote d'Ivoire) (2020)
2021 refugees (country of origin): 8,295 (Cote d'Ivoire) (2021)
2025 refugees: 1,854 (2024 est.)