Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Gambia

Refugees by country of asylum in the Gambia in 2024 — 3,964 people. Ranked 109 in the world out of 178.

2024 3,964 people +4.07% vs 2023
World rank 109of 178
Period maximum 17,216 people1999
Period minimum 0 people1975

Trend over time

1975–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Gambia, 1975–202405,00010,00015,00020,000197519801985199019952000200520102015202020241975: 0 people1990: 77 people1991: 240 people1992: 3,632 people1993: 2,182 people1994: 2,206 people1995: 6,598 people1996: 6,923 people1997: 7,276 people1998: 10,316 people1999: 17,216 people2000: 12,016 people2001: 8,131 people2002: 12,117 people2003: 7,461 people2004: 7,339 people2005: 7,328 people2006: 13,758 people2007: 14,892 people2008: 14,833 people2009: 10,113 people2010: 8,373 people2011: 9,523 people2012: 9,846 people2013: 9,557 people2014: 11,606 people2015: 7,851 people2016: 7,936 people2017: 8,039 people2018: 4,027 people2019: 4,302 people2020: 4,378 people2021: 4,418 people2022: 3,685 people2023: 3,809 people2024: 3,964 people
Change over the period: +3,964

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Gambia

Gambia 3,964 people
World computed 30.92M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 8.56M people
Western Africa computed 889,608 people
Low-income countries computed 6.86M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Gambia, by year Gambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 3,964 +155 +4.07%
2023 3,809 +124 +3.36%
2022 3,685 −733 −16.59%
2021 4,418 +40 +0.91%
2020 4,378 +76 +1.77%
2019 4,302 +275 +6.83%
2018 4,027 −4,012 −49.91%
2017 8,039 +103 +1.3%
2016 7,936 +85 +1.08%
2015 7,851 −3,755 −32.35%
2014 11,606 +2,049 +21.44%
2013 9,557 −289 −2.94%
2012 9,846 +323 +3.39%
2011 9,523 +1,150 +13.73%
2010 8,373 −1,740 −17.21%
2009 10,113 −4,720 −31.82%
2008 14,833 −59 −0.4%
2007 14,892 +1,134 +8.24%
2006 13,758 +6,430 +87.75%
2005 7,328 −11 −0.15%
2004 7,339 −122 −1.64%
2003 7,461 −4,656 −38.43%
2002 12,117 +3,986 +49.02%
2001 8,131 −3,885 −32.33%
2000 12,016 −5,200 −30.2%
1999 17,216 +6,900 +66.89%
1998 10,316 +3,040 +41.78%
1997 7,276 +353 +5.1%
1996 6,923 +325 +4.93%
1995 6,598 +4,392 +199.09%
1994 2,206 +24 +1.1%
1993 2,182 −1,450 −39.92%
1992 3,632 +3,392 +1,413.33%
1991 240 +163 +211.69%
1990 77
1975 0

About the indicator

The number of refugees present in a country, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. A refugee is a person who has received protection outside their country of origin; the indicator covers both those recognized individually and those recognized on a group basis in situations of mass exodus. The series has been kept since 1951, that is since the adoption of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.

Important: This is the receiving side. It is not to be confused with the number of refugees FROM a country — that is a separate indicator, and the difference between the two shows whether a country hosts forced migration or produces it.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.