Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Senegal

Refugees by country of asylum in Senegal in 2024 — 11,836 people. Ranked 89 in the world out of 178. Since 1963, the indicator has risen by 97.3%.

2024 11,836 people −0.17% vs 2023
World rank 89of 178
Period maximum 90,000 people1974
Period minimum 4,000 people1981

Trend over time

1963–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Senegal, 1963–2024025,00050,00075,000100,00019631970197719841991199820052012201920241963: 6,000 people1965: 50,000 people1967: 59,870 people1969: 68,400 people1971: 80,000 people1973: 84,000 people1975: 46,000 people1977: 5,000 people1979: 5,000 people1981: 4,000 people1983: 5,140 people1985: 5,500 people1987: 5,180 people1989: 53,345 people1991: 71,908 people1993: 73,001 people1995: 66,762 people1997: 57,220 people1999: 21,537 people2001: 20,703 people2003: 20,722 people2005: 20,706 people2007: 20,417 people2009: 22,143 people2011: 20,640 people2013: 14,241 people2015: 14,383 people2017: 14,646 people2019: 14,467 people2021: 14,479 people2023: 11,856 people2024: 11,836 people
Change over the period: +5,836 (+97.27%) Average annual rate: 1.12 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Senegal 11,836 people
World computed 30.92M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 8.56M people
Western Africa computed 889,608 people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 9.72M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Senegal, by year Senegal All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 11,836 −20 −0.17%
2023 11,856 +54 +0.46%
2022 11,802 −2,677 −18.49%
2021 14,479 +118 +0.82%
2020 14,361 −106 −0.73%
2019 14,467 +108 +0.75%
2018 14,359 −287 −1.96%
2017 14,646 +71 +0.49%
2016 14,575 +192 +1.33%
2015 14,383 +116 +0.81%
2014 14,267 +26 +0.18%
2013 14,241 +12 +0.08%
2012 14,229 −6,411 −31.06%
2011 20,640 −30 −0.15%
2010 20,670 −1,473 −6.65%
2009 22,143 −11,046 −33.28%
2008 33,189 +12,772 +62.56%
2007 20,417 −170 −0.83%
2006 20,587 −119 −0.57%
2005 20,706 −96 −0.46%
2004 20,802 +80 +0.39%
2003 20,722 +16 +0.08%
2002 20,706 +3 +0.01%
2001 20,703 −59 −0.28%
2000 20,762 −775 −3.6%
1999 21,537 −39,285 −64.59%
1998 60,822 +3,602 +6.3%
1997 57,220 −7,822 −12.03%
1996 65,042 −1,720 −2.58%
1995 66,762 −6,232 −8.54%
1994 72,994 −7 −0.01%
1993 73,001 +1,381 +1.93%
1992 71,620 −288 −0.4%
1991 71,908 +13,795 +23.74%
1990 58,113 +4,768 +8.94%
1989 53,345 +48,142 +925.27%
1988 5,203 +23 +0.44%
1987 5,180 −330 −5.99%
1986 5,510 +10 +0.18%
1985 5,500 +300 +5.77%
1984 5,200 +60 +1.17%
1983 5,140 −110 −2.1%
1982 5,250 +1,250 +31.25%
1981 4,000 −1,000 −20%
1980 5,000 +0 +0%
1979 5,000 +0 +0%
1978 5,000 +0 +0%
1977 5,000 −33,000 −86.84%
1976 38,000 −8,000 −17.39%
1975 46,000 −44,000 −48.89%
1974 90,000 +6,000 +7.14%
1973 84,000 +2,000 +2.44%
1972 82,000 +2,000 +2.5%
1971 80,000 +12,940 +19.3%
1970 67,060 −1,340 −1.96%
1969 68,400 +11,190 +19.56%
1968 57,210 −2,660 −4.44%
1967 59,870 −1,530 −2.49%
1966 61,400 +11,400 +22.8%
1965 50,000 +20,000 +66.67%
1964 30,000 +24,000 +400%
1963 6,000

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.