Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — Gambia

Refugees by country of origin in the Gambia in 2024 — 8,140 people. Ranked 135 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 162,700%.

2024 8,140 people +0.41% vs 2023
World rank 135of 200
Period maximum 17,813 people2019
Period minimum 5 people1990

Trend over time

1990–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Gambia, 1990–202405,00010,00015,00020,00019901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 5 people1991: 16 people1992: 25 people1993: 27 people1994: 24 people1995: 156 people1996: 308 people1997: 421 people1998: 574 people1999: 678 people2000: 751 people2001: 732 people2002: 858 people2003: 744 people2004: 684 people2005: 1,680 people2006: 1,249 people2007: 1,257 people2008: 1,336 people2009: 1,966 people2010: 2,233 people2011: 2,572 people2012: 3,063 people2013: 3,382 people2014: 5,122 people2015: 8,473 people2016: 11,589 people2017: 14,564 people2018: 17,237 people2019: 17,813 people2020: 10,579 people2021: 11,042 people2022: 10,698 people2023: 8,107 people2024: 8,140 people
Change over the period: +8,135 (+162,700%) Average annual rate: 24.3 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Gambia 8,140 people
World computed 30.69M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 9.7M people
Western Africa computed 1.19M people
Low-income countries computed 20.85M people
Refugees by country of origin — Gambia, by year Gambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 8,140 +33 +0.41%
2023 8,107 −2,591 −24.22%
2022 10,698 −344 −3.12%
2021 11,042 +463 +4.38%
2020 10,579 −7,234 −40.61%
2019 17,813 +576 +3.34%
2018 17,237 +2,673 +18.35%
2017 14,564 +2,975 +25.67%
2016 11,589 +3,116 +36.78%
2015 8,473 +3,351 +65.42%
2014 5,122 +1,740 +51.45%
2013 3,382 +319 +10.41%
2012 3,063 +491 +19.09%
2011 2,572 +339 +15.18%
2010 2,233 +267 +13.58%
2009 1,966 +630 +47.16%
2008 1,336 +79 +6.28%
2007 1,257 +8 +0.64%
2006 1,249 −431 −25.65%
2005 1,680 +996 +145.61%
2004 684 −60 −8.06%
2003 744 −114 −13.29%
2002 858 +126 +17.21%
2001 732 −19 −2.53%
2000 751 +73 +10.77%
1999 678 +104 +18.12%
1998 574 +153 +36.34%
1997 421 +113 +36.69%
1996 308 +152 +97.44%
1995 156 +132 +550%
1994 24 −3 −11.11%
1993 27 +2 +8%
1992 25 +9 +56.25%
1991 16 +11 +220%
1990 5

About the indicator

The number of refugees originating from a given country, wherever they are located, according to UNHCR. This is the mirror side of the indicator by country of asylum: there people are counted by the place where they found protection, here by the country they left. It is this series that shows the scale of forced exodus, and the largest displacement crises of recent decades are visible in it.

Important: The indicator counts only those who have crossed a border. People displaced inside their own country are not included, although they are usually more numerous — that is separate statistics, kept by the IDMC.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.