Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — Senegal

Refugees by country of origin in Senegal in 2024 — 12,947 people. Ranked 145 in the world out of 200. Since 1988, the indicator has risen by 258,840%.

2024 12,947 people +8.58% vs 2023
World rank 145of 200
Period maximum 60,006 people1990
Period minimum 5 people1988

Trend over time

1988–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Senegal, 1988–2024020,00040,00060,00080,00019881992199620002004200820122016202020241988: 5 people1989: 15,006 people1990: 60,006 people1991: 25,137 people1992: 15,463 people1993: 22,594 people1994: 25,619 people1995: 17,587 people1996: 17,630 people1997: 17,163 people1998: 9,712 people1999: 11,598 people2000: 11,077 people2001: 8,554 people2002: 12,069 people2003: 8,347 people2004: 8,325 people2005: 8,662 people2006: 15,150 people2007: 15,886 people2008: 16,007 people2009: 16,306 people2010: 16,255 people2011: 17,710 people2012: 18,717 people2013: 19,815 people2014: 23,110 people2015: 21,267 people2016: 23,054 people2017: 26,584 people2018: 18,208 people2019: 17,208 people2020: 13,986 people2021: 15,129 people2022: 13,108 people2023: 11,924 people2024: 12,947 people
Change over the period: +12,942 (+258,840%) Average annual rate: 24.4 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Senegal 12,947 people
World computed 30.69M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 9.7M people
Western Africa computed 1.19M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 8.04M people
Refugees by country of origin — Senegal, by year Senegal All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 12,947 +1,023 +8.58%
2023 11,924 −1,184 −9.03%
2022 13,108 −2,021 −13.36%
2021 15,129 +1,143 +8.17%
2020 13,986 −3,222 −18.72%
2019 17,208 −1,000 −5.49%
2018 18,208 −8,376 −31.51%
2017 26,584 +3,530 +15.31%
2016 23,054 +1,787 +8.4%
2015 21,267 −1,843 −7.97%
2014 23,110 +3,295 +16.63%
2013 19,815 +1,098 +5.87%
2012 18,717 +1,007 +5.69%
2011 17,710 +1,455 +8.95%
2010 16,255 −51 −0.31%
2009 16,306 +299 +1.87%
2008 16,007 +121 +0.76%
2007 15,886 +736 +4.86%
2006 15,150 +6,488 +74.9%
2005 8,662 +337 +4.05%
2004 8,325 −22 −0.26%
2003 8,347 −3,722 −30.84%
2002 12,069 +3,515 +41.09%
2001 8,554 −2,523 −22.78%
2000 11,077 −521 −4.49%
1999 11,598 +1,886 +19.42%
1998 9,712 −7,451 −43.41%
1997 17,163 −467 −2.65%
1996 17,630 +43 +0.24%
1995 17,587 −8,032 −31.35%
1994 25,619 +3,025 +13.39%
1993 22,594 +7,131 +46.12%
1992 15,463 −9,674 −38.49%
1991 25,137 −34,869 −58.11%
1990 60,006 +45,000 +299.88%
1989 15,006 +15,001 +300,020%
1988 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.