Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Gambia
Gambia: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate was 13.87 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Gambia, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Gambia stood at 13.87 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6,086.1% on the previous year and up 113.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Gambia peaked at 125.25 % change on previous year in 2023 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 2002.
That places Gambia 37th out of 166 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | -100 % change on previous year | — |
| 2005 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2007 | -100 % change on previous year | — |
| 2010 | 8.82 % change on previous year | -108.8% |
| 2011 | -66.22 % change on previous year | -850.5% |
| 2012 | -100 % change on previous year | +51.0% |
| 2019 | -40.97 % change on previous year | -59.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4854 % change on previous year | -101.2% |
| 2021 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2022 | -4.35 % change on previous year | — |
| 2023 | 125.25 % change on previous year | -2980.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2242 % change on previous year | -99.8% |
| 2025 | 13.87 % change on previous year | +6086.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -40 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 2010s | -49.59 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 8.82 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 2020s | 22.58 % change on previous year | -4.35 % change on previous year | 125.25 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 34 Cameroon 15.71 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Somalia 15.46 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Kyrgyzstan 14.18 % change on previous year compare
- 38 India 13.83 % change on previous year compare
- 39 Israel 13.52 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Greece 13.04 % change on previous year compare
More social development data for Gambia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,108 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6,728 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0024 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6,728 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0015 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Gambia?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Gambia was 13.87 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 125.25 % change on previous year in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2002.
- How does Gambia rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate?
- Gambia ranks 37th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.