Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0002 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Gambia, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Gambia stood at 0.0002 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 119.2% over five years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Gambia peaked at 0.0004 units per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2002.
That places Gambia 97th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Gambia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0002 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2004 | 0.0004 units per person | — |
| 2005 | 0.0004 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -67.2% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per person | +6712.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 units per person | -42.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 units per person | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 units per person | +120.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0002 units per person | +11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
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, per capita in Gambia?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Gambia was 0.0002 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 units per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2002.
- How does Gambia rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Gambia ranks 97th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.