Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Senegal
Senegal: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre was 0.004 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Senegal, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Senegal stood at 0.004 units per square kilometre.
The figure is up 196.2% on the previous year and down 68.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Senegal peaked at 0.0175 units per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 units per square kilometre, in 2022.
That places Senegal 116th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Senegal, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0101 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0137 units per square kilometre | +35.5% |
| 2002 | 0.01 units per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0117 units per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0125 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0136 units per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0137 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0132 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.014 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0145 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0113 units per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0117 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0121 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0128 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0151 units per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0162 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0175 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | -49.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0093 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0099 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0106 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | -87.3% |
| 2023 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | +196.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0127 units per square kilometre | 0.01 units per square kilometre | 0.0145 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0132 units per square kilometre | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | 0.0175 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 0.0106 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 113 Burkina Faso 0.0042 units per square kilometre compare
- 114 Paraguay 0.004 units per square kilometre compare
- 115 India 0.004 units per square kilometre compare
- 117 Chad 0.0039 units per square kilometre compare
- 118 Philippines 0.0035 units per square kilometre compare
- 119 Thailand 0.0033 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Senegal
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,259 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13,028 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0007 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13,028 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0009 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 square kilometre in Senegal?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Senegal was 0.004 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0175 units per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 units per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Senegal rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- Senegal ranks 116th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.