Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita was 0.0024 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Gambia, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.0024 units per person for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 13.5% on the previous year and down 58.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Gambia peaked at 0.0095 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per person, in 2002.
Gambia ranks 32nd of 198 countries on this measure, 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 origin, per capita in Gambia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0002 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0002 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 units per person | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per person | +16.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 units per person | +25.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 units per person | +46.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 units per person | +48.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 units per person | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 units per person | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 units per person | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0009 units per person | +44.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0018 units per person | +111.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0048 units per person | +166.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0058 units per person | +19.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0083 units per person | +43.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0095 units per person | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0058 units per person | -38.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0037 units per person | -36.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0028 units per person | -24.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0022 units per person | -21.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 units per person | -17.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0021 units per person | +15.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0027 units per person | +29.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0024 units per person | -13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0095 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0028 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 origin, per capita in Gambia?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Gambia was 0.0024 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0095 units per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 2002.
- How does Gambia rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- Gambia ranks 32nd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.7%. 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 origin, 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 origin 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 origin ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 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 origin divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.