Forcibly displaced people in Gambia
Gambia: Forcibly displaced people was 4,617 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forcibly displaced people in Gambia, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
Gambia recorded 4,617 for forcibly displaced people in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and down 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in Gambia peaked at 11,606 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4,376, in 2018.
That places Gambia 137th out of 180 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Forcibly displaced people in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8,447 | — |
| 2011 | 9,548 | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 9,846 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 9,557 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 11,606 | +21.4% |
| 2015 | 7,851 | -32.4% |
| 2016 | 7,936 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 8,044 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 4,376 | -45.6% |
| 2019 | 4,508 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 4,585 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 4,625 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 9,483 | +105.0% |
| 2023 | 9,955 | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 4,411 | -55.7% |
| 2025 | 4,617 | +4.7% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 4,617 is below the median for low income countries, which is 762,014, 1% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 4,617 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70,609, 7% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forcibly displaced people in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +105.0% | 4,625 | 9,483 |
| 2024 | -55.7% | 9,955 | 4,411 |
| 2018 | -45.6% | 8,044 | 4,376 |
| 2015 | -32.4% | 11,606 | 7,851 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8,172 | 4,376 | 11,606 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,279 | 4,411 | 9,955 | 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 forcibly displaced people in Gambia?
- Forcibly displaced people in Gambia was 4,617 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 11,606 in 2014.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,376 in 2018.
- How does Gambia rank for forcibly displaced people?
- Gambia ranks 137th out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as part of Forcibly displaced people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forcibly displaced people are represented by the sum of (1) refugees (and people in a refugee-like situation) under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), (2) refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), (3) asylum-seekers, (4) other people in need of international protection, and (5) internally displaced people (IDPs). Situations in which people are reported in more than one of these categories are accounted for, to the extent possible.