Forcibly displaced people in Senegal
Senegal: Forcibly displaced people was 18,797 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forcibly displaced people in Senegal, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
In 2025, forcibly displaced people in Senegal stood at 18,797. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in Senegal peaked at 46,901 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 18,797, in 2025.
Senegal ranks 115th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Forcibly displaced people in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 46,844 | — |
| 2011 | 46,901 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 38,562 | -17.8% |
| 2013 | 40,715 | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 41,178 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 41,499 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 41,788 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 40,014 | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 34,058 | -14.9% |
| 2019 | 24,658 | -27.6% |
| 2020 | 24,674 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 24,924 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 20,462 | -17.9% |
| 2023 | 21,026 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 18,964 | -9.8% |
| 2025 | 18,797 | -0.9% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 18,797 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56,328, 33% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 18,797 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70,609, 27% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forcibly displaced people in Senegal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -27.6% | 34,058 | 24,658 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 39,622 | 24,658 | 46,901 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,474 | 18,797 | 24,924 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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 forcibly displaced people in Senegal?
- Forcibly displaced people in Senegal was 18,797 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 46,901 in 2011.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,797 in 2025.
- How does Senegal rank for forcibly displaced people?
- Senegal ranks 115th out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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.