Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Gambia
Gambia: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 6,728 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Gambia, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Gambia recorded 6,728 for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.3% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Gambia peaked at 17,813 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1990.
That places Gambia 70th out of 199 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.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5 | — |
| 1991 | 16 | +220.0% |
| 1992 | 25 | +56.2% |
| 1993 | 27 | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 24 | -11.1% |
| 1995 | 156 | +550.0% |
| 1996 | 308 | +97.4% |
| 1997 | 421 | +36.7% |
| 1998 | 574 | +36.3% |
| 1999 | 678 | +18.1% |
| 2000 | 751 | +10.8% |
| 2001 | 732 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 858 | +17.2% |
| 2003 | 744 | -13.3% |
| 2004 | 684 | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 1,680 | +145.6% |
| 2006 | 1,249 | -25.7% |
| 2007 | 1,257 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1,336 | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 1,966 | +47.2% |
| 2010 | 2,233 | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 2,572 | +15.2% |
| 2012 | 3,063 | +19.1% |
| 2013 | 3,382 | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 5,122 | +51.4% |
| 2015 | 8,473 | +65.4% |
| 2016 | 11,589 | +36.8% |
| 2017 | 14,564 | +25.7% |
| 2018 | 17,237 | +18.4% |
| 2019 | 17,813 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 10,579 | -40.6% |
| 2021 | 11,042 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 10,698 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 8,107 | -24.2% |
| 2024 | 8,140 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 6,728 | -17.3% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 6,728 is below the median for low income countries, which is 164,215, 4% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 6,728 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12,726, 53% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +550.0% | 24 | 156 |
| 1991 | +220.0% | 5 | 16 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 223.4 | 5 | 678 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,126 | 684 | 1,966 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,605 | 2,233 | 17,813 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,216 | 6,728 | 11,042 | 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 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)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3.63 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Gambia?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Gambia was 6,728 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 17,813 in 2019.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1990.
- How does Gambia rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Gambia ranks 70th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. 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 Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin with 148 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
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
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin with 148 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.