Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Senegal
Senegal: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin was 68.58 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Senegal, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 68.58 for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in 2025.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Senegal peaked at 169.09 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 65.16, in 2023.
Senegal ranks 76th of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 109.67 | — |
| 2001 | 82.68 | -24.6% |
| 2002 | 113.78 | +37.6% |
| 2003 | 76.89 | -32.4% |
| 2004 | 74.91 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 76.15 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 130.06 | +70.8% |
| 2007 | 133.24 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 131.13 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 130.45 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 126.96 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 134.69 | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 138.55 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 142.03 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 160.53 | +13.0% |
| 2015 | 143.35 | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 150.9 | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 169.09 | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 112.73 | -33.3% |
| 2019 | 103.73 | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 82.17 | -20.8% |
| 2021 | 86.7 | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 73.31 | -15.4% |
| 2023 | 65.16 | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 69.13 | +6.1% |
| 2025 | 68.58 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 105.9 | 74.91 | 133.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 138.26 | 103.73 | 169.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.17 | 65.16 | 86.7 | 6 |
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More development goals data for Senegal
- Red List Index 0.9773 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 199.23 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 36 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 34 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 20 (2025)
- Infant deaths 15,406 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 11,300 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Senegal?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Senegal was 68.58 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 169.09 in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.16 in 2023.
- How does Senegal rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Senegal ranks 76th out of 239 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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