Migration trends in the Gambia

Africa

Gambia takes in more people than it loses: 229.3K immigrants against 72.5K emigrants. Net balance +156.8K — 6% of the country's population

2.8M

Population

229.3K

Immigrants

72.5K

Emigrants

+156.8K

Inflow

1 in 12 residents of the Gambia was born abroad — and 1 in 39 people born in the Gambia lives abroad

#106 in the world by net migration gain

Top corridors

The largest migration flows in the Gambia

Where people come from

1Senegal

145.3K63.4%

2Guinea

49.5K21.6%

3Guinea-Bissau

15.1K6.6%

Immigrants in the Gambia

Where people move to

29.7K40.9%

26.2K36.1%

5.8K8.0%

Key moments

How migration has changed since 1990

1990

114.7K immigrants · 14.2K emigrants

1995

Spain replaced Italy as the main destination for those leaving

2020

An accelerating exodus — the diaspora grew by 58%

Today

Since 1990: 114.6K more foreign-born residents and 58.2K more emigrants

Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)

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