Gambia
Key Statistics
Data are 2024 UN data and may differ from national statistics agencies.
236000
Immigrant Population
8.6%
Immigrant Share of Total Population
72000
Emigrant Population
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On Shifting Sands in Africa’s Sahel Region: Tensions between Security and Free Movement
Security coups, EU border externalization, and ECOWAS fractures are reshaping Sahel migration governance, leaving millions displaced and northward routes more dangerous.
Africa Moves Towards Intracontinental Free Movement for Its Booming Population
Africa's population boom is fueling intra-continental migration, but political fragmentation and security concerns leave the African Union's free movement vision unrealized.
Africa Deepens its Approach to Migration Governance, But Are Policies Translating to Action?
African migration governance has advanced significantly on paper, but limited budgets, donor dependency, and data gaps impede effective implementation.
Straddling Two Worlds: Highly Skilled Migrants from Senegambia and Switzerland
Skilled migration between Senegambia and Switzerland shares citizenship motivations but diverges in how each group is perceived in its host country.
The Gambia: Migration in Africa's "Smiling Coast"
The Gambia is simultaneously an emigration, immigration, and transit country, with immigrants comprising 16 percent of the total population in 2010 and the country serving as a gateway for irregular migration to Europe.
