Senegal
Key Statistics
Data are 2024 UN data and may differ from national statistics agencies.
282000
Immigrant Population
1.5%
Immigrant Share of Total Population
741000
Emigrant Population
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Best Practices for Designing and Managing Labour Migration Corridors to Europe
Weak visa access, poor skills recognition, and thin worker-employer matching hobble five EU labour corridors, with targeted reforms key to unlocking shared gains.
Sub-Saharan African Immigrants in the United States
The sub-Saharan African immigrant population in the United States is among the fastest growing, and these immigrants tend to be very well educated.
Reframing Return and Reintegration: Origin-country priorities and strategies for cooperation
As origin-country reintegration frameworks evolve, governance gaps and misaligned donor support remain major obstacles to effective cooperation on migrant return.
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.
Where Are All the Climate Migrants? Explaining Immobility amid Environmental Change
Climate policy rarely addresses people who cannot leave, yet "trapped” populations face the gravest risks from climate change. Giving people the choice to stay or go is key to effective climate adaptation.
Green Reintegration: Supporting Returning Migrants in Climate-Affected Communities
Migrants returned to climate-affected areas represent an untapped adaptation resource, but only when reintegration programs link them to green jobs and local climate plans.
How Can Europe Deliver on the Potential of Talent Partnerships?
Amid looming labour shortages, Europe’s Talent Partnerships represent a possible solution. But success will depend on buy-in and flexible design, as pilot programmes have yet to demonstrate scalability.
Labour Migration Governance in West Africa in the Wake of the Pandemic
This webinar explored the importance of labor migration for West Africa, related Ghanaian and Senegalese policies, and how development agencies can help maximize labor migration's development benefits.
As Migration and Trade Increase between China and Africa, Traders at Both Ends Often Face Precarity
Growing China-Africa trade has spurred migration in both directions, but weak immigration frameworks leave many migrants in legally precarious situations.
Deepening Labor Migration Governance at a Time of Immobility: Lessons from Ghana and Senegal
COVID-19 stalled labor migration governance reforms in Ghana and Senegal but created new openings for bilateral and regional cooperation on mobility.
