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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From Unilateral Response to Coordinated Action: How Can Mobility Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa Adapt to the Public-Health Challenges of COVID-19?
COVID-19 exposed weak cross-border governance across sub-Saharan Africa. Regional coordination and data reform can better balance public health and migration management.
EU Strategy on Voluntary Return and Reintegration: Crafting a Road Map to Better Cooperation with Migrants’ Countries of Origin
The European Union’s 2021 voluntary return strategy must deepen cooperation with origin countries to make assisted departures and reintegration more effective and sustainable.
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.
It Takes a Village: Despite Challenges, Migrant Groups Lead Development in Senegal
Senegalese hometown associations have funded community development for decades, but EU restrictions are cutting diaspora income and forcing adaptation.
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.
A Portrait of Chinese Traders in Dakar, Senegal
Fieldwork in Dakar reveals that most Chinese traders arrived via informal family networks.
China and Africa: Stronger Economic Ties Mean More Migration
In 2007, China-Africa trade hit $73.31 billion, a sevenfold increase since 2000, but migration in both directions brings integration challenges.
Changing Configurations of Migration in Africa
Feminization, commercialization, brain drain, and HIV/AIDS were among the forces transforming migration patterns across Africa.