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Refugees in Senegal
All refugees JSON 
14,554
Last updated 31 May 2017
Source - UNHCR, Government 
All refugees by origin JSON  .CSV 
Country of origin Source Data date Population
Mauritania UNHCR, Government 31 May 2017
  94.0% 		13,683
Rwanda UNHCR, Government 31 May 2017
  1.9% 		274
Central African Rep. UNHCR, Government 31 May 2017
  1.8% 		263
Others UNHCR, Government 31 May 2017
  0.6% 		87
Gambia UNHCR, Government 31 May 2017
  0.4% 		63
Liberia UNHCR, Government 31 May 2017
  0.4% 		61
Burundi UNHCR, Government 31 May 2017
  0.4% 		54
Côte d'Ivoire UNHCR, Government 31 May 2017
  0.3% 		39
Dem. Rep. of the Congo UNHCR, Government 31 May 2017
  0.2% 		30


Asylum seekers JSON 
3,298
Last updated 31 May 2017
Source - UNHCR, Government 
Facilitated voluntary refugee repatriations since 2016 JSON  .CSV 
Country of origin Source Data date Population
Gambia UNHCR, Government 31 May 2017
  45.7% 		21
Central African Rep. UNHCR, Government 31 May 2017
  21.7% 		10
Afghanistan UNHCR, Government 31 May 2017
  19.6% 		9
Côte d'Ivoire UNHCR, Government 31 May 2017
  13.0% 		6


Facilitated voluntary repatriations of asylum seekers since 2017 JSON  .CSV 
Country of origin Source Data date Population
Central African Rep. UNHCR, Government 31 May 2017
  56.5% 		13
Gambia UNHCR, Government 31 May 2017
  43.5% 		10


Spontaneous refugee returns since 2017 JSON  .CSV 
Country of origin Source Data date Population
Gambia UNHCR, Government 31 May 2017
  100.0% 		4


Spontaneous asylum seeker returns since 2017 JSON  .CSV 
Country of origin Source Data date Population
Gambia UNHCR, Government 31 May 2017
  100.0% 		12


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    Worldbank country facts
    Capital
    Dakar
    Languages
    fr
    Population
    13,508,715
    Area
    192,530 km2
    GDP
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    Income level
    Low income
    Gini index
    39.2
    Currency
    XOF
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