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Refugees in Senegal

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All refugees JSON 
14,565
Last updated 31 Aug 2017
Source - UNHCR, Government 
All refugees by origin JSON  .CSV 
Country of origin Source Data date Population
Mauritania UNHCR, Government 31 Aug 2017
  93.9% 		13,683
Central African Rep. UNHCR, Government 31 Aug 2017
  1.9% 		282
Rwanda UNHCR, Government 31 Aug 2017
  1.9% 		274
Others UNHCR, Government 31 Aug 2017
  0.6% 		83
Liberia UNHCR, Government 31 Aug 2017
  0.4% 		61
Gambia UNHCR, Government 31 Aug 2017
  0.4% 		59
Burundi UNHCR, Government 31 Aug 2017
  0.4% 		54
Côte d'Ivoire UNHCR, Government 31 Aug 2017
  0.3% 		39
Dem. Rep. of the Congo UNHCR, Government 31 Aug 2017
  0.2% 		30


Asylum seekers JSON 
3,335
Last updated 31 Aug 2017
Source - UNHCR, Government 
Facilitated voluntary refugee repatriations since 2016 JSON  .CSV 
Country of origin Source Data date Population
Gambia UNHCR, Government 31 Aug 2017
  44.3% 		27
Central African Rep. UNHCR, Government 31 Aug 2017
  31.1% 		19
Afghanistan UNHCR, Government 31 Aug 2017
  14.8% 		9
Côte d'Ivoire UNHCR, Government 31 Aug 2017
  9.8% 		6


Facilitated voluntary repatriations of asylum seekers since 2017 JSON  .CSV 
Country of origin Source Data date Population
Central African Rep. UNHCR, Government 31 Aug 2017
  61.5% 		16
Gambia UNHCR, Government 31 Aug 2017
  38.5% 		10


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


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


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      Senegal
    Worldbank country facts
    Capital
    Dakar
    Languages
    fr
    Population
    15,411,614
    Area
    192,530 km2
    GDP
    14,765,462,631 USD
    GDP growth
    6.65%
    Income level
    Low income
    Gini index
    39.2
    Currency
    XOF
    Literacy rate
    N/A