Gambia: there are 16% more migrants than in 2010, yet their share of the population fell from 9.6% to 8.6%
From 2010 to 2020 the number of residents born abroad rose from 186k to 216k, but the population grew faster: from 1.93M to 2.52M.
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There are more foreign-born people, but the whole population grew even faster, so their share fell.
One percentage scale relative to 2010: 0% is the starting value, +100% is a doubling, −50% is a halving. Lines show the yearly path; on a short screen, bars show the change to 2020. Equal distances mean equal relative changes. For shares, this is relative change, not percentage points. Gaps are not filled; original values and units are below.
- International migrant stock thousand persons
185.837 (2010) → 215.659 (2020)
- International migrants, share % of population
9.6457 (2010) → 8.5724 (2020)
- Population thousand persons, 1 July
1,927 (2010) → 2,516 (2020)
Start: 2010; end: the latest year up to 2023 with every series (2020). Published values, no gap filling or smoothing. Thresholds select a story and do not establish statistical significance.
The UN counts foreign-born residents, or foreign citizens where birthplace data are unavailable. These are all residents, not arrivals during the year. Data come every five years.
A question for this picture
What picture of migration emerges if we show only the count or only the percentage?