Gambia, The: Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with disasters (number of cases)

Key figures

Since 2008 it is up 1,225% from 400 in 2008 (18.8% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 5 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

How it compares

In 2023, Gambia, The had the 68th highest value of the 90 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Gambia, The in the 2023 ranking

• Fiji — 66th of 90: 6,700
• Honduras — 67th of 90: 5,800
• El Salvador — 68th of 90: 5,300
• Tajikistan — 70th of 90: 5,100
• Australia — 71st of 90: 4,700
• United Kingdom — 72nd of 90: 4,600

What this measures

Internally displaced persons are defined according to the 1998 Guiding Principles (http://www.internal-displacement.org/publications/1998/ocha-guiding-principles-on-internal-displacement) as people or groups of people who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of armed conflict, or to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights, or natural or human-made disasters and who have not crossed an international border. "New Displacement" refers to the number of new cases or incidents of displacement recorded over the specified year, rather than the number of people displaced. This is done because people may have been displaced more than once.

Limitations: Please note that most of the figures are estimates. The definition highlights two issues: 1) The coercive or otherwise involuntary character of movement. The definition mentions some of the most common causes of involuntary movements, such as armed conflict, violence, human rights violations and disasters. These causes have in common that they give no choice to people but to leave their homes and deprive them of the most essential protection mechanisms, such as community networks, access to services, livelihoods. Displacement severely affects the physical, socio-economic and legal safety of people and should be systematically regarded as an indicator of potential vulnerability.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 11 values

Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with disasters (number of cases) in nearby economies

• Angola — 79,000 (2023)
• Benin — 6,900 (2022)
• Burkina Faso — 24,000 (2023)
• Burundi — 21,000 (2023)
• Cameroon — 2,900 (2023)
• Central African Republic — 70,000 (2023)
• Chad — 16,000 (2023)
• Congo, Dem. Rep.

More public sector data for Gambia, The

• Military expenditure (current USD) — 14.74 million (2025)
• Military expenditure (current LCU) — 1.07 billion (2025)
• Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 0.57% (2025)
• Armed forces personnel, total — 4,000 (2020)
• Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) — 0.58% (2020)
• Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) — 2.19% (2025)
• CPIA business regulatory environment rating (1=low to 6=high) — 3 (2025)
• CPIA debt policy rating (1=low to 6=high) — 3 (2025)
• CPIA economic management cluster average (1=low to 6=high) — 3.33 (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Gambia, The's internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with disasters (number of cases)?

5,300 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2008?

It is up 1,225% from 400 in 2008 (18.8% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 25,000 in 2010 and the lowest 400 in 2008.

How does Gambia, The rank?

68th highest of 90 economies with data for 2023.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), uri: http://www.internal-displacement.org/.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator VC.IDP.NWDS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), uri: http://www.internal-displacement.org/ Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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