Ghana vs Senegal: Net migration metrics

Ghana
-10,003
in 2023
Senegal
-9,999
in 2023
Ghana rank
183rd
Senegal rank
182nd

Net migration metrics over time

  • Ghana
  • Senegal
-100.0k-50.0k050.0k195019862023

How they compare

Senegal currently reports -9,999 against -10,003 in Ghana, a difference of 4.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 183rd and Senegal ranks 182nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Senegal Difference Ahead
1950s 10,138 7,447 2,691 Ghana
1960s -35,237 13,198 48,435 Senegal
1970s 2,133 -7,402 9,535 Ghana
1980s -51,508 -20,911 30,597 Senegal
1990s -37,926 -28,496 9,430 Senegal
2000s 27,116 -57,159 84,275 Ghana
2010s -6,457 8,014 14,471 Senegal
2020s -7,889 16,448 24,337 Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net migration metrics, Ghana or Senegal?
Senegal, at -9,999 against -10,003 in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in net migration metrics between Ghana and Senegal?
4, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Senegal?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Senegal rank globally for net migration metrics?
Ghana ranks 183rd and Senegal ranks 182nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Net migration metrics. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ghana vs Senegal: Net migration metrics. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 12 November 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/compare/net-migration-metrics/ghana/senegal/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/compare/net-migration-metrics/ghana/senegal/">Ghana vs Senegal: Net migration metrics</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Net migration metrics
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed