Internal displacement in Niger
Niger: Internal displacement was 892,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
892,000
Change on year
up 136.0%
World rank
21st
of 210 countries
All-time high
892,000
in 2024
All-time low
264,000
in 2021
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Internal displacement in Niger, 2019–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Niger recorded 892,000 for internal displacement in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 136.0% on the previous year and up 182.3% over ten years.
That places Niger 21st out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Internal displacement in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 316,000 | — |
| 2020 | 524,000 | +65.8% |
| 2021 | 264,000 | -49.6% |
| 2022 | 377,000 | +42.8% |
| 2023 | 378,000 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 892,000 | +136.0% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 892,000 is above the median for low income countries, which is 469,000, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 892,000 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,000, 68.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 316,000 | 316,000 | 316,000 | 1 |
| 2020s | 487,000 | 264,000 | 892,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 18 Cameroon 1.06 million compare
- 19 Haiti 1.04 million compare
- 20 Lebanon 985,000 compare
- 22 Bangladesh 757,000 compare
- 23 Mozambique 718,000 compare
- 24 Azerbaijan 658,000 compare
More reference data data for Niger
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2425 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8132 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3983 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.1 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internal displacement in Niger?
- Internal displacement in Niger was 892,000 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest internal displacement recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 892,000 in 2024.
- What is the lowest internal displacement recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 264,000 in 2021.
- How does Niger rank for internal displacement?
- Niger ranks 21st out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is internal displacement rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 182.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Internal displacement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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