Number of refugees per 100000 in Niger
Niger: Number of refugees per 100000 was 306.58 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100000 in Niger, 1992–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Niger recorded 306.58 for number of refugees per 100000 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 87.8% on the previous year and up 4,320.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100000 in Niger peaked at 306.58 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.64, in 2013.
That places Niger 35th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of refugees per 100000 in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 249.57 | — |
| 1993 | 245.1 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 234.29 | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 105.91 | -54.8% |
| 1996 | 103.13 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 26.8 | -74.0% |
| 1998 | 3.89 | -85.5% |
| 1999 | 4.57 | +17.4% |
| 2000 | 4.2 | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 4.01 | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 6.71 | +67.4% |
| 2003 | 5.6 | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 5.1 | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 4.67 | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 5.63 | +20.6% |
| 2007 | 5.52 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 5.14 | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 5.09 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 4.8 | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 4.69 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 4.62 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 3.64 | -21.2% |
| 2014 | 3.79 | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 6.94 | +83.1% |
| 2016 | 5.95 | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 6.36 | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 12.24 | +92.4% |
| 2019 | 13.35 | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 79.49 | +495.5% |
| 2021 | 89.38 | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 86.7 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 94.78 | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 163.21 | +72.2% |
| 2025 | 306.58 | +87.8% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 306.58 is above the median for low income countries, which is 306.58, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 306.58 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 76.39, 4.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100000 in Niger changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +495.5% | 13.35 | 79.49 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 121.66 | 3.89 | 249.57 | 8 |
| 2000s | 5.17 | 4.01 | 6.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.64 | 3.64 | 13.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 136.69 | 79.49 | 306.58 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
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 number of refugees per 100000 in Niger?
- Number of refugees per 100000 in Niger was 306.58 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100000 recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 306.58 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100000 recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.64 in 2013.
- How does Niger rank for number of refugees per 100000?
- Niger ranks 35th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100000 rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4,320.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of refugees per 100000. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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