Number of refugees per 100000 in Nigeria
Nigeria: Number of refugees per 100000 was 201.3 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100000 in Nigeria, 1968–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 201.3 for number of refugees per 100000 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 128.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100000 in Nigeria peaked at 201.3 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1970.
Nigeria ranks 44th of 205 countries on this measure, 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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 95.63 | — |
| 1969 | 5.22 | -94.5% |
| 1970 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0056 | — |
| 1988 | 0.0163 | +192.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0159 | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0154 | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0221 | +42.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0733 | +232.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0904 | +23.4% |
| 1994 | 0.5438 | +501.8% |
| 1995 | 1.75 | +222.2% |
| 1996 | 4.18 | +138.3% |
| 1997 | 2.61 | -37.6% |
| 1998 | 3.34 | +28.0% |
| 1999 | 3.61 | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 4.54 | +25.8% |
| 2001 | 4.68 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 18.4 | +293.2% |
| 2003 | 17.79 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 16.93 | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 15.26 | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 8.88 | -41.8% |
| 2007 | 9.07 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 8.99 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 9.63 | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 9.39 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 10 | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 10.23 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 17.22 | +68.4% |
| 2014 | 48.92 | +184.1% |
| 2015 | 88.1 | +80.1% |
| 2016 | 117.32 | +33.2% |
| 2017 | 119.34 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 135.08 | +13.2% |
| 2019 | 141.1 | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 164.94 | +16.9% |
| 2021 | 175.56 | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 175.27 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 180.05 | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 200.97 | +11.6% |
| 2025 | 201.3 | +0.2% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 201.3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.59, 5.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 201.3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 76.39, 2.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100000 in Nigeria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +501.8% | 0.0904 | 0.5438 |
| 2002 | +293.2% | 4.68 | 18.4 |
| 1992 | +232.1% | 0.0221 | 0.0733 |
| 1995 | +222.2% | 0.5438 | 1.75 |
| 1988 | +192.1% | 0.0056 | 0.0163 |
| 2014 | +184.1% | 17.22 | 48.92 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.43 | 5.22 | 95.63 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.0126 | 0.0056 | 0.0163 | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.62 | 0.0154 | 4.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.42 | 4.54 | 18.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.67 | 9.39 | 141.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 183.02 | 164.94 | 201.3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More reference data data for Nigeria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 19.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 81.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.27 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100000 in Nigeria?
- Number of refugees per 100000 in Nigeria was 201.3 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100000 recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 201.3 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100000 recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1970.
- How does Nigeria rank for number of refugees per 100000?
- Nigeria ranks 44th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100000 rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 128.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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