Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 201.98 per 100,000 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Nigeria, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Nigeria is 201.98 per 100,000 people, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 132.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Nigeria peaked at 201.98 per 100,000 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.48 per 100,000 people, in 2000.
That places Nigeria 47th out of 241 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 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.48 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 4.62 per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 18.15 per 100,000 people | +293.1% |
| 2003 | 17.55 per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 16.7 per 100,000 people | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 15.05 per 100,000 people | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 8.76 per 100,000 people | -41.8% |
| 2007 | 8.94 per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 8.87 per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 9.5 per 100,000 people | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 9.26 per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 9.86 per 100,000 people | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 10.09 per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 16.99 per 100,000 people | +68.4% |
| 2014 | 48.27 per 100,000 people | +184.1% |
| 2015 | 86.95 per 100,000 people | +80.1% |
| 2016 | 115.75 per 100,000 people | +33.1% |
| 2017 | 117.79 per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 133.41 per 100,000 people | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 139.4 per 100,000 people | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 162.95 per 100,000 people | +16.9% |
| 2021 | 173.45 per 100,000 people | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 173.15 per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 177.87 per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 198.51 per 100,000 people | +11.6% |
| 2025 | 201.98 per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 201.98 per 100,000 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.63 per 100,000 people, 5.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 201.98 per 100,000 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84.84 per 100,000 people, 2.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +293.1% | 4.62 per 100,000 people | 18.15 per 100,000 people |
| 2014 | +184.1% | 16.99 per 100,000 people | 48.27 per 100,000 people |
| 2015 | +80.1% | 48.27 per 100,000 people | 86.95 per 100,000 people |
| 2013 | +68.4% | 10.09 per 100,000 people | 16.99 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.26 per 100,000 people | 4.48 per 100,000 people | 18.15 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.78 per 100,000 people | 9.26 per 100,000 people | 139.4 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 181.32 per 100,000 people | 162.95 per 100,000 people | 201.98 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 44 Belarus 208.24 per 100,000 people compare
- 45 Republic of Moldova 205.58 per 100,000 people compare
- 45 Moldova 205.58 per 100,000 people compare
- 48 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 201.75 per 100,000 people compare
- 49 Guatemala 197.07 per 100,000 people compare
- 50 Djibouti 177.46 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Nigeria
- Red List Index 0.9147 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 238.4 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 20 (2025)
- Infant deaths 519,644 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 295,006 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Nigeria?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Nigeria was 201.98 per 100,000 people in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 201.98 per 100,000 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.48 per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Nigeria ranks 47th out of 241 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 132.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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