France vs Niger: Forcibly displaced people
Forcibly displaced people over time
- France
- Niger
How they compare
France currently reports 873,646 against 827,990 in Niger, a difference of 45,656.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
France ranks 31st and Niger ranks 34th of 180 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 343,989 | 187,984 | 156,005 | France |
| 2020s | 707,629 | 656,564 | 51,064 | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forcibly displaced people, France or Niger?
- France, at 873,646 against 827,990 in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between France and Niger?
- 45,656, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Niger?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do France and Niger rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
- France ranks 31st and Niger ranks 34th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as Forcibly displaced people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Forcibly displaced people are represented by the sum of (1) refugees (and people in a refugee-like situation) under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), (2) refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), (3) asylum-seekers, (4) other people in need of international protection, and (5) internally displaced people (IDPs). Situations in which people are reported in more than one of these categories are accounted for, to the extent possible.