Least developed countries: UN classification vs Nigeria: Forcibly displaced people

Least developed countries: UN classification
49.76 million
in 2025
Nigeria
3.64 million
in 2025
Least developed countries: UN classification rank
7th
Nigeria rank
10th

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Least developed countries: UN classification
  • Nigeria
020.0M40.0M60.0M201020172025

How they compare

Least developed countries: UN classification currently reports 49.76 million against 3.64 million in Nigeria, a difference of 46.12 million.

That makes Least developed countries: UN classification's figure about 13.7 times Nigeria's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Least developed countries: UN classification has been ahead every year.

Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 7th and Nigeria ranks 10th of 47 groups.

Least developed countries: UN classification has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Least developed countries: UN classification Nigeria Difference Ahead
2010s 18.00 million 1.51 million 16.49 million Least developed countries: UN classification
2020s 43.44 million 3.42 million 40.02 million Least developed countries: UN classification

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Least developed countries: UN classification or Nigeria?
Least developed countries: UN classification, at 49.76 million against 3.64 million in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Least developed countries: UN classification and Nigeria?
46.12 million, with Least developed countries: UN classification ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries: UN classification and Nigeria?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Least developed countries: UN classification and Nigeria rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 7th and Nigeria ranks 10th of 47 groups.
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.

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About this data

Indicator
Forcibly displaced people
Source
Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 3,518 data points, 2010–2025
Last refreshed

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.