Mexico vs Niger: Forcibly displaced people

Mexico
779,694
in 2025
Niger
827,990
in 2025
Mexico rank
37th
Niger rank
34th

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Mexico
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 827,990 against 779,694 in Mexico, a difference of 48,296.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 37th and Niger ranks 34th of 180 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Niger Difference Ahead
2010s 278,330 187,984 90,346 Mexico
2020s 747,264 656,564 90,700 Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Mexico or Niger?
Niger, at 827,990 against 779,694 in Mexico as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Mexico and Niger?
48,296, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Niger?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Mexico and Niger rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Mexico ranks 37th 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.

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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.