Mali vs Niger: Internally displaced people due to conflict
Mali
414,524 people
in 2025
Niger
459,585 people
in 2025
Mali rank
24th
Niger rank
21st
Internally displaced people due to conflict over time
- Mali
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 459,585 people against 414,524 people in Mali, a difference of 45,061 people.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Niger ahead.
Mali ranks 24th and Niger ranks 21st of 205 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 428.57 people | 0 people | 428.57 people | Mali |
| 2000s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 2010s | 104,740 people | 73,578 people | 31,162 people | Mali |
| 2020s | 365,476 people | 366,930 people | 1,455 people | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher internally displaced people due to conflict, Mali or Niger?
- Niger, at 459,585 people against 414,524 people in Mali as of 2025.
- What is the difference in internally displaced people due to conflict between Mali and Niger?
- 45,061 people, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Niger?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Mali and Niger rank globally for internally displaced people due to conflict?
- Mali ranks 24th and Niger ranks 21st of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Internally displaced people due to conflict. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
People who were forced to leave their homes due to armed conflict or violence.