Nigeria vs Yemen: Internally displaced people due to conflict
Nigeria
3.54 million people
in 2025
Yemen
4.80 million people
in 2025
Nigeria rank
8th
Yemen rank
5th
Internally displaced people due to conflict over time
- Nigeria
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 4.80 million people against 3.54 million people in Nigeria, a difference of 1.25 million people.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.4 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Yemen ahead.
Nigeria ranks 8th and Yemen ranks 5th of 205 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 2000s | 0 people | 42,700 people | 42,700 people | Yemen |
| 2010s | 1.16 million people | 1.39 million people | 228,831 people | Yemen |
| 2020s | 3.21 million people | 4.49 million people | 1.27 million people | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher internally displaced people due to conflict, Nigeria or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 4.80 million people against 3.54 million people in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in internally displaced people due to conflict between Nigeria and Yemen?
- 1.25 million people, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Yemen?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Yemen rank globally for internally displaced people due to conflict?
- Nigeria ranks 8th and Yemen ranks 5th 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.