Iraq vs Niger: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Iraq
322,345
in 2025
Niger
385,986
in 2025
Iraq rank
25th
Niger rank
24th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Iraq
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 385,986 against 322,345 in Iraq, a difference of 63,641.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 25th and Niger ranks 24th of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99,918 | 10,251 | 89,667 | Iraq |
| 2000s | 69,454 | 267.8 | 69,187 | Iraq |
| 2010s | 206,032 | 99,855 | 106,176 | Iraq |
| 2020s | 291,908 | 294,060 | 2,152 | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of, Iraq or Niger?
- Niger, at 385,986 against 322,345 in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Iraq and Niger?
- 63,641, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Niger?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Niger rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Iraq ranks 25th and Niger ranks 24th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum with 148 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.