Mali vs Niger: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Mali
286,715
in 2025
Niger
385,986
in 2025
Mali rank
27th
Niger rank
24th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Mali
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 385,986 against 286,715 in Mali, a difference of 99,271.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.3 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 27th and Niger ranks 24th of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,126 | 10,251 | 3,875 | Mali |
| 2000s | 10,133 | 267.8 | 9,866 | Mali |
| 2010s | 17,628 | 99,855 | 82,227 | Niger |
| 2020s | 107,780 | 294,060 | 186,280 | 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, Mali or Niger?
- Niger, at 385,986 against 286,715 in Mali as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Mali and Niger?
- 99,271, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Niger?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Mali and Niger rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Mali ranks 27th 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.