Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Niger
Niger: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0018 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Niger, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Niger recorded 0.0018 units per person for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 6.8% on the previous year and up 34,573.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Niger peaked at 0.0019 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2010.
Niger ranks 31st of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Niger, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -90.8% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -38.0% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +23.6% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -57.7% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | +51.4% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +31.4% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -64.7% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +889.7% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -15.6% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -26.1% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | +30.6% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -42.9% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +339.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 units per person | +1132.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0017 units per person | +933.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 units per person | -91.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 units per person | +386.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 units per person | +174.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0014 units per person | -26.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0019 units per person | +41.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0018 units per person | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 28 Austria 0.0024 units per person compare
- 29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0021 units per person compare
- 30 Switzerland 0.0019 units per person compare
- 32 Malaysia 0.0018 units per person compare
- 33 Iceland 0.0017 units per person compare
- 34 Central African Republic 0.0015 units per person compare
More social development data for Niger
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 385,986 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 85,591 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0031 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 85,591 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0138 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Niger?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Niger was 0.0018 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0019 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2010.
- How does Niger rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Niger ranks 31st out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34,573.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.