Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Niger
Niger: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita was 0.0008 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Niger, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Niger is 0.0008 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 94.7% on the previous year and up 1,927.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Niger peaked at 0.0008 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2011.
That places Niger 69th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Niger, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +60.3% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +29.1% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -21.4% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -25.1% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +59.6% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -22.0% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -46.5% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | +17.5% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +14.0% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | +23.1% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +37.4% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per person | +176.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per person | -17.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 units per person | +14.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 units per person | +64.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 units per person | -36.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 units per person | +444.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0004 units per person | -32.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0008 units per person | +94.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 66 Tunisia 0.0008 units per person compare
- 67 Solomon Islands 0.0008 units per person compare
- 68 Chad 0.0008 units per person compare
- 70 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0007 units per person compare
- 71 North Macedonia 0.0007 units per person compare
- 72 Andorra 0.0007 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 origin, per capita in Niger?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Niger was 0.0008 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0008 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2011.
- How does Niger rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- Niger ranks 69th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,927.6%. 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 origin, 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 origin 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 origin ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 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 origin divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.