Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita was 0.0002 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Nigeria, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Nigeria stood at 0.0002 units per person.
That represents a change of down 37.0% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.0005 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2000.
Nigeria ranks 114th of 198 countries on this measure, 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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +16.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | +80.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | +86.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | -42.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | +13.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | +20.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | -14.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | +30.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | +46.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 units per person | +37.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 units per person | +66.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 units per person | +27.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 units per person | +34.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 units per person | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 units per person | +29.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 units per person | -36.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 units per person | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 units per person | -19.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0004 units per person | +24.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0002 units per person | -37.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More social development data for Nigeria
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 123,848 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 478,150 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 478,150 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0005 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 Nigeria?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Nigeria was 0.0002 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 114th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.