Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Niger
Niger: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre was 0.0122 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Niger, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Niger recorded 0.0122 units per square kilometre for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 462.4% on the previous year and up 3,603.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Niger peaked at 0.0122 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Niger 123rd out of 197 countries with data for 2023, 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 square kilometre in Niger, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +66.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +33.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +65.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -44.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +42.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +186.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | +69.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | -34.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0122 units per square kilometre | +462.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | 0.0122 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 120 Eswatini 0.0146 units per square kilometre compare
- 121 Hungary 0.0137 units per square kilometre compare
- 122 Bhutan 0.0123 units per square kilometre compare
- 124 Mali 0.0116 units per square kilometre compare
- 125 Mozambique 0.0111 units per square kilometre compare
- 126 Portugal 0.0107 units per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Niger?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Niger was 0.0122 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0122 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
- Niger ranks 123rd out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,603.3%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.