Internally displaced people due to conflict in Nigeria
Nigeria: Internally displaced people due to conflict was 3.43 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced people due to conflict in Nigeria, 1993–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 3.43 million for internally displaced people due to conflict in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 189.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people due to conflict in Nigeria peaked at 3.43 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1993.
Nigeria ranks 9th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 million | 0 | 2.22 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.15 million | 2.61 million | 3.43 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More social development data for Nigeria
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 123,848 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 478,150 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 4 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.674 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.311 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.505 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.846 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.849 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.323 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internally displaced people due to conflict in Nigeria?
- Internally displaced people due to conflict in Nigeria was 3.43 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest internally displaced people due to conflict recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.43 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people due to conflict recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1993.
- How does Nigeria rank for internally displaced people due to conflict?
- Nigeria ranks 9th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is internally displaced people due to conflict rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 189.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Internally displaced people due to conflict. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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