Internally displaced people due to conflict in Nigeria
Nigeria: Internally displaced people due to conflict was 3.54 million people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced people due to conflict in Nigeria, 1993–2025
Source: UNHCR (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 3.54 million people for internally displaced people due to conflict in 2025. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 63.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people due to conflict in Nigeria peaked at 3.54 million people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1993.
Nigeria ranks 8th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Internally displaced people due to conflict in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0 people | — |
| 1994 | 0 people | — |
| 1995 | 0 people | — |
| 1996 | 0 people | — |
| 1997 | 0 people | — |
| 1998 | 0 people | — |
| 1999 | 0 people | — |
| 2000 | 0 people | — |
| 2001 | 0 people | — |
| 2002 | 0 people | — |
| 2003 | 0 people | — |
| 2004 | 0 people | — |
| 2005 | 0 people | — |
| 2006 | 0 people | — |
| 2007 | 0 people | — |
| 2008 | 0 people | — |
| 2009 | 0 people | — |
| 2010 | 0 people | — |
| 2011 | 0 people | — |
| 2012 | 0 people | — |
| 2013 | 0 people | — |
| 2014 | 1.19 million people | — |
| 2015 | 2.17 million people | +82.9% |
| 2016 | 2.22 million people | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.70 million people | -23.2% |
| 2018 | 2.17 million people | +27.2% |
| 2019 | 2.20 million people | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 2.61 million people | +18.9% |
| 2021 | 3.08 million people | +18.2% |
| 2022 | 3.29 million people | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 3.31 million people | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 3.43 million people | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 3.54 million people | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 7 |
| 2000s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 million people | 0 people | 2.22 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.21 million people | 2.61 million people | 3.54 million people | 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 internally displaced people due to conflict in Nigeria?
- Internally displaced people due to conflict in Nigeria was 3.54 million people in 2025, according to UNHCR (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest internally displaced people due to conflict recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.54 million people in 2025.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people due to conflict recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1993.
- How does Nigeria rank for internally displaced people due to conflict?
- Nigeria ranks 8th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced people due to conflict rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNHCR (2026) – with major processing by 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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About this data
People who were forced to leave their homes due to armed conflict or violence.