Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Niger
Niger: Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / was 392,000 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Niger, 2009–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
In 2025, internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Niger stood at 392,000. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 156.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Niger peaked at 392,000 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11,000, in 2009.
Niger ranks 26th of 62 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.
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 11,000 | — |
| 2010 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 153,000 | +1290.9% |
| 2016 | 136,000 | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 144,000 | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 156,000 | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 195,000 | +25.0% |
| 2020 | 257,000 | +31.8% |
| 2021 | 224,000 | -12.8% |
| 2022 | 372,000 | +66.1% |
| 2023 | 347,000 | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 379,000 | +9.2% |
| 2025 | 392,000 | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11,000 | 11,000 | 11,000 | 1 |
| 2010s | 83,900 | 11,000 | 195,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 328,500 | 224,000 | 392,000 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 23 Mozambique 465,000 compare
- 24 Central African Republic 427,000 compare
- 25 Mali 409,000 compare
- 27 Mexico 390,000 compare
- 28 Côte d'Ivoire 302,000 compare
- 29 Georgia 301,000 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 internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Niger?
- Internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Niger was 392,000 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 392,000 in 2025.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,000 in 2009.
- How does Niger rank for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /?
- Niger ranks 26th out of 62 countries with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 156.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as part of Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / origin. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Internally displaced people (IDPs) are persons or groups of persons who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of, or in order to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, and violations of human rights, and who have not crossed an internationally recognized State border.