Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Nigeria
Nigeria: Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / was 3.50 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Nigeria, 2013–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 3.50 million for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 66.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Nigeria peaked at 3.65 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.07 million, in 2014.
Nigeria ranks 9th of 62 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3.30 million | — |
| 2014 | 1.07 million | -67.4% |
| 2015 | 2.10 million | +95.0% |
| 2016 | 1.96 million | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 1.70 million | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 2.24 million | +31.8% |
| 2019 | 2.58 million | +15.2% |
| 2020 | 2.73 million | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 3.23 million | +18.2% |
| 2022 | 3.65 million | +12.9% |
| 2023 | 3.34 million | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 3.47 million | +4.0% |
| 2025 | 3.50 million | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.14 million | 1.07 million | 3.30 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 3.32 million | 2.73 million | 3.65 million | 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 (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Nigeria?
- Internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Nigeria was 3.50 million 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.65 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 million in 2014.
- How does Nigeria rank for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /?
- Nigeria ranks 9th out of 62 countries with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.