Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Niger
Niger: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.0138 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Niger, 1977–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Niger recorded 0.0138 units per person for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2025. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 121.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Niger peaked at 0.0138 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2000.
Niger ranks 35th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Niger, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.0003 units per person | — |
| 1990 | 0.0001 units per person | -64.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 units per person | +69.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 units per person | +158.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0018 units per person | +337.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0016 units per person | -12.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0028 units per person | +77.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0026 units per person | -9.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 units per person | -72.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 units per person | -51.6% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -90.8% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -83.7% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +29.3% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +261.7% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -16.3% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0028 units per person | +16059.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0031 units per person | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0041 units per person | +30.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0063 units per person | +54.4% |
| 2016 | 0.008 units per person | +28.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0077 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0079 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0078 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0098 units per person | +25.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0102 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0101 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0103 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0137 units per person | +32.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0138 units per person | +1.1% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.0138 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0016 units per person, 8.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.0138 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0015 units per person, 9.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Niger changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +16059.1% | 0 units per person | 0.0028 units per person |
| 1993 | +337.1% | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0018 units per person |
| 2002 | +261.7% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1992 | +158.9% | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0004 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0011 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0048 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.008 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0113 units per person | 0.0098 units per person | 0.0138 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.37 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Niger?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Niger was 0.0138 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0138 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Niger ranks 35th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.0%. 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 Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.