Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR … square kilometre asylum in Niger
Niger: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR … square kilometre asylum was 0.2131 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Niger, 1977–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Niger recorded 0.2131 units per square kilometre for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2023. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 368.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Niger peaked at 0.2131 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Niger 68th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR … square kilometre asylum in Niger, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1990 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | -47.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +74.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +167.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0132 units per square kilometre | +351.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0119 units per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0218 units per square kilometre | +83.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0204 units per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | -71.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | -49.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -90.5% |
| 2000 | 0 units per square kilometre | -83.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +33.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +274.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0399 units per square kilometre | +16680.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0455 units per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0614 units per square kilometre | +35.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0985 units per square kilometre | +60.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1311 units per square kilometre | +33.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1308 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1385 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1421 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1842 units per square kilometre | +29.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1973 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2016 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2131 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.2131 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1216 units per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.2131 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0554 units per square kilometre, 3.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR … square kilometre asylum 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 | +16680.4% | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0399 units per square kilometre |
| 1993 | +351.1% | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | 0.0132 units per square kilometre |
| 2002 | +274.7% | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre |
| 1992 | +167.1% | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 0.0029 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0218 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0788 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.1421 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.199 units per square kilometre | 0.1842 units per square kilometre | 0.2131 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 65 Egypt 0.2416 units per square kilometre compare
- 66 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.2309 units per square kilometre compare
- 67 Tanzania 0.2133 units per square kilometre compare
- 69 Cayman Islands 0.2042 units per square kilometre compare
- 70 Belarus 0.197 units per square kilometre compare
- 71 Albania 0.1854 units per square kilometre 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 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 0.2131 units per square kilometre in 2023, 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 0.2131 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- 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 square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Niger ranks 68th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- 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 368.3%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.