Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — Nigeria

Refugees by country of origin in Nigeria in 2024 — 467,605 people. Ranked 190 in the world out of 200. Since 1968, the indicator has risen by 815.1%.

2024 467,605 people +13.96% vs 2023
World rank 190of 200
Period maximum 467,605 people2024
Period minimum 0 people1970

Trend over time

1968–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Nigeria, 1968–20240200,000400,000600,00019681974198019861992199820042010201620221968: 51,100 people1969: 2,850 people1970: 0 people1987: 5 people1988: 15 people1989: 15 people1990: 15 people1991: 22 people1992: 75 people1993: 95 people1994: 587 people1995: 1,942 people1996: 4,751 people1997: 3,043 people1998: 3,998 people1999: 4,440 people2000: 5,735 people2001: 6,077 people2002: 24,559 people2003: 24,414 people2004: 23,882 people2005: 22,123 people2006: 13,242 people2007: 13,898 people2008: 14,170 people2009: 15,609 people2010: 15,645 people2011: 17,140 people2012: 18,017 people2013: 31,173 people2014: 90,936 people2015: 167,973 people2016: 229,290 people2017: 238,977 people2018: 276,834 people2019: 295,578 people2020: 352,960 people2021: 383,660 people2022: 391,120 people2023: 410,308 people2024: 467,605 people
Change over the period: +416,505 (+815.08%) Average annual rate: 4.03 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nigeria

Nigeria 467,605 people
World computed 30.69M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 9.7M people
Western Africa computed 1.19M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 8.04M people
Refugees by country of origin — Nigeria, by year Nigeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 467,605 +57,297 +13.96%
2023 410,308 +19,188 +4.91%
2022 391,120 +7,460 +1.94%
2021 383,660 +30,700 +8.7%
2020 352,960 +57,382 +19.41%
2019 295,578 +18,744 +6.77%
2018 276,834 +37,857 +15.84%
2017 238,977 +9,687 +4.22%
2016 229,290 +61,317 +36.5%
2015 167,973 +77,037 +84.72%
2014 90,936 +59,763 +191.71%
2013 31,173 +13,156 +73.02%
2012 18,017 +877 +5.12%
2011 17,140 +1,495 +9.56%
2010 15,645 +36 +0.23%
2009 15,609 +1,439 +10.16%
2008 14,170 +272 +1.96%
2007 13,898 +656 +4.95%
2006 13,242 −8,881 −40.14%
2005 22,123 −1,759 −7.37%
2004 23,882 −532 −2.18%
2003 24,414 −145 −0.59%
2002 24,559 +18,482 +304.13%
2001 6,077 +342 +5.96%
2000 5,735 +1,295 +29.17%
1999 4,440 +442 +11.06%
1998 3,998 +955 +31.38%
1997 3,043 −1,708 −35.95%
1996 4,751 +2,809 +144.64%
1995 1,942 +1,355 +230.83%
1994 587 +492 +517.89%
1993 95 +20 +26.67%
1992 75 +53 +240.91%
1991 22 +7 +46.67%
1990 15 +0 +0%
1989 15 +0 +0%
1988 15 +10 +200%
1987 5
1970 0 −2,850 −100%
1969 2,850 −48,250 −94.42%
1968 51,100

About the indicator

The number of refugees originating from a given country, wherever they are located, according to UNHCR. This is the mirror side of the indicator by country of asylum: there people are counted by the place where they found protection, here by the country they left. It is this series that shows the scale of forced exodus, and the largest displacement crises of recent decades are visible in it.

Important: The indicator counts only those who have crossed a border. People displaced inside their own country are not included, although they are usually more numerous — that is separate statistics, kept by the IDMC.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.