World Development Indicators
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin: Nigeria
- Most recent
- 478,150 (2025)
- Earliest
- 51,100 (1968)
- Highest
- 478,150 (2025)
- Years reported
- 42 of 58 in the span
- Member state
- Nigeria at the United Nations
The World Bank reports 42 of the 58 years between 1968 and 2025 for Nigeria. The missing 16 are drawn as gaps, because a gap is what they are.
Every year reported
| Year | Refugees originating (UNHCR mandate) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 478,150 |
| 2024 | 467,605 |
| 2023 | 410,308 |
| 2022 | 391,120 |
| 2021 | 383,660 |
| 2020 | 352,960 |
| 2019 | 295,578 |
| 2018 | 276,834 |
| 2017 | 238,977 |
| 2016 | 229,290 |
| 2015 | 167,973 |
| 2014 | 90,936 |
| 2013 | 31,173 |
| 2012 | 18,017 |
| 2011 | 17,140 |
| 2010 | 15,645 |
| 2009 | 15,609 |
| 2008 | 14,170 |
| 2007 | 13,898 |
| 2006 | 13,242 |
| 2005 | 22,123 |
| 2004 | 23,882 |
| 2003 | 24,414 |
| 2002 | 24,559 |
| 2001 | 6,077 |
| 2000 | 5,735 |
| 1999 | 4,440 |
| 1998 | 3,998 |
| 1997 | 3,043 |
| 1996 | 4,751 |
| 1995 | 1,942 |
| 1994 | 587 |
| 1993 | 95 |
| 1992 | 75 |
| 1991 | 22 |
| 1990 | 15 |
| 1989 | 15 |
| 1988 | 15 |
| 1987 | 5 |
| 1970 | 0 |
| 1969 | 2,850 |
| 1968 | 51,100 |
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