Nigeria has the third highest number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Africa. In 2020, it counted 2.7 million internally displaced people. Overall, Africa has the largest number of IDPs in the world.
Internally displaced persons are persons who are forced to leave their house but remain within their country's borders.
Number of internally displaced persons (IDP) in Nigeria from 2013 to 2020
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Number of internally displaced persons in thousands
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UNHCR. (November 8, 2021). Number of internally displaced persons (IDP) in Nigeria from 2013 to 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237374/number-of-internally-displaced-persons-in-nigeria/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
UNHCR. "Number of internally displaced persons (IDP) in Nigeria from 2013 to 2020 (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 8, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237374/number-of-internally-displaced-persons-in-nigeria/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
UNHCR. (2021). Number of internally displaced persons (IDP) in Nigeria from 2013 to 2020 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237374/number-of-internally-displaced-persons-in-nigeria/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
UNHCR. "Number of Internally Displaced Persons (Idp) in Nigeria from 2013 to 2020 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237374/number-of-internally-displaced-persons-in-nigeria/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
UNHCR, Number of internally displaced persons (IDP) in Nigeria from 2013 to 2020 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237374/number-of-internally-displaced-persons-in-nigeria/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 16, 2025)
Number of internally displaced persons (IDP) in Nigeria from 2013 to 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph], UNHCR, November 8, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237374/number-of-internally-displaced-persons-in-nigeria/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
