Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Nigeria
Nigeria: Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with was 166,000 number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Nigeria, 2009–2023
Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). Measured in number of cases.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 166,000 number of cases for internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 93.2% on the previous year and up 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Nigeria peaked at 3.89 million number of cases in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3,000 number of cases, in 2014.
Nigeria ranks 25th of 148 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | number of cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 140,000 number of cases | — |
| 2010 | 560,000 number of cases | +300.0% |
| 2011 | 6,300 number of cases | -98.9% |
| 2012 | 3.89 million number of cases | +61709.5% |
| 2013 | 117,000 number of cases | -97.0% |
| 2014 | 3,000 number of cases | -97.4% |
| 2015 | 100,000 number of cases | +3233.3% |
| 2016 | 78,000 number of cases | -22.0% |
| 2017 | 122,000 number of cases | +56.4% |
| 2018 | 613,000 number of cases | +402.5% |
| 2019 | 157,000 number of cases | -74.4% |
| 2020 | 279,000 number of cases | +77.7% |
| 2021 | 24,000 number of cases | -91.4% |
| 2022 | 2.44 million number of cases | +10054.2% |
| 2023 | 166,000 number of cases | -93.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 140,000 number of cases | 140,000 number of cases | 140,000 number of cases | 1 |
| 2010s | 565,030 number of cases | 3,000 number of cases | 3.89 million number of cases | 10 |
| 2020s | 726,500 number of cases | 24,000 number of cases | 2.44 million number of cases | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 22 Canada 192,000 number of cases compare
- 23 Peru 188,000 number of cases compare
- 24 South Sudan 167,000 number of cases compare
- 26 Morocco 146,000 number of cases compare
- 27 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 133,000 number of cases compare
- 28 Iran, Islamic Republic of 124,000 number of cases compare
More public sector data for Nigeria
- Arms imports 67.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.2879 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -27.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 67.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 4.87 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0045 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -63.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.13 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 102.11 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Nigeria?
- Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Nigeria was 166,000 number of cases in 2023, according to Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
- What is the highest internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.89 million number of cases in 2012.
- What is the lowest internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,000 number of cases in 2014.
- How does Nigeria rank for internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with?
- Nigeria ranks 25th out of 148 countries with data for 2023.
- Is internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), published as part of Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with disasters (number of cases). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Internally displaced persons are defined according to the 1998 Guiding Principles (http://www.internal-displacement.org/publications/1998/ocha-guiding-principles-on-internal-displacement) as people or groups of people who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of armed conflict, or to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights, or natural or human-made disasters and who have not crossed an international border. "New Displacement" refers to the number of new cases or incidents of displacement recorded over the specified year, rather than the number of people displaced. This is done because people may have been displaced more than once.