Number of internally displaced persons in Nigeria 2013-2020

Published by
Doris Dokua Sasu,
Dec 12, 2022
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)

CharacteristicNumber of internally displaced persons in thousands
2020 2,730
2019 2,583
2018 2,216
2017 1,707
2016 1,955
2015 2,096
2014 1,075
2013 3,300
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November 2021

Region

Nigeria

Survey time period

2013 to 2020

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