Burundi vs Nigeria: Refugees by country of asylum
Burundi
89,075 people
in 2024
Nigeria
96,387 people
in 2024
Burundi rank
54th
Nigeria rank
52nd
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Burundi
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 96,387 people against 89,075 people in Burundi, a difference of 7,312 people.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 54th and Nigeria ranks 52nd of 183 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50,082 people | 280 people | 49,802 people | Burundi |
| 1980s | 258,734 people | 22,869 people | 235,865 people | Burundi |
| 1990s | 164,544 people | 6,217 people | 158,328 people | Burundi |
| 2000s | 28,973 people | 8,489 people | 20,484 people | Burundi |
| 2010s | 52,839 people | 11,716 people | 41,123 people | Burundi |
| 2020s | 83,178 people | 80,158 people | 3,020 people | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Burundi or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 96,387 people against 89,075 people in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Burundi and Nigeria?
- 7,312 people, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Nigeria?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Nigeria rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Burundi ranks 54th and Nigeria ranks 52nd of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Refugees by country of asylum. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
People who fled their country of origin and are in need of international protection. Refugees are those who have already been granted asylum status in the country they moved to. This includes all refugees who live in this country, not just those who arrived that year.