Iraq vs Niger: Refugees by country of asylum
Iraq
318,461 people
in 2024
Niger
369,836 people
in 2024
Iraq rank
23rd
Niger rank
22nd
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Iraq
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 369,836 people against 318,461 people in Iraq, a difference of 51,375 people.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 23rd and Niger ranks 22nd of 183 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99,918 people | 10,251 people | 89,667 people | Iraq |
| 2000s | 69,454 people | 267.8 people | 69,187 people | Iraq |
| 2010s | 206,032 people | 99,855 people | 106,176 people | Iraq |
| 2020s | 285,821 people | 275,675 people | 10,146 people | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Iraq or Niger?
- Niger, at 369,836 people against 318,461 people in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Iraq and Niger?
- 51,375 people, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Niger?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Niger rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Iraq ranks 23rd and Niger ranks 22nd of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025) – 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.