Italy vs Niger: Refugees by country of asylum
Italy
312,849 people
in 2024
Niger
369,836 people
in 2024
Italy rank
24th
Niger rank
22nd
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Italy
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 369,836 people against 312,849 people in Italy, a difference of 56,987 people.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 24th and Niger ranks 22nd of 183 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11,700 people | 1,500 people | 10,200 people | Italy |
| 1990s | 37,023 people | 10,251 people | 26,772 people | Italy |
| 2000s | 24,149 people | 267.8 people | 23,881 people | Italy |
| 2010s | 117,877 people | 99,855 people | 18,021 people | Italy |
| 2020s | 236,044 people | 275,675 people | 39,631 people | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Italy or Niger?
- Niger, at 369,836 people against 312,849 people in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Italy and Niger?
- 56,987 people, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Niger?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Niger rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Italy ranks 24th 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.