El Salvador vs Niger: Refugees by country of origin
El Salvador
71,765 people
in 2024
Niger
44,119 people
in 2024
El Salvador rank
31st
Niger rank
33rd
Refugees by country of origin over time
- El Salvador
- Niger
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 71,765 people against 44,119 people in Niger, a difference of 27,646 people.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.6 times Niger's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 31st and Niger ranks 33rd of 204 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,626 people | 11,336 people | 10,290 people | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 5,859 people | 704.5 people | 5,155 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 17,513 people | 1,358 people | 16,155 people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 59,340 people | 26,323 people | 33,017 people | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of origin, El Salvador or Niger?
- El Salvador, at 71,765 people against 44,119 people in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of origin between El Salvador and Niger?
- 27,646 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Niger?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Niger rank globally for refugees by country of origin?
- El Salvador ranks 31st and Niger ranks 33rd of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Refugees by country of origin. 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, not just those who fled that year.