Which has higher refugees by country of origin, Mali or Nigeria?

Nigeria, at 467,605 people against 354,075 people in Mali as of 2024.

What is the difference in refugees by country of origin between Mali and Nigeria?

113,530 people, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Nigeria?

34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UNHCR (2025) – 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.

Mali vs Nigeria: Refugees by country of origin

Mali

354,075 people

in 2024

Nigeria

467,605 people

in 2024

Mali rank

13th

Nigeria rank

11th

Refugees by country of origin over time

Mali
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 467,605 people against 354,075 people in Mali, a difference of 113,530 people.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Mali's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Mali ahead.

Mali ranks 13th and Nigeria ranks 11th of 204 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mali	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	56,875 people	2,106 people	54,769 people	Mali
2000s	1,240 people	16,371 people	15,131 people	Nigeria
2010s	123,359 people	138,156 people	14,797 people	Nigeria
2020s	235,365 people	401,131 people	165,765 people	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugees by country of origin, Mali or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 467,605 people against 354,075 people in Mali as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugees by country of origin between Mali and Nigeria?: 113,530 people, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Nigeria?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Mali and Nigeria rank globally for refugees by country of origin?: Mali ranks 13th and Nigeria ranks 11th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNHCR (2025) – 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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Indicator: Refugees by country of origin
Unit: people
Source: UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 7,190 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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.