As of March 2021, there were about **** thousand refugees in Nigeria. Most of them were aged between 18 and 59 years. Moreover, children aged five to 11 years added up to almost ** thousand, the second most numerous group.
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UNHCR. (April 14, 2021). Number of refugees in Nigeria as of March 2021, by age and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 07, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232692/refugees-in-nigeria-by-age-and-gender/
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UNHCR. (2021). Number of refugees in Nigeria as of March 2021, by age and gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 07, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232692/refugees-in-nigeria-by-age-and-gender/
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Number of refugees in Nigeria as of March 2021, by age and gender [Graph], UNHCR, April 14, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232692/refugees-in-nigeria-by-age-and-gender/
