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Stateless People by African country
Cote d'Ivoire has the highest stateless people of any African country, at 930.96K — 15.4× South Sudan's 60.6K.
Number of stateless people in the country (UNHCR). 52 of 54 countries, ranked · UNHCR DISPLACEMENT SIGNALS, 2025.
Cote d'Ivoire
South Sudan
NamibiaBy region
The top 5 countries account for 99% of Africa's total stateless people.
Full ranking
| # | Country | Stateless People | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cote d'Ivoire | 930.96K | |
| 2 | South Sudan | 60.6K | |
| 3 | Namibia | 14.8K | |
| 4 | Rwanda | 14.5K | |
| 5 | Uganda | 10.28K | |
| 6 | Kenya | 9.8K | |
| 7 | Burundi | 734 | |
| 8 | Cabo Verde | 115 | |
| 9 | Egypt | 5 | |
| 10 | Algeria | 0 | |
| 11 | Angola | 0 | |
| 12 | Benin | 0 | |
| 13 | Botswana | 0 | |
| 14 | Burkina Faso | 0 | |
| 15 | Cameroon | 0 | |
| 16 | Central African Republic | 0 | |
| 17 | Chad | 0 | |
| 18 | Comoros | 0 | |
| 19 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 | |
| 20 | Djibouti | 0 | |
| 21 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 | |
| 22 | Eritrea | 0 | |
| 23 | Eswatini | 0 | |
| 24 | Ethiopia | 0 | |
| 25 | Gabon | 0 | |
| 26 | Gambia | 0 | |
| 27 | Ghana | 0 | |
| 28 | Guinea | 0 | |
| 29 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | |
| 30 | Lesotho | 0 | |
| 31 | Liberia | 0 | |
| 32 | Libya | 0 | |
| 33 | Madagascar | 0 | |
| 34 | Malawi | 0 | |
| 35 | Mali | 0 | |
| 36 | Mauritania | 0 | |
| 37 | Mauritius | 0 | |
| 38 | Morocco | 0 | |
| 39 | Mozambique | 0 | |
| 40 | Niger | 0 | |
| 41 | Nigeria | 0 | |
| 42 | Republic of the Congo | 0 | |
| 43 | Senegal | 0 | |
| 44 | Sierra Leone | 0 | |
| 45 | Somalia | 0 | |
| 46 | South Africa | 0 | |
| 47 | Sudan | 0 | |
| 48 | Tanzania | 0 | |
| 49 | Togo | 0 | |
| 50 | Tunisia | 0 | |
| 51 | Zambia | 0 | |
| 52 | Zimbabwe | 0 |
Rwanda
Uganda
Kenya
Burundi
Cabo Verde
Egypt
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Niger
Nigeria
Republic of the Congo
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
Sudan
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Zambia
ZimbabweGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest Stateless People figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=stateless_total&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
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Data: Africa API — UNHCR DISPLACEMENT SIGNALS, 2025. Free to republish with a link to this page. Pull the live figures via the API above so your version never goes stale.
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest stateless people?
Cote d'Ivoire has the highest stateless people in Africa at 930.96K (2025), followed by South Sudan and Namibia.
Which African country has the lowest stateless people?
Zimbabwe has the lowest stateless people of the 52 African countries with data, at 0 (2025).
How many African countries report Stateless People data?
52 of 54 African countries have a recent Stateless People figure in the Africa API. Each value links to the country's full series with source and history.
How do I get this ranking via API?
Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=stateless_total&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.
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