Humanitarian · Africa ranking
Stateless People by African country
Cote d'Ivoire has the highest reported stateless people among the 52 countries shown, at 930.96K (2025).
Number of stateless people in the country (UNHCR). 52 of 54 countries are shown. Open a country to see its source details and available history.
Cote d'Ivoire
South Sudan
NamibiaBy region
The 5 largest values account for 99% of the total across the countries shown.
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
Request the latest available Stateless People values for the selected countries as JSON. The response includes source metadata; check reporting periods before comparing values.
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Which observations are included?
The table includes 52 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each row shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
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