The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says no fewer than 3,381,228 persons were internally displaced across 14 states in Nigeria in 2023.
This is contained in the Demographic Bulletin 2023 edition released on Tuesday in Abuja by the NBS.
The bulletin is a compendium of data collated from administrative sources and surveys to support policy formulation and research.
The report said that Borno accounted for the largest share of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at 50.62 per cent, accounting for 1,711,481 individuals.
This was followed by Benue with 11.67 per cent accounting for 394,567 individuals and Katsina with 7.23 per cent, accounting for 244,380 individuals.
It added that Gombe, Nasarawa, and Kano states recorded the lowest shares of IDPs at 1.55 per cent (52,383), 0.61 per cent (20,580) and 0.46 per cent (15,549), respectively.
