Consolidated Statements of Financial Position (Parenthetical) - shares shares in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
Share capital, shares outstanding	93,540	90,515

The number of shares that have been authorised and issued, reduced by treasury shares held. [Refer: Treasury shares]

No definition available.

Name:	nymox_ShareCapitalSharesOutstanding
Namespace Prefix:	nymox_
Data Type:	xbrli:sharesItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	instant