Net migration in Nigeria

Net migration to Nigeria was -15,258 people in 2025.

Measure: Net migration Unit: People Data: 1960 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Nigeria, 2025 -15,258 People
Change from 2024 +56.7% 2024: -35,202 people
World, 2025 0 people Official aggregate
Position in 2025 165th of 217 See the full ranking

Net migration in Nigeria over time

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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net migration (people), 2001 to 2025
Period NigeriaWorld
2025 -15,258 people 0 people
2024 -35,202 people 0 people
2023 -57,936 people 0 people
2022 -51,680 people 0 people
2021 -86,115 people 0 people
2020 -14,497 people 0 people
2019 -99,722 people 0 people
2018 -76,565 people 0 people
2017 78,685 people 0 people
2016 75,265 people 0 people
2015 -116,162 people 0 people
2014 -19,376 people 0 people
2013 40,201 people 0 people
2012 71,138 people 0 people
2011 67,808 people 0 people
2010 47,966 people 0 people
2009 -18,422 people 0 people
2008 -13,646 people 0 people
2007 -9,162 people 0 people
2006 -12,093 people 0 people
2005 -17,146 people 0 people
2004 46,370 people 0 people
2003 33,857 people 0 people
2002 69,594 people 0 people
2001 64,163 people 0 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +56.7% from -35,202 people in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was -116,162 people, the figure has changed by +86.9%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Nigeria has the 165th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2025 was 0 people.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SM.POP.NETM · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2025 for Nigeria
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects