Cameroon vs Nigeria

Cameroon vs Nigeria: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: -0.2 per 1,000 people in Cameroon and -0.3 per 1,000 people in Nigeria, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Cameroon, by 0.1 per 1,000 people.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Cameroon vs Nigeria: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: -0.2 per 1,000 people in Cameroon and -0.3 per 1,000 people in Nigeria, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Cameroon, by 0.1 per 1,000 people.
CameroonNigeriaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Cameroon has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Nigeria.
  • In 2023, Cameroon ranked 122 and Nigeria ranked 127 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Cameroon at -0.3 per 1,000 people and Nigeria at 0.1 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearCameroonNigeria
2023-0.2-0.3
2022-0.2-0.2
2021-0.4-0.4
2020-0.4-0.1
2019-0.5-0.5
2018-0.4-0.4
2017-1.60.4
20160.60.4
20151.8-0.6
20144.4-0.1
2013-0.30.2
2012-0.40.4
2011-0.60.4
2010-0.50.3
2009-0.5-0.1
2008-0.6-0.1
2007-0.6-0.1
2006-1.6-0.1
2005-1.6-0.1
2004-1.20.3
2003-1.10.2
2002-0.70.5
2001-1.30.5
2000-1.40.6
1999-1.20.8
1998-0.91.2
1997-10.8
1996-10.7
1995-10.7
1994-0.91.2
1993-0.80.9
1992-1.11.4
1991-1.20.4
1990-0.71.4
1989-11.1
1988-1.51
1987-0.40.7
1986-0.40.3
1985-0.40.7
1984-0.41.4
1983-4.1-6.3
1982-15.51.3
19813.21.4
19808.32.7
1979-1.51.9
1978-0.21.6
1977-2.61.9
1976-2.61.1
1975-01.2
1974-0.10.7
1973-0.1-0
1972-0.1-0.2
1971-0.1-0.6
1970-0.10.1
1969-00.1
1968-00.2
1967-00.4
1966-00.2
1965-00.7
196400.5
196300.6
196200.6
196100.6
196000.3
19590-0.1
19580-1.1
19570-0.4
19560-0.3
19550-0.3
19540-0.3
19530-0.4
195200.2
195100.5
195000.6
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearCameroonNigeria
2024-0.5-5.5–4.1-0.2-1.8–1.9
2025-0.5-5.4–4.2-0.1-2–2.2
2026-0.6-5.8–4.1-0-2.3–2.4
2027-0.5-5.5–40-2.9–2
2028-0.6-5.7–4.10.1-3–2.1
2029-0.6-6–3.70.1-3.2–2.3
2030-0.5-5.5–4.20.1-3.3–2.4
2031-0.5-5.6–3.90.1-3.5–2.5
2032-0.4-5.5–4.20.1-3.4–2.5
2033-0.5-5.3–3.90.1-3.4–2.4
2034-0.5-5.7–40.1-3.4–2.6
2035-0.5-5.8–4.20.1-3.5–2.5
2036-0.4-5.5–4.40.1-3.8–2.5
2037-0.5-5.9–3.90.1-3.7–2.6
2038-0.5-5.7–4.10.1-3.8–2.5
2039-0.4-5.5–4.30.1-3.6–2.5
2040-0.5-5.4–3.80.1-3.6–2.5
2041-0.3-5.4–4.20.1-3.7–2.5
2042-0.4-5.4–4.10.1-3.8–2.6
2043-0.6-5.8–4.20.1-3.8–2.7
2044-0.5-5.7–4.20.1-3.8–2.7
2045-0.5-5.4–4.20.1-3.7–2.5
2046-0.4-5.1–4.20.1-3.9–2.6
2047-0.4-5.6–4.10.1-3.8–2.4
2048-0.5-5.5–4.20.1-3.7–2.6
2049-0.4-5.5–4.20.1-3.5–2.6
2050-0.5-5.4–4.10.2-3.7–2.7
2051-0.4-5.6–4.10.1-4–2.7
2052-0.4-5.5–4.40.1-3.9–2.7
2053-0.5-5.6–40.1-3.8–2.9
2054-0.4-5.2–4.10.1-4.2–3
2055-0.6-5.6–4.40.1-3.9–2.9
2056-0.5-5.7–4.10.1-4.1–2.7
2057-0.4-5.3–4.10.1-4–2.6
2058-0.4-5.7–4.20.1-4.2–2.7
2059-0.4-5.6–4.20.1-4.2–2.6
2060-0.4-5.4–40.1-4.5–2.6
2061-0.5-5.7–4.50.1-4.2–2.7
2062-0.5-5.4–4.20.1-4.2–2.6
2063-0.5-5.5–4.20.2-4.2–2.8
2064-0.4-5.5–4.30.2-4–2.9
2065-0.4-5.5–4.30.1-3.8–2.8
2066-0.4-5.4–4.30.1-3.9–2.7
2067-0.4-5.6–4.30.1-4.1–2.7
2068-0.5-5.8–4.10.1-4.2–2.7
2069-0.4-5.4–4.30.1-4.3–2.6
2070-0.4-5.4–4.40.1-4.1–2.6
2071-0.4-5.8–4.40.1-4.4–2.7
2072-0.3-5–40.1-4.3–2.8
2073-0.4-5.4–3.90.1-4.1–2.6
2074-0.3-5.3–4.10.1-4.3–2.8
2075-0.4-5.6–4.50.1-4.3–2.7
2076-0.5-5.4–4.20.1-4.9–2.7
2077-0.4-5.7–4.10.1-4.5–2.6
2078-0.4-5.9–4.30.1-4.6–2.6
2079-0.4-5.9–4.10.1-4.3–2.7
2080-0.3-5.7–4.60.1-4.3–2.8
2081-0.4-5.6–4.70.1-4.4–2.8
2082-0.4-5.6–40.1-4.7–2.7
2083-0.4-5.7–40.1-4.7–2.6
2084-0.4-5.4–40.1-4.6–2.6
2085-0.4-5.6–4.20.1-4.9–2.7
2086-0.4-6–4.10.1-4.9–2.7
2087-0.4-5.6–3.80.1-4.7–2.7
2088-0.4-5.7–4.30.1-5.1–2.7
2089-0.4-5.8–40.1-4.8–2.5
2090-0.4-5.6–40.1-4.9–2.5
2091-0.4-6–4.50.1-4.9–2.6
2092-0.5-5.7–4.10.1-4.9–2.8
2093-0.4-5.6–4.10.1-4.8–2.9
2094-0.4-5.6–4.20.1-4.9–2.9
2095-0.4-5.7–3.90.1-4.7–2.9
2096-0.4-5.6–4.30.1-5.4–2.7
2097-0.3-5.6–4.30.1-5.1–3
2098-0.4-5.9–40.2-5–2.6
2099-0.3-5.9–4.40.1-4.9–2.7
2100-0.3-5.7–4.10.1-4.8–2.9

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Good to know

  • People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.

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