Côte d’Ivoire vs Nigeria
Côte d’Ivoire vs Nigeria: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 0.2 per 1,000 people in Côte d’Ivoire and -0.3 per 1,000 people in Nigeria, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Côte d’Ivoire, by 0.4 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Côte d’Ivoire has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Nigeria.
- In 2023, Côte d’Ivoire ranked 93 and Nigeria ranked 127 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Côte d’Ivoire at 0.2 per 1,000 people and Nigeria at 0.1 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Côte d’Ivoire | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| 2022 | 0.9 | -0.2 |
| 2021 | 0 | -0.4 |
| 2020 | -0.4 | -0.1 |
| 2019 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| 2018 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| 2017 | -0 | 0.4 |
| 2016 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| 2015 | 0 | -0.6 |
| 2014 | -0.9 | -0.1 |
| 2013 | -10.5 | 0.2 |
| 2012 | -9.9 | 0.4 |
| 2011 | -8.7 | 0.4 |
| 2010 | -8.1 | 0.3 |
| 2009 | -7.6 | -0.1 |
| 2008 | -7 | -0.1 |
| 2007 | -6.2 | -0.1 |
| 2006 | -6.1 | -0.1 |
| 2005 | -5.8 | -0.1 |
| 2004 | -5.6 | 0.3 |
| 2003 | -5.2 | 0.2 |
| 2002 | -4.9 | 0.5 |
| 2001 | -4.2 | 0.5 |
| 2000 | -3.6 | 0.6 |
| 1999 | -2.5 | 0.8 |
| 1998 | 6.6 | 1.2 |
| 1997 | 7.8 | 0.8 |
| 1996 | 8.1 | 0.7 |
| 1995 | 8.4 | 0.7 |
| 1994 | 8.4 | 1.2 |
| 1993 | 8.2 | 0.9 |
| 1992 | 7.9 | 1.4 |
| 1991 | 7.3 | 0.4 |
| 1990 | 6.6 | 1.4 |
| 1989 | 5.7 | 1.1 |
| 1988 | 4.7 | 1 |
| 1987 | 4.1 | 0.7 |
| 1986 | 4.6 | 0.3 |
| 1985 | 5.1 | 0.7 |
| 1984 | 5.5 | 1.4 |
| 1983 | 5.8 | -6.3 |
| 1982 | 6 | 1.3 |
| 1981 | 6 | 1.4 |
| 1980 | 5.7 | 2.7 |
| 1979 | 5.1 | 1.9 |
| 1978 | 4.2 | 1.6 |
| 1977 | 3.1 | 1.9 |
| 1976 | 1.8 | 1.1 |
| 1975 | 11.8 | 1.2 |
| 1974 | 12.3 | 0.7 |
| 1973 | 12.8 | -0 |
| 1972 | 13.1 | -0.2 |
| 1971 | 12.3 | -0.6 |
| 1970 | 10.9 | 0.1 |
| 1969 | 9.3 | 0.1 |
| 1968 | 8.3 | 0.2 |
| 1967 | 8.4 | 0.4 |
| 1966 | 8.7 | 0.2 |
| 1965 | 9 | 0.7 |
| 1964 | 9.4 | 0.5 |
| 1963 | 9.8 | 0.6 |
| 1962 | 10 | 0.6 |
| 1961 | 9.6 | 0.6 |
| 1960 | 8.5 | 0.3 |
| 1959 | 7.3 | -0.1 |
| 1958 | 6.2 | -1.1 |
| 1957 | 5.8 | -0.4 |
| 1956 | 5.4 | -0.3 |
| 1955 | 5 | -0.3 |
| 1954 | 4.8 | -0.3 |
| 1953 | 4.7 | -0.4 |
| 1952 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| 1951 | 5.3 | 0.5 |
| 1950 | 6 | 0.6 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Côte d’Ivoire | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.2-3.9–4.1 | -0.2-1.8–1.9 |
| 2025 | 0.3-5.4–5.6 | -0.1-2–2.2 |
| 2026 | 0.2-6.7–6.2 | -0-2.3–2.4 |
| 2027 | 0.1-7.6–7 | 0-2.9–2 |
| 2028 | 0.2-8.3–8.5 | 0.1-3–2.1 |
| 2029 | 0.2-8.9–8.7 | 0.1-3.2–2.3 |
| 2030 | 0.1-9.9–9.1 | 0.1-3.3–2.4 |
| 2031 | 0.3-9.9–9.2 | 0.1-3.5–2.5 |
| 2032 | 0.3-10.4–9.7 | 0.1-3.4–2.5 |
| 2033 | 0.4-10.8–10.2 | 0.1-3.4–2.4 |
| 2034 | 0.5-10.9–11.1 | 0.1-3.4–2.6 |
| 2035 | 0.4-11.4–11.3 | 0.1-3.5–2.5 |
| 2036 | 0.4-11.7–11.5 | 0.1-3.8–2.5 |
| 2037 | 0.4-12–11.9 | 0.1-3.7–2.6 |
| 2038 | 0.4-12.5–11.5 | 0.1-3.8–2.5 |
| 2039 | 0.4-12.2–12.4 | 0.1-3.6–2.5 |
| 2040 | 0.3-12.3–12.4 | 0.1-3.6–2.5 |
| 2041 | 0.3-13.5–12 | 0.1-3.7–2.5 |
| 2042 | 0.4-12.7–12.4 | 0.1-3.8–2.6 |
| 2043 | 0.6-13.1–12.9 | 0.1-3.8–2.7 |
| 2044 | 0.6-12.9–13.2 | 0.1-3.8–2.7 |
| 2045 | 0.3-13.5–12.9 | 0.1-3.7–2.5 |
| 2046 | 0.2-14–13.4 | 0.1-3.9–2.6 |
| 2047 | 0.2-13.4–13.6 | 0.1-3.8–2.4 |
| 2048 | 0.4-13.5–13.9 | 0.1-3.7–2.6 |
| 2049 | 0.2-14.1–13.9 | 0.1-3.5–2.6 |
| 2050 | 0.3-14.6–13.6 | 0.2-3.7–2.7 |
| 2051 | 0.4-14.6–14.1 | 0.1-4–2.7 |
| 2052 | 0.4-15.1–13.2 | 0.1-3.9–2.7 |
| 2053 | 0.3-15.9–13 | 0.1-3.8–2.9 |
| 2054 | 0.5-15.6–13.5 | 0.1-4.2–3 |
| 2055 | 0.4-14.7–13.7 | 0.1-3.9–2.9 |
| 2056 | 0.2-14.1–13.6 | 0.1-4.1–2.7 |
| 2057 | 0.2-16.3–14 | 0.1-4–2.6 |
| 2058 | 0.4-15.4–14.2 | 0.1-4.2–2.7 |
| 2059 | 0.1-15.5–13.9 | 0.1-4.2–2.6 |
| 2060 | 0.1-15.2–13.7 | 0.1-4.5–2.6 |
| 2061 | 0.2-16–14.2 | 0.1-4.2–2.7 |
| 2062 | 0.1-16.6–14 | 0.1-4.2–2.6 |
| 2063 | 0.3-15.9–14 | 0.2-4.2–2.8 |
| 2064 | 0.3-16–14.6 | 0.2-4–2.9 |
| 2065 | 0.4-15.5–15.6 | 0.1-3.8–2.8 |
| 2066 | 0.6-15.4–15.5 | 0.1-3.9–2.7 |
| 2067 | 0.3-15.5–14.2 | 0.1-4.1–2.7 |
| 2068 | 0.4-15.8–14.7 | 0.1-4.2–2.7 |
| 2069 | 0.1-16.6–15 | 0.1-4.3–2.6 |
| 2070 | 0.2-16.9–15 | 0.1-4.1–2.6 |
| 2071 | 0.2-16.2–14.7 | 0.1-4.4–2.7 |
| 2072 | -0-15.8–15.9 | 0.1-4.3–2.8 |
| 2073 | 0-16.4–15.1 | 0.1-4.1–2.6 |
| 2074 | 0.1-17–15.1 | 0.1-4.3–2.8 |
| 2075 | 0.3-16.5–15.1 | 0.1-4.3–2.7 |
| 2076 | 0.1-16.9–14.6 | 0.1-4.9–2.7 |
| 2077 | 0.1-17.8–14.3 | 0.1-4.5–2.6 |
| 2078 | 0.2-16.8–14.7 | 0.1-4.6–2.6 |
| 2079 | 0.1-16.8–15.1 | 0.1-4.3–2.7 |
| 2080 | 0.2-16.7–15.4 | 0.1-4.3–2.8 |
| 2081 | 0.3-16.5–15 | 0.1-4.4–2.8 |
| 2082 | 0.2-17–14.4 | 0.1-4.7–2.7 |
| 2083 | 0.3-17.4–14.8 | 0.1-4.7–2.6 |
| 2084 | -0-17.7–14.4 | 0.1-4.6–2.6 |
| 2085 | 0.2-16.3–14 | 0.1-4.9–2.7 |
| 2086 | 0.3-17–14.2 | 0.1-4.9–2.7 |
| 2087 | 0.3-17.3–14.2 | 0.1-4.7–2.7 |
| 2088 | 0.3-17–14.3 | 0.1-5.1–2.7 |
| 2089 | 0.5-17.9–14.3 | 0.1-4.8–2.5 |
| 2090 | 0.6-17.4–14.5 | 0.1-4.9–2.5 |
| 2091 | 0.6-16.9–15.1 | 0.1-4.9–2.6 |
| 2092 | 0.5-17.8–15.3 | 0.1-4.9–2.8 |
| 2093 | 0.3-17.5–15 | 0.1-4.8–2.9 |
| 2094 | 0.4-17.7–16 | 0.1-4.9–2.9 |
| 2095 | 0.3-17.7–15 | 0.1-4.7–2.9 |
| 2096 | 0.3-18.2–14.9 | 0.1-5.4–2.7 |
| 2097 | 0.1-18.1–14.4 | 0.1-5.1–3 |
| 2098 | 0.3-19–14.5 | 0.2-5–2.6 |
| 2099 | 0.2-19.6–14.7 | 0.1-4.9–2.7 |
| 2100 | 0.2-19.3–15 | 0.1-4.8–2.9 |
Each country on its own
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Côte d’Ivoire vs Nigeria
Health
- Life expectancyCôte d’Ivoire: 61.9 years in 2023Nigeria: 54.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCôte d’Ivoire: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024Nigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCôte d’Ivoire: 51.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Nigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCôte d’Ivoire: 43.9% in 2022Nigeria: 29% in 2022
- DepressionCôte d’Ivoire: 3.34% in 2017Nigeria: 3.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateCôte d’Ivoire: 13.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Nigeria: 7.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCôte d’Ivoire: 31.2 million people in 2023Nigeria: 228 million people in 2023
- Population growthCôte d’Ivoire: 2.45% a year in 2023Nigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCôte d’Ivoire: 4.28 births per woman in 2023Nigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCôte d’Ivoire: 54.6% in 2025Nigeria: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageCôte d’Ivoire: 18.1 years in 2023Nigeria: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCôte d’Ivoire: 2.6% in 2023Nigeria: 3% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCôte d’Ivoire: 0.77% of GDP in 2025Nigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCôte d’Ivoire: $721M in 2025Nigeria: $1.76B in 2025
- Military spending per personCôte d’Ivoire: $24 in 2025Nigeria: $9 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCôte d’Ivoire: 3.8% of government spending in 2025Nigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCôte d’Ivoire: 27,000 people in 2020Nigeria: 223,000 people in 2020
- National powerCôte d’Ivoire: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Nigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCôte d’Ivoire: 0.25% of the labour force in 2020Nigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCôte d’Ivoire: 15 million TIV in 2025Nigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCôte d’Ivoire: 1 million TIV in 1971Nigeria: 4 million TIV in 2022