Japan vs Nigeria

Japan vs Nigeria: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: 1.4 per 1,000 people in Japan and -0.3 per 1,000 people in Nigeria, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Japan, by 1.7 per 1,000 people.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Japan vs Nigeria: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: 1.4 per 1,000 people in Japan and -0.3 per 1,000 people in Nigeria, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Japan, by 1.7 per 1,000 people.
JapanNigeriaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Japan has been higher since 2003, when it overtook Nigeria.
  • In 2023, Japan ranked 75 and Nigeria ranked 127 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Japan at 1 per 1,000 people and Nigeria at 0.1 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearJapanNigeria
20231.4-0.3
20221.4-0.2
2021-0.3-0.4
20200.3-0.1
20192.5-0.5
20182.5-0.4
20172.50.4
20162.50.4
20151.3-0.6
20140.5-0.1
20130.50.2
20120.50.4
20110.80.4
201010.3
20091-0.1
20081.1-0.1
20071.1-0.1
20061-0.1
20050.9-0.1
20040.50.3
20030.60.2
20020.50.5
20010.50.5
20000.20.6
19990.40.8
19980.41.2
19970.30.8
19960.20.7
19950.70.7
19941.21.2
19931.40.9
19921.41.4
19911.30.4
199011.4
19890.31.1
19880.41
19870.20.7
19860.20.3
1985-1.20.7
1984-2.31.4
1983-2.2-6.3
1982-2.41.3
1981-2.31.4
1980-0.82.7
1979-0.51.9
1978-0.41.6
1977-0.41.9
1976-0.31.1
197501.2
1974-0.10.7
1973-0.3-0
1972-0.7-0.2
1971-1-0.6
19700.30.1
19690.50.1
19680.40.2
19670.30.4
19660.70.2
1965-0.50.7
1964-10.5
1963-10.6
1962-0.60.6
1961-0.60.6
1960-1.60.3
1959-2.1-0.1
1958-2.4-1.1
1957-1.7-0.4
1956-1.6-0.3
1955-1-0.3
1954-0.8-0.3
1953-0.3-0.4
1952-0.60.2
1951-0.60.5
1950-0.30.6
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearJapanNigeria
20241.20.1–2.5-0.2-1.8–1.9
20251.1-0.3–2.7-0.1-2–2.2
20261.1-0.6–2.8-0-2.3–2.4
20271-0.7–30-2.9–2
20281-0.9–3.10.1-3–2.1
20291.1-0.9–3.40.1-3.2–2.3
20301-1–3.30.1-3.3–2.4
20311-1.1–3.30.1-3.5–2.5
20321-1.1–3.30.1-3.4–2.5
20331.1-1.1–3.30.1-3.4–2.4
20341-1–3.40.1-3.4–2.6
20351-1.1–3.60.1-3.5–2.5
20361-1.2–3.50.1-3.8–2.5
20371-1.3–3.50.1-3.7–2.6
20381.1-1.4–3.40.1-3.8–2.5
20391.1-1.4–3.50.1-3.6–2.5
20401.1-1.4–3.50.1-3.6–2.5
20411-1.4–3.40.1-3.7–2.5
20421.1-1.5–3.60.1-3.8–2.6
20431.1-1.4–3.60.1-3.8–2.7
20441.1-1.4–3.70.1-3.8–2.7
20451-1.5–3.70.1-3.7–2.5
20461.1-1.5–3.60.1-3.9–2.6
20471.1-1.5–3.50.1-3.8–2.4
20481.1-1.4–3.70.1-3.7–2.6
20491.1-1.5–3.80.1-3.5–2.6
20501.1-1.6–3.70.2-3.7–2.7
20511.1-1.8–3.70.1-4–2.7
20521.1-1.7–3.70.1-3.9–2.7
20531.1-1.8–3.70.1-3.8–2.9
20541-1.7–3.60.1-4.2–3
20551.1-1.6–3.70.1-3.9–2.9
20561-1.7–3.70.1-4.1–2.7
20571.1-1.7–3.70.1-4–2.6
20581.1-1.7–3.60.1-4.2–2.7
20591-1.7–3.60.1-4.2–2.6
20601-1.5–3.40.1-4.5–2.6
20611.1-1.8–3.70.1-4.2–2.7
20621.1-1.9–3.70.1-4.2–2.6
20631.1-1.9–3.90.2-4.2–2.8
20641.2-1.7–3.80.2-4–2.9
20651.1-2.1–3.80.1-3.8–2.8
20661.1-1.7–3.80.1-3.9–2.7
20671.1-1.8–3.80.1-4.1–2.7
20681-2–3.80.1-4.2–2.7
20691.1-2.1–40.1-4.3–2.6
20701-2.1–3.70.1-4.1–2.6
20711.1-1.9–3.70.1-4.4–2.7
20721.1-2–3.80.1-4.3–2.8
20731-2–3.60.1-4.1–2.6
20741.1-1.9–3.80.1-4.3–2.8
20751.1-2.1–3.80.1-4.3–2.7
20761.1-2–3.80.1-4.9–2.7
20771.1-2–3.80.1-4.5–2.6
20781.1-1.7–3.70.1-4.6–2.6
20791.1-1.8–3.80.1-4.3–2.7
20801.1-1.8–3.70.1-4.3–2.8
20811.1-1.8–40.1-4.4–2.8
20821.1-1.7–3.70.1-4.7–2.7
20831.1-1.8–3.80.1-4.7–2.6
20841.1-1.9–3.80.1-4.6–2.6
20851-1.9–3.70.1-4.9–2.7
20861-1.8–3.90.1-4.9–2.7
20871.1-1.8–3.90.1-4.7–2.7
20881.1-1.8–40.1-5.1–2.7
20891-2–3.80.1-4.8–2.5
20901-1.9–3.50.1-4.9–2.5
20911-1.8–3.90.1-4.9–2.6
20921-2–3.70.1-4.9–2.8
20931-2.1–3.80.1-4.8–2.9
20941.1-2.2–3.90.1-4.9–2.9
20951-2.3–3.80.1-4.7–2.9
20961-2.4–3.80.1-5.4–2.7
20971.1-2.4–3.70.1-5.1–3
20981-2.1–3.70.2-5–2.6
20991-2.1–3.80.1-4.9–2.7
21001-2.2–3.60.1-4.8–2.9

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.

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