Niger vs Nigeria
Niger vs Nigeria: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 0 per 1,000 people in Niger and -0.3 per 1,000 people in Nigeria, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Niger, by 0.3 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Niger has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Nigeria.
- In 2023, Niger ranked 97 and Nigeria ranked 127 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Niger at -0.4 per 1,000 people and Nigeria at 0.1 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Niger | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 | -0.3 |
| 2022 | 0 | -0.2 |
| 2021 | -0.2 | -0.4 |
| 2020 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
| 2019 | -0.7 | -0.5 |
| 2018 | -0.2 | -0.4 |
| 2017 | -0.3 | 0.4 |
| 2016 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| 2015 | 0.9 | -0.6 |
| 2014 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| 2013 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0.4 |
| 2011 | -0.4 | 0.4 |
| 2010 | -0.5 | 0.3 |
| 2009 | -0.6 | -0.1 |
| 2008 | -0.6 | -0.1 |
| 2007 | -0.7 | -0.1 |
| 2006 | -0.7 | -0.1 |
| 2005 | -0.7 | -0.1 |
| 2004 | -0.7 | 0.3 |
| 2003 | -0.7 | 0.2 |
| 2002 | -0.8 | 0.5 |
| 2001 | -0.7 | 0.5 |
| 2000 | -0.7 | 0.6 |
| 1999 | -1.1 | 0.8 |
| 1998 | -0.7 | 1.2 |
| 1997 | -1.3 | 0.8 |
| 1996 | -0.8 | 0.7 |
| 1995 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| 1994 | -0.1 | 1.2 |
| 1993 | -0.2 | 0.9 |
| 1992 | -0.3 | 1.4 |
| 1991 | -0.2 | 0.4 |
| 1990 | 0 | 1.4 |
| 1989 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| 1988 | -0.1 | 1 |
| 1987 | -0.3 | 0.7 |
| 1986 | -0.4 | 0.3 |
| 1985 | -0.9 | 0.7 |
| 1984 | -1.3 | 1.4 |
| 1983 | -1.4 | -6.3 |
| 1982 | -1.4 | 1.3 |
| 1981 | -1.2 | 1.4 |
| 1980 | -0.9 | 2.7 |
| 1979 | -0.6 | 1.9 |
| 1978 | -0.6 | 1.6 |
| 1977 | -0.6 | 1.9 |
| 1976 | -0.6 | 1.1 |
| 1975 | -0.6 | 1.2 |
| 1974 | -0.6 | 0.7 |
| 1973 | -0.6 | -0 |
| 1972 | -0.5 | -0.2 |
| 1971 | -0.5 | -0.6 |
| 1970 | -0.5 | 0.1 |
| 1969 | -0.5 | 0.1 |
| 1968 | -0.5 | 0.2 |
| 1967 | -0.5 | 0.4 |
| 1966 | -0.6 | 0.2 |
| 1965 | -0.6 | 0.7 |
| 1964 | -0.6 | 0.5 |
| 1963 | -0.6 | 0.6 |
| 1962 | -0.6 | 0.6 |
| 1961 | -0.8 | 0.6 |
| 1960 | -1 | 0.3 |
| 1959 | -1.3 | -0.1 |
| 1958 | -1.5 | -1.1 |
| 1957 | -1.5 | -0.4 |
| 1956 | -1.4 | -0.3 |
| 1955 | -1.1 | -0.3 |
| 1954 | -0.6 | -0.3 |
| 1953 | 0 | -0.4 |
| 1952 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| 1951 | 1.6 | 0.5 |
| 1950 | 2.6 | 0.6 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Niger | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -0.1-0.9–0.6 | -0.2-1.8–1.9 |
| 2025 | -0.3-1.2–0.6 | -0.1-2–2.2 |
| 2026 | -0.4-1.4–0.6 | -0-2.3–2.4 |
| 2027 | -0.4-1.5–0.5 | 0-2.9–2 |
| 2028 | -0.4-1.6–0.5 | 0.1-3–2.1 |
| 2029 | -0.5-1.7–0.6 | 0.1-3.2–2.3 |
| 2030 | -0.5-1.7–0.5 | 0.1-3.3–2.4 |
| 2031 | -0.5-1.7–0.5 | 0.1-3.5–2.5 |
| 2032 | -0.5-1.7–0.5 | 0.1-3.4–2.5 |
| 2033 | -0.6-1.8–0.4 | 0.1-3.4–2.4 |
| 2034 | -0.5-1.8–0.6 | 0.1-3.4–2.6 |
| 2035 | -0.5-1.8–0.5 | 0.1-3.5–2.5 |
| 2036 | -0.5-1.8–0.6 | 0.1-3.8–2.5 |
| 2037 | -0.5-1.8–0.5 | 0.1-3.7–2.6 |
| 2038 | -0.5-1.8–0.5 | 0.1-3.8–2.5 |
| 2039 | -0.6-1.8–0.5 | 0.1-3.6–2.5 |
| 2040 | -0.5-1.7–0.5 | 0.1-3.6–2.5 |
| 2041 | -0.5-1.7–0.6 | 0.1-3.7–2.5 |
| 2042 | -0.5-1.7–0.6 | 0.1-3.8–2.6 |
| 2043 | -0.5-1.8–0.5 | 0.1-3.8–2.7 |
| 2044 | -0.5-1.8–0.6 | 0.1-3.8–2.7 |
| 2045 | -0.5-1.7–0.6 | 0.1-3.7–2.5 |
| 2046 | -0.5-1.7–0.6 | 0.1-3.9–2.6 |
| 2047 | -0.5-1.8–0.5 | 0.1-3.8–2.4 |
| 2048 | -0.5-1.8–0.6 | 0.1-3.7–2.6 |
| 2049 | -0.5-1.8–0.6 | 0.1-3.5–2.6 |
| 2050 | -0.5-1.7–0.5 | 0.2-3.7–2.7 |
| 2051 | -0.5-1.7–0.6 | 0.1-4–2.7 |
| 2052 | -0.5-1.7–0.5 | 0.1-3.9–2.7 |
| 2053 | -0.5-1.7–0.6 | 0.1-3.8–2.9 |
| 2054 | -0.5-1.7–0.5 | 0.1-4.2–3 |
| 2055 | -0.5-1.7–0.6 | 0.1-3.9–2.9 |
| 2056 | -0.5-1.7–0.5 | 0.1-4.1–2.7 |
| 2057 | -0.5-1.7–0.6 | 0.1-4–2.6 |
| 2058 | -0.5-1.7–0.6 | 0.1-4.2–2.7 |
| 2059 | -0.5-1.7–0.5 | 0.1-4.2–2.6 |
| 2060 | -0.5-1.7–0.6 | 0.1-4.5–2.6 |
| 2061 | -0.4-1.7–0.6 | 0.1-4.2–2.7 |
| 2062 | -0.4-1.7–0.6 | 0.1-4.2–2.6 |
| 2063 | -0.5-1.7–0.6 | 0.2-4.2–2.8 |
| 2064 | -0.4-1.8–0.6 | 0.2-4–2.9 |
| 2065 | -0.5-1.7–0.7 | 0.1-3.8–2.8 |
| 2066 | -0.4-1.7–0.6 | 0.1-3.9–2.7 |
| 2067 | -0.4-1.7–0.6 | 0.1-4.1–2.7 |
| 2068 | -0.4-1.7–0.6 | 0.1-4.2–2.7 |
| 2069 | -0.4-1.7–0.6 | 0.1-4.3–2.6 |
| 2070 | -0.4-1.7–0.6 | 0.1-4.1–2.6 |
| 2071 | -0.4-1.7–0.7 | 0.1-4.4–2.7 |
| 2072 | -0.4-1.7–0.7 | 0.1-4.3–2.8 |
| 2073 | -0.4-1.7–0.6 | 0.1-4.1–2.6 |
| 2074 | -0.4-1.8–0.6 | 0.1-4.3–2.8 |
| 2075 | -0.4-1.7–0.7 | 0.1-4.3–2.7 |
| 2076 | -0.4-1.7–0.7 | 0.1-4.9–2.7 |
| 2077 | -0.4-1.7–0.7 | 0.1-4.5–2.6 |
| 2078 | -0.4-1.6–0.7 | 0.1-4.6–2.6 |
| 2079 | -0.4-1.6–0.6 | 0.1-4.3–2.7 |
| 2080 | -0.4-1.6–0.6 | 0.1-4.3–2.8 |
| 2081 | -0.4-1.7–0.6 | 0.1-4.4–2.8 |
| 2082 | -0.4-1.8–0.6 | 0.1-4.7–2.7 |
| 2083 | -0.4-1.8–0.7 | 0.1-4.7–2.6 |
| 2084 | -0.4-1.7–0.7 | 0.1-4.6–2.6 |
| 2085 | -0.4-1.7–0.7 | 0.1-4.9–2.7 |
| 2086 | -0.4-1.7–0.7 | 0.1-4.9–2.7 |
| 2087 | -0.4-1.8–0.6 | 0.1-4.7–2.7 |
| 2088 | -0.4-1.8–0.6 | 0.1-5.1–2.7 |
| 2089 | -0.4-1.7–0.6 | 0.1-4.8–2.5 |
| 2090 | -0.4-1.7–0.7 | 0.1-4.9–2.5 |
| 2091 | -0.4-1.8–0.7 | 0.1-4.9–2.6 |
| 2092 | -0.4-1.9–0.6 | 0.1-4.9–2.8 |
| 2093 | -0.4-1.7–0.6 | 0.1-4.8–2.9 |
| 2094 | -0.4-1.7–0.6 | 0.1-4.9–2.9 |
| 2095 | -0.4-1.8–0.7 | 0.1-4.7–2.9 |
| 2096 | -0.4-1.8–0.6 | 0.1-5.4–2.7 |
| 2097 | -0.4-1.7–0.7 | 0.1-5.1–3 |
| 2098 | -0.4-1.8–0.6 | 0.2-5–2.6 |
| 2099 | -0.4-1.9–0.7 | 0.1-4.9–2.7 |
| 2100 | -0.4-1.8–0.6 | 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
Niger vs Nigeria
Health
- Life expectancyNiger: 61.2 years in 2023Nigeria: 54.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNiger: 11.1 per 100 live births in 2024Nigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityNiger: 64.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Nigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionNiger: 3.46% in 2017Nigeria: 3.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateNiger: 7.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Nigeria: 7.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationNiger: 26.2 million people in 2023Nigeria: 228 million people in 2023
- Population growthNiger: 3.31% a year in 2023Nigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNiger: 6.06 births per woman in 2023Nigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationNiger: 18.4% in 2025Nigeria: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageNiger: 15.3 years in 2023Nigeria: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNiger: 2.6% in 2023Nigeria: 3% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingNiger: 2.14% of GDP in 2025Nigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsNiger: $450M in 2025Nigeria: $1.76B in 2025
- Military spending per personNiger: $18 in 2025Nigeria: $9 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingNiger: 15.2% of government spending in 2025Nigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNiger: 10,000 people in 2020Nigeria: 223,000 people in 2020
- National powerNiger: 0.11% of world capability in 2022Nigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersNiger: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020Nigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNiger: 4 million TIV in 2025Nigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsNiger: 0 TIV in 1973Nigeria: 4 million TIV in 2022