Nigeria vs Pakistan

Nigeria vs Pakistan: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: -0.3 per 1,000 people in Nigeria and -6.5 per 1,000 people in Pakistan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 6.3 per 1,000 people.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Nigeria vs Pakistan: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: -0.3 per 1,000 people in Nigeria and -6.5 per 1,000 people in Pakistan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 6.3 per 1,000 people.
NigeriaPakistanUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Nigeria has been higher since 2010, when it overtook Pakistan.
  • In 2023, Nigeria ranked 127 and Pakistan ranked 208 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Nigeria at 0.1 per 1,000 people and Pakistan at -0.9 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearNigeriaPakistan
2023-0.3-6.5
2022-0.2-5.4
2021-0.4-2.4
2020-0.1-2.4
2019-0.5-5.1
2018-0.4-5.8
20170.4-7.1
20160.4-10.4
2015-0.6-10
2014-0.1-9.5
20130.2-9
20120.4-7.9
20110.4-4.4
20100.3-2.2
2009-0.1-0.1
2008-0.1-0.7
2007-0.13.1
2006-0.1-1
2005-0.1-1.1
20040.3-0.4
20030.2-1.3
20020.5-4
20010.5-0.3
20000.61.6
19990.8-0.9
19981.2-0.8
19970.8-0.4
19960.7-0.4
19950.70.1
19941.2-2.1
19930.9-1.1
19921.4-5.8
19910.4-0.2
19901.42.4
19891.1-0.2
198810.4
19870.71.4
19860.31.1
19850.70.7
19841.4-3.4
1983-6.3-0.1
19821.33.3
19811.46.5
19802.713.1
19791.95.7
19781.61.5
19771.91.2
19761.10.7
19751.2-0
19740.7-0.5
1973-0-0.9
1972-0.2-1.1
1971-0.6-1.1
19700.1-1
19690.1-1
19680.2-1
19670.4-1.1
19660.2-1.1
19650.7-1.2
19640.5-1.2
19630.6-1.3
19620.6-1.4
19610.6-1.4
19600.30
1959-0.11.1
1958-1.11.2
1957-0.41.2
1956-0.31.2
1955-0.31.2
1954-0.31.3
1953-0.41.3
19520.21.3
19510.51.4
19500.61.4
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearNigeriaPakistan
2024-0.2-1.8–1.9-5.6-10.1–-1.3
2025-0.1-2–2.2-4.8-10.3–0.5
2026-0-2.3–2.4-4.4-11–1.5
20270-2.9–2-3.7-10.3–2.6
20280.1-3–2.1-3.3-10.1–3.6
20290.1-3.2–2.3-3.1-10.1–4.2
20300.1-3.3–2.4-2.8-10.3–4.4
20310.1-3.5–2.5-2.6-10.1–4.7
20320.1-3.4–2.5-2.4-10.3–5
20330.1-3.4–2.4-2.3-10.6–5.7
20340.1-3.4–2.6-2.3-10.3–6.1
20350.1-3.5–2.5-2.2-10.5–6
20360.1-3.8–2.5-2.1-10.7–6.2
20370.1-3.7–2.6-2.1-10.3–6.1
20380.1-3.8–2.5-1.9-10–6.3
20390.1-3.6–2.5-1.9-9.8–5.9
20400.1-3.6–2.5-2.1-9.8–6.3
20410.1-3.7–2.5-1.9-9.7–6.2
20420.1-3.8–2.6-1.8-10.2–6.3
20430.1-3.8–2.7-1.7-10.1–6.6
20440.1-3.8–2.7-1.6-9.8–7.2
20450.1-3.7–2.5-1.5-9.8–6.8
20460.1-3.9–2.6-1.5-9.3–7
20470.1-3.8–2.4-1.6-9.4–7.2
20480.1-3.7–2.6-1.5-9.7–6.8
20490.1-3.5–2.6-1.4-9.8–6.9
20500.2-3.7–2.7-1.4-9.9–7.4
20510.1-4–2.7-1.4-9.5–7.3
20520.1-3.9–2.7-1.4-9.5–7.2
20530.1-3.8–2.9-1.4-9.8–7.2
20540.1-4.2–3-1.3-9.7–7.2
20550.1-3.9–2.9-1.3-9.7–7.7
20560.1-4.1–2.7-1.2-9.8–7.8
20570.1-4–2.6-1.3-10.3–7.5
20580.1-4.2–2.7-1.2-9.4–7.7
20590.1-4.2–2.6-1.3-9.6–8.1
20600.1-4.5–2.6-1.2-9.3–7.8
20610.1-4.2–2.7-1.2-9.1–8.3
20620.1-4.2–2.6-1.1-9.2–7.8
20630.2-4.2–2.8-1.3-9.7–7.9
20640.2-4–2.9-1.2-9.3–7.9
20650.1-3.8–2.8-1.2-9.2–7.5
20660.1-3.9–2.7-1.1-9.5–7.7
20670.1-4.1–2.7-1.1-8.9–7.9
20680.1-4.2–2.7-1.1-8.9–8
20690.1-4.3–2.6-1.1-9.1–7.7
20700.1-4.1–2.6-1.1-9.3–8
20710.1-4.4–2.7-1.1-9.5–7.8
20720.1-4.3–2.8-1.1-9.5–7.6
20730.1-4.1–2.6-1.1-9.3–7.4
20740.1-4.3–2.8-1.1-9.7–7.7
20750.1-4.3–2.7-1-9.1–8.3
20760.1-4.9–2.7-1-9.2–8.1
20770.1-4.5–2.6-1.1-9.7–7.9
20780.1-4.6–2.6-1.2-10.2–7.9
20790.1-4.3–2.7-1.2-10.1–8.5
20800.1-4.3–2.8-1.1-10–8.2
20810.1-4.4–2.8-1.2-9.9–7.9
20820.1-4.7–2.7-1.1-10–7.7
20830.1-4.7–2.6-1.2-9.2–7.7
20840.1-4.6–2.6-1.2-9.1–7.8
20850.1-4.9–2.7-1.2-8.8–8
20860.1-4.9–2.7-1.1-9.5–7.9
20870.1-4.7–2.7-1.2-9.7–8
20880.1-5.1–2.7-1-9.6–8.2
20890.1-4.8–2.5-1.1-9.9–8.3
20900.1-4.9–2.5-1.1-9.7–8
20910.1-4.9–2.6-1-9.6–8.4
20920.1-4.9–2.8-1-9.3–8.8
20930.1-4.8–2.9-1-9.3–8.2
20940.1-4.9–2.9-0.9-9.4–8.5
20950.1-4.7–2.9-0.9-10–8.6
20960.1-5.4–2.7-1-9.6–8.5
20970.1-5.1–3-1.1-10.1–8
20980.2-5–2.6-1.1-10.2–7.8
20990.1-4.9–2.7-1-9.8–7.9
21000.1-4.8–2.9-0.9-10–7.9

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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