Nigeria vs Senegal

Nigeria vs Senegal: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: -0.3 per 1,000 people in Nigeria and -0.6 per 1,000 people in Senegal, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 0.3 per 1,000 people.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Nigeria vs Senegal: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: -0.3 per 1,000 people in Nigeria and -0.6 per 1,000 people in Senegal, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 0.3 per 1,000 people.
NigeriaSenegalUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Nigeria has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Senegal.
  • In 2023, Nigeria ranked 127 and Senegal ranked 140 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Nigeria at 0.1 per 1,000 people and Senegal at -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearNigeriaSenegal
2023-0.3-0.6
2022-0.20.9
2021-0.41.5
2020-0.12
2019-0.52.3
2018-0.42.1
20170.41.9
20160.42
2015-0.62.4
2014-0.12.5
20130.22.5
20120.4-3.2
20110.4-3.3
20100.3-5.5
2009-0.1-5.6
2008-0.1-5.6
2007-0.1-5.7
2006-0.1-5.6
2005-0.1-5.5
20040.3-5.5
20030.2-5.3
20020.5-3.9
20010.5-4.1
20000.6-4.3
19990.8-4.6
19981.2-4.8
19970.8-4.8
19960.7-4.3
19950.7-3.5
19941.2-2.6
19930.9-2
19921.4-1.8
19910.4-1.7
19901.4-1.7
19891.1-1.6
19881-1.7
19870.7-1.7
19860.3-1.8
19850.7-2.8
19841.4-3.8
1983-6.3-4.1
19821.3-4.5
19811.4-5
19802.7-5.6
19791.9-6.1
19781.6-6.6
19771.9-6.6
19761.1-3.5
19751.2-1.5
19740.70.7
1973-02.3
1972-0.22.9
1971-0.63.3
19700.13.6
19690.13.9
19680.24.1
19670.44.2
19660.24
19650.73.6
19640.53.2
19630.62.9
19620.62.8
19610.62.8
19600.32.8
1959-0.12.8
1958-1.12.8
1957-0.42.8
1956-0.32.8
1955-0.32.7
1954-0.32.6
1953-0.42.5
19520.22.4
19510.52.2
19500.62
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearNigeriaSenegal
2024-0.2-1.8–1.9-0.6-2.7–2.5
2025-0.1-2–2.2-0.7-3.7–3.3
2026-0-2.3–2.4-0.7-4–3.7
20270-2.9–2-0.6-4.4–4.2
20280.1-3–2.1-0.6-5.2–4.5
20290.1-3.2–2.3-0.7-5.3–4.9
20300.1-3.3–2.4-0.6-5.9–5.1
20310.1-3.5–2.5-0.6-6–5.4
20320.1-3.4–2.5-0.7-6.3–5.9
20330.1-3.4–2.4-0.8-6.3–6
20340.1-3.4–2.6-0.8-6.8–6.4
20350.1-3.5–2.5-0.7-6.9–6.4
20360.1-3.8–2.5-0.7-7.2–6.3
20370.1-3.7–2.6-0.8-7.8–6.7
20380.1-3.8–2.5-0.7-7.5–6.8
20390.1-3.6–2.5-0.8-8–7.1
20400.1-3.6–2.5-0.8-7.8–7.2
20410.1-3.7–2.5-0.8-8.2–7.5
20420.1-3.8–2.6-0.8-7.8–7.5
20430.1-3.8–2.7-0.8-8.2–7.5
20440.1-3.8–2.7-0.8-8–7.9
20450.1-3.7–2.5-0.8-8.5–7.4
20460.1-3.9–2.6-0.7-8.5–7.6
20470.1-3.8–2.4-0.8-8.5–8
20480.1-3.7–2.6-0.7-8.4–7.7
20490.1-3.5–2.6-0.8-8.7–8
20500.2-3.7–2.7-0.8-8.9–8
20510.1-4–2.7-0.8-8.8–8.1
20520.1-3.9–2.7-0.9-8.9–8.3
20530.1-3.8–2.9-0.8-8.9–8.3
20540.1-4.2–3-0.8-8.8–8
20550.1-3.9–2.9-0.8-8.6–7.9
20560.1-4.1–2.7-0.7-8.6–7.9
20570.1-4–2.6-0.8-8.9–7.8
20580.1-4.2–2.7-0.7-8.7–8
20590.1-4.2–2.6-0.9-9–8
20600.1-4.5–2.6-0.8-8.9–7.8
20610.1-4.2–2.7-0.8-8.8–8.3
20620.1-4.2–2.6-0.7-8.5–8.1
20630.2-4.2–2.8-0.8-8.6–8.1
20640.2-4–2.9-0.7-9–8.1
20650.1-3.8–2.8-0.8-9.1–8.2
20660.1-3.9–2.7-0.7-9.4–8.5
20670.1-4.1–2.7-0.9-9.4–8.5
20680.1-4.2–2.7-0.8-9.2–8.2
20690.1-4.3–2.6-0.7-9.1–8.1
20700.1-4.1–2.6-0.8-9.3–7.9
20710.1-4.4–2.7-0.7-9.5–8.1
20720.1-4.3–2.8-0.7-9.1–8.2
20730.1-4.1–2.6-0.7-9–8.1
20740.1-4.3–2.8-0.6-9.4–8.3
20750.1-4.3–2.7-0.6-9.7–8
20760.1-4.9–2.7-0.7-9.5–8.3
20770.1-4.5–2.6-0.8-9.5–8.2
20780.1-4.6–2.6-0.7-9.2–8.5
20790.1-4.3–2.7-0.8-9.4–8.2
20800.1-4.3–2.8-0.8-9.9–8.9
20810.1-4.4–2.8-0.7-9.5–8.5
20820.1-4.7–2.7-0.7-9.3–8.9
20830.1-4.7–2.6-0.6-9.5–8.4
20840.1-4.6–2.6-0.7-9.5–8.6
20850.1-4.9–2.7-0.7-9.4–8.6
20860.1-4.9–2.7-0.7-9.4–8.5
20870.1-4.7–2.7-0.8-9–8.8
20880.1-5.1–2.7-0.8-9.3–9.1
20890.1-4.8–2.5-0.7-9.7–8.2
20900.1-4.9–2.5-0.8-9.6–8.5
20910.1-4.9–2.6-0.7-9.7–8.7
20920.1-4.9–2.8-0.8-9.4–8.7
20930.1-4.8–2.9-0.7-9.3–8.6
20940.1-4.9–2.9-0.7-8.9–8.9
20950.1-4.7–2.9-0.8-9.1–8.4
20960.1-5.4–2.7-0.8-9.3–8.4
20970.1-5.1–3-0.7-9.6–8.5
20980.2-5–2.6-0.8-9.9–8.4
20990.1-4.9–2.7-0.8-9.7–8.4
21000.1-4.8–2.9-0.8-9.9–8.8

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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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