Nigeria vs South Korea

Nigeria vs South Korea: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: -0.3 per 1,000 people in Nigeria and 1.7 per 1,000 people in South Korea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Korea, by 2 per 1,000 people.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Nigeria vs South Korea: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: -0.3 per 1,000 people in Nigeria and 1.7 per 1,000 people in South Korea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Korea, by 2 per 1,000 people.
NigeriaSouth KoreaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • South Korea has been higher since 2009, when it overtook Nigeria.
  • In 2023, Nigeria ranked 127 and South Korea ranked 70 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Nigeria at 0.1 per 1,000 people and South Korea at -0 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearNigeriaSouth Korea
2023-0.31.7
2022-0.21.7
2021-0.4-0.3
2020-0.12.2
2019-0.52.5
2018-0.42.3
20170.42
20160.41.8
2015-0.65.4
2014-0.16.1
20130.26
20120.45.7
20110.45.5
20100.31.1
2009-0.10.1
2008-0.1-0.4
2007-0.1-0.9
2006-0.1-0.6
2005-0.1-1
20040.3-0.9
20030.2-0.7
20020.5-0.4
20010.5-0.6
20000.6-1.8
19990.8-2.3
19981.2-2.1
19970.8-2.4
19960.7-2.5
19950.7-4.6
19941.2-4.6
19930.9-5
19921.4-6
19910.4-6.1
19901.41.8
19891.14.3
198814.5
19870.74.7
19860.34.5
19850.72.4
19841.42.5
1983-6.32.6
19821.31.2
19811.40.5
19802.7-3.9
19791.9-3.7
19781.6-2.3
19771.9-2.5
19761.1-2.5
19751.2-1.5
19740.70.8
1973-01
1972-0.20.7
1971-0.6-0.2
19700.1-0.9
19690.1-0.7
19680.2-0.5
19670.4-0.5
19660.2-0.6
19650.7-5
19640.5-3.6
19630.6-2.9
19620.6-3.4
19610.6-3.5
19600.31.8
1959-0.13.5
1958-1.14.8
1957-0.45.4
1956-0.36.1
1955-0.36.8
1954-0.37.6
1953-0.48.2
19520.28.6
19510.58.4
19500.67.4
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearNigeriaSouth Korea
2024-0.2-1.8–1.91.5-2–4.6
2025-0.1-2–2.21.3-3.2–5.6
2026-0-2.3–2.41.2-3.7–6.4
20270-2.9–21.1-4.6–7.2
20280.1-3–2.11.1-5.3–7.4
20290.1-3.2–2.31-5.6–7.1
20300.1-3.3–2.40.9-6.4–7.5
20310.1-3.5–2.50.9-6.5–8
20320.1-3.4–2.50.8-6.6–8.3
20330.1-3.4–2.40.7-6.5–7.8
20340.1-3.4–2.60.7-6.7–8.1
20350.1-3.5–2.50.6-7.3–8.4
20360.1-3.8–2.50.6-7.8–8.5
20370.1-3.7–2.60.5-7.5–8.3
20380.1-3.8–2.50.4-7.5–8.6
20390.1-3.6–2.50.4-7.6–8
20400.1-3.6–2.50.4-7.5–8.2
20410.1-3.7–2.50.3-8.2–8.1
20420.1-3.8–2.60.4-7.7–8.3
20430.1-3.8–2.70.4-7.7–8.3
20440.1-3.8–2.70.3-7.9–8.1
20450.1-3.7–2.50.4-7.8–8.6
20460.1-3.9–2.60.5-7.9–8.6
20470.1-3.8–2.40.3-7.7–8.7
20480.1-3.7–2.60.4-7.7–9.5
20490.1-3.5–2.60.3-7.7–8.8
20500.2-3.7–2.70.4-7.7–8.8
20510.1-4–2.70.3-7.7–8.8
20520.1-3.9–2.70.2-7.7–8.7
20530.1-3.8–2.90.3-7.5–9.2
20540.1-4.2–30.5-7.2–9.2
20550.1-3.9–2.90.4-6.9–9.3
20560.1-4.1–2.70.3-7.2–9.4
20570.1-4–2.60.1-7.3–9.1
20580.1-4.2–2.7-0-7.9–8.7
20590.1-4.2–2.60.1-7.3–8.9
20600.1-4.5–2.60-7.6–8.3
20610.1-4.2–2.70.2-7.5–8.8
20620.1-4.2–2.60-7.9–8.4
20630.2-4.2–2.80.1-7.6–8.7
20640.2-4–2.90.1-8.1–8.5
20650.1-3.8–2.80.2-7.8–8.2
20660.1-3.9–2.70.2-7.7–8.5
20670.1-4.1–2.70.2-7.7–8.9
20680.1-4.2–2.70.3-7.6–8.5
20690.1-4.3–2.60.1-7.7–8.8
20700.1-4.1–2.60.1-8–8.4
20710.1-4.4–2.70.1-8.2–8.4
20720.1-4.3–2.80.1-7.7–8.6
20730.1-4.1–2.60.2-7.8–8.8
20740.1-4.3–2.80.1-7.5–8.7
20750.1-4.3–2.70.1-7.7–8.5
20760.1-4.9–2.70.1-7.4–8.4
20770.1-4.5–2.60.1-7.7–8.7
20780.1-4.6–2.60.1-7.6–8.9
20790.1-4.3–2.70.2-7.3–8.8
20800.1-4.3–2.80.1-7.3–8.6
20810.1-4.4–2.80-7.5–8.9
20820.1-4.7–2.70.1-7.3–8.9
20830.1-4.7–2.60-7.6–8.4
20840.1-4.6–2.60.1-7.2–8.6
20850.1-4.9–2.70-7–8.6
20860.1-4.9–2.70.1-7.4–8.8
20870.1-4.7–2.7-0-7.3–8.7
20880.1-5.1–2.70-6.9–8.7
20890.1-4.8–2.50-7.3–8.3
20900.1-4.9–2.5-0-7.7–9
20910.1-4.9–2.6-0-7.8–9.4
20920.1-4.9–2.8-0-7.4–8.7
20930.1-4.8–2.9-0-8.2–8.9
20940.1-4.9–2.90-7.9–8.9
20950.1-4.7–2.9-0-7.4–9.1
20960.1-5.4–2.70.1-7.5–8.9
20970.1-5.1–30.1-7.4–8.3
20980.2-5–2.60.1-7.6–8.6
20990.1-4.9–2.70.1-7.3–8.4
21000.1-4.8–2.9-0-7.7–8.4

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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