Nigeria vs Switzerland

Nigeria vs Switzerland: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: -0.3 per 1,000 people in Nigeria and 5.1 per 1,000 people in Switzerland, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Switzerland, by 5.3 per 1,000 people.

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Change since 2010, per 1,000 people · UN

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Nigeria vs Switzerland: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: -0.3 per 1,000 people in Nigeria and 5.1 per 1,000 people in Switzerland, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Switzerland, by 5.3 per 1,000 people.
NigeriaSwitzerlandUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

Latest figures

per 1,000 people · UN

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2023Projected
Nigeria-0.3 20230.2127 of 2290.1 2100
Switzerland5.1 202310.441 of 2292.4 2100

What the numbers say

  • Switzerland has been higher since 1998, when it overtook Nigeria.
  • In 2023, Nigeria ranked 127 and Switzerland ranked 41 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Nigeria at 0.1 per 1,000 people and Switzerland at 2.4 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearNigeriaSwitzerland
2023-0.35.1
2022-0.211
2021-0.45.8
2020-0.16.4
2019-0.55.2
2018-0.44.8
20170.45.4
20160.48.5
2015-0.68.7
2014-0.19.5
20130.210.4
20120.48.5
20110.48.5
20100.39.8
2009-0.19
2008-0.112.4
2007-0.19.6
2006-0.15
2005-0.14.5
20040.35.3
20030.25.8
20020.56.8
20010.54.9
20000.63.4
19990.83.6
19981.21.6
19970.8-0.3
19960.7-0
19950.73.6
19941.24.3
19930.95.8
19921.46.1
19910.410.3
19901.48.7
19891.15.2
198815.2
19870.74.1
19860.33.6
19850.72.2
19841.41.9
1983-6.30.9
19821.33.4
19811.43.8
19802.72.8
19791.90.7
19781.6-1
19771.9-3.6
19761.1-8.6
19751.2-9.2
19740.70.3
1973-01.3
1972-0.23.2
1971-0.60.4
19700.1-3
19690.13.4
19680.24.3
19670.44.6
19660.22.5
19650.7-0.2
19640.53.7
19630.610.3
19620.614.9
19610.618.6
19600.34.2
1959-0.14.3
1958-1.14.8
1957-0.45
1956-0.35.4
1955-0.35.7
1954-0.35.9
1953-0.46.1
19520.26.2
19510.56.3
19500.62.6
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearNigeriaSwitzerland
2024-0.2-1.8–1.94.5-1.3–10.4
2025-0.1-2–2.24.2-3.7–11.7
2026-0-2.3–2.43.8-4.8–12.3
20270-2.9–23.7-5.9–12.3
20280.1-3–2.13.5-6.7–13.2
20290.1-3.2–2.33.2-6.9–13.6
20300.1-3.3–2.43.3-6.7–14.5
20310.1-3.5–2.53.3-7.6–14.2
20320.1-3.4–2.53-8.2–13.7
20330.1-3.4–2.43-8.3–13.8
20340.1-3.4–2.63.2-8.4–13.9
20350.1-3.5–2.52.9-8.6–13.9
20360.1-3.8–2.52.8-8.8–13.9
20370.1-3.7–2.62.8-9.2–13.9
20380.1-3.8–2.52.7-9.3–13.8
20390.1-3.6–2.52.7-9.9–14.2
20400.1-3.6–2.53-10–14.5
20410.1-3.7–2.52.6-9.8–14
20420.1-3.8–2.63-9.4–14.7
20430.1-3.8–2.72.8-9.9–14
20440.1-3.8–2.72.8-10.5–14.3
20450.1-3.7–2.52.7-10.2–13.3
20460.1-3.9–2.62.9-9.8–13.7
20470.1-3.8–2.43.1-10.3–14
20480.1-3.7–2.63.2-9.6–14.8
20490.1-3.5–2.63-9.9–14.1
20500.2-3.7–2.72.9-10–14
20510.1-4–2.72.9-9.7–14.2
20520.1-3.9–2.73.1-9.5–14.3
20530.1-3.8–2.92.7-10–14
20540.1-4.2–32.6-9.3–15
20550.1-3.9–2.92.7-9.4–14.8
20560.1-4.1–2.73-9.1–14.7
20570.1-4–2.63.3-9.5–14.7
20580.1-4.2–2.73.1-9–14.1
20590.1-4.2–2.63-10.2–15.1
20600.1-4.5–2.63.2-8.8–14.7
20610.1-4.2–2.73-9.5–14.1
20620.1-4.2–2.63.1-9.4–13.8
20630.2-4.2–2.83.1-9.8–14.5
20640.2-4–2.93-10.5–14.2
20650.1-3.8–2.82.9-10.4–14.3
20660.1-3.9–2.72.9-10.5–14.3
20670.1-4.1–2.73.3-9.7–14.9
20680.1-4.2–2.73.1-10.3–15.1
20690.1-4.3–2.63.1-10.1–14.4
20700.1-4.1–2.62.8-11–14.5
20710.1-4.4–2.72.9-10.8–14.9
20720.1-4.3–2.83-9.9–15.2
20730.1-4.1–2.62.8-10.2–14.3
20740.1-4.3–2.82.6-9.6–14
20750.1-4.3–2.73.1-10.2–14.8
20760.1-4.9–2.73.1-9.8–14.5
20770.1-4.5–2.62.8-10.4–14.7
20780.1-4.6–2.62.8-10.2–14.2
20790.1-4.3–2.72.7-10.2–14.6
20800.1-4.3–2.82.8-9.8–14.2
20810.1-4.4–2.82.7-10–14.7
20820.1-4.7–2.72.7-9.5–14.4
20830.1-4.7–2.62.7-10.3–14.4
20840.1-4.6–2.62.7-10.7–14.2
20850.1-4.9–2.72.5-10.1–14.3
20860.1-4.9–2.72.7-9.9–14
20870.1-4.7–2.72.8-9.9–13.9
20880.1-5.1–2.72.4-10.5–13.2
20890.1-4.8–2.52.5-10.2–13.6
20900.1-4.9–2.52.6-10.3–13.1
20910.1-4.9–2.62.6-10.3–13.7
20920.1-4.9–2.82.4-9.9–14
20930.1-4.8–2.92.3-10.7–13.5
20940.1-4.9–2.92.5-11–14.6
20950.1-4.7–2.92.5-10.4–14.9
20960.1-5.4–2.72.3-11–14.5
20970.1-5.1–32.7-10.8–14.7
20980.2-5–2.62.6-10.9–15
20990.1-4.9–2.72.8-10.7–14.8
21000.1-4.8–2.92.4-11.2–14.6

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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