Nigeria vs Thailand
Nigeria vs Thailand: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -0.3 per 1,000 people in Nigeria and 0.3 per 1,000 people in Thailand, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Thailand, by 0.5 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Thailand has been higher since 1981, when it overtook Nigeria.
- In 2023, Nigeria ranked 127 and Thailand ranked 91 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Nigeria at 0.1 per 1,000 people and Thailand at 0.9 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Nigeria | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -0.3 | 0.3 |
| 2022 | -0.2 | 0.3 |
| 2021 | -0.4 | -0 |
| 2020 | -0.1 | 0.5 |
| 2019 | -0.5 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | -0.4 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| 2016 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| 2015 | -0.6 | 0.5 |
| 2014 | -0.1 | 0.8 |
| 2013 | 0.2 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| 2011 | 0.4 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| 2009 | -0.1 | 1.6 |
| 2008 | -0.1 | 1.6 |
| 2007 | -0.1 | 1.5 |
| 2006 | -0.1 | 1.5 |
| 2005 | -0.1 | 1.5 |
| 2004 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
| 2003 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| 2002 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
| 2001 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 2000 | 0.6 | 1.9 |
| 1999 | 0.8 | 2.8 |
| 1998 | 1.2 | 3 |
| 1997 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| 1996 | 0.7 | 2.5 |
| 1995 | 0.7 | 2.5 |
| 1994 | 1.2 | 2.3 |
| 1993 | 0.9 | 2.1 |
| 1992 | 1.4 | 2.5 |
| 1991 | 0.4 | 2.2 |
| 1990 | 1.4 | 2.8 |
| 1989 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
| 1988 | 1 | 2.4 |
| 1987 | 0.7 | 2.4 |
| 1986 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| 1985 | 0.7 | 2.8 |
| 1984 | 1.4 | 2.8 |
| 1983 | -6.3 | 3 |
| 1982 | 1.3 | 2.1 |
| 1981 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| 1980 | 2.7 | 1.9 |
| 1979 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 1978 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| 1977 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| 1976 | 1.1 | 1 |
| 1975 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| 1974 | 0.7 | 1.8 |
| 1973 | -0 | 2.1 |
| 1972 | -0.2 | 1.9 |
| 1971 | -0.6 | 1.2 |
| 1970 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| 1969 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| 1968 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| 1967 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| 1966 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| 1965 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| 1964 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| 1963 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| 1962 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| 1961 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| 1960 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 1959 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| 1958 | -1.1 | -1.1 |
| 1957 | -0.4 | -0.4 |
| 1956 | -0.3 | -0.3 |
| 1955 | -0.3 | -0.3 |
| 1954 | -0.3 | -0.3 |
| 1953 | -0.4 | -0.4 |
| 1952 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| 1951 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| 1950 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Nigeria | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -0.2-1.8–1.9 | 0.3-0.6–1.2 |
| 2025 | -0.1-2–2.2 | 0.4-0.9–1.6 |
| 2026 | -0-2.3–2.4 | 0.4-1.1–1.9 |
| 2027 | 0-2.9–2 | 0.5-1.2–2.1 |
| 2028 | 0.1-3–2.1 | 0.5-1.4–2.3 |
| 2029 | 0.1-3.2–2.3 | 0.6-1.5–2.4 |
| 2030 | 0.1-3.3–2.4 | 0.6-1.6–2.8 |
| 2031 | 0.1-3.5–2.5 | 0.7-1.7–2.9 |
| 2032 | 0.1-3.4–2.5 | 0.7-1.8–2.9 |
| 2033 | 0.1-3.4–2.4 | 0.7-1.9–3 |
| 2034 | 0.1-3.4–2.6 | 0.7-1.9–3.3 |
| 2035 | 0.1-3.5–2.5 | 0.7-1.9–3.3 |
| 2036 | 0.1-3.8–2.5 | 0.8-2.1–3.3 |
| 2037 | 0.1-3.7–2.6 | 0.8-2.1–3.2 |
| 2038 | 0.1-3.8–2.5 | 0.8-2–3.3 |
| 2039 | 0.1-3.6–2.5 | 0.9-2.1–3.4 |
| 2040 | 0.1-3.6–2.5 | 0.9-2.2–3.4 |
| 2041 | 0.1-3.7–2.5 | 0.8-2.3–3.4 |
| 2042 | 0.1-3.8–2.6 | 0.9-2.3–3.5 |
| 2043 | 0.1-3.8–2.7 | 0.9-2.4–3.4 |
| 2044 | 0.1-3.8–2.7 | 1-2.4–3.6 |
| 2045 | 0.1-3.7–2.5 | 1-2.4–3.6 |
| 2046 | 0.1-3.9–2.6 | 1-2.4–3.6 |
| 2047 | 0.1-3.8–2.4 | 1-2.3–3.6 |
| 2048 | 0.1-3.7–2.6 | 1-2.4–3.8 |
| 2049 | 0.1-3.5–2.6 | 1-2.5–3.6 |
| 2050 | 0.2-3.7–2.7 | 1-2.8–3.7 |
| 2051 | 0.1-4–2.7 | 1-2.6–3.6 |
| 2052 | 0.1-3.9–2.7 | 0.9-2.8–3.7 |
| 2053 | 0.1-3.8–2.9 | 1-2.6–3.9 |
| 2054 | 0.1-4.2–3 | 0.9-2.8–3.9 |
| 2055 | 0.1-3.9–2.9 | 1-2.7–3.9 |
| 2056 | 0.1-4.1–2.7 | 1-2.7–3.9 |
| 2057 | 0.1-4–2.6 | 1-2.8–3.8 |
| 2058 | 0.1-4.2–2.7 | 1-2.7–3.8 |
| 2059 | 0.1-4.2–2.6 | 1-2.6–4.1 |
| 2060 | 0.1-4.5–2.6 | 1-2.8–3.9 |
| 2061 | 0.1-4.2–2.7 | 1.1-2.8–4 |
| 2062 | 0.1-4.2–2.6 | 1-2.9–3.9 |
| 2063 | 0.2-4.2–2.8 | 1.1-3.1–4.1 |
| 2064 | 0.2-4–2.9 | 1.1-3.2–4 |
| 2065 | 0.1-3.8–2.8 | 1-3.2–3.9 |
| 2066 | 0.1-3.9–2.7 | 1.1-3–4.1 |
| 2067 | 0.1-4.1–2.7 | 1.1-3.1–4 |
| 2068 | 0.1-4.2–2.7 | 1-2.9–4.2 |
| 2069 | 0.1-4.3–2.6 | 1.1-3.1–4.2 |
| 2070 | 0.1-4.1–2.6 | 1-2.9–4.2 |
| 2071 | 0.1-4.4–2.7 | 1.1-3.1–4.5 |
| 2072 | 0.1-4.3–2.8 | 1-3.2–4.4 |
| 2073 | 0.1-4.1–2.6 | 1-3.4–4.2 |
| 2074 | 0.1-4.3–2.8 | 1-3.3–4.3 |
| 2075 | 0.1-4.3–2.7 | 1.1-3.4–4.2 |
| 2076 | 0.1-4.9–2.7 | 1.1-3.1–4.2 |
| 2077 | 0.1-4.5–2.6 | 1.1-3.2–4.3 |
| 2078 | 0.1-4.6–2.6 | 1.1-3.2–4.4 |
| 2079 | 0.1-4.3–2.7 | 1-3–4.3 |
| 2080 | 0.1-4.3–2.8 | 1-3.4–4.3 |
| 2081 | 0.1-4.4–2.8 | 1.1-3.2–4.2 |
| 2082 | 0.1-4.7–2.7 | 1-3.3–4.2 |
| 2083 | 0.1-4.7–2.6 | 1-3.4–4.1 |
| 2084 | 0.1-4.6–2.6 | 1-3.3–4 |
| 2085 | 0.1-4.9–2.7 | 1-3.4–4.2 |
| 2086 | 0.1-4.9–2.7 | 1.1-3.3–4.1 |
| 2087 | 0.1-4.7–2.7 | 1.1-3.5–4.2 |
| 2088 | 0.1-5.1–2.7 | 1.1-3.2–4.1 |
| 2089 | 0.1-4.8–2.5 | 1-3.3–4.1 |
| 2090 | 0.1-4.9–2.5 | 1-3.4–4.3 |
| 2091 | 0.1-4.9–2.6 | 1-3.1–4.3 |
| 2092 | 0.1-4.9–2.8 | 1-3.3–4.3 |
| 2093 | 0.1-4.8–2.9 | 1-3.4–4.3 |
| 2094 | 0.1-4.9–2.9 | 1-3.4–4.3 |
| 2095 | 0.1-4.7–2.9 | 0.9-3.5–4.2 |
| 2096 | 0.1-5.4–2.7 | 0.9-3.3–4.3 |
| 2097 | 0.1-5.1–3 | 1-3.7–4.4 |
| 2098 | 0.2-5–2.6 | 1-3.4–4.3 |
| 2099 | 0.1-4.9–2.7 | 1-3.5–4.3 |
| 2100 | 0.1-4.8–2.9 | 0.9-3.7–4.2 |
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
Nigeria vs Thailand
Health
- Life expectancyNigeria: 54.5 years in 2023Thailand: 76.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024Thailand: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityNigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Thailand: 6.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionNigeria: 3.92% in 2017Thailand: 3.09% in 2017
- Suicide rateNigeria: 7.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Thailand: 10.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationNigeria: 228 million people in 2023Thailand: 71.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthNigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023Thailand: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023Thailand: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationNigeria: 63.8% in 2025Thailand: 62.8% in 2025
- Median ageNigeria: 17.8 years in 2023Thailand: 39.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNigeria: 3% in 2023Thailand: 14.7% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingNigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025Thailand: 1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsNigeria: $1.76B in 2025Thailand: $5.57B in 2025
- Military spending per personNigeria: $9 in 2025Thailand: $84 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingNigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025Thailand: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNigeria: 223,000 people in 2020Thailand: 455,000 people in 2020
- National powerNigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022Thailand: 0.79% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersNigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020Thailand: 1.13% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025Thailand: 33 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsNigeria: 4 million TIV in 2022Thailand: 15 million TIV in 2024