Nigeria vs Uganda

Nigeria vs Uganda: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: -0.3 per 1,000 people in Nigeria and -2.6 per 1,000 people in Uganda, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 2.3 per 1,000 people.

Watch it change on the map

per 1,000 people · UN

Nigeria vs Uganda: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: -0.3 per 1,000 people in Nigeria and -2.6 per 1,000 people in Uganda, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 2.3 per 1,000 people.
NigeriaUgandaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Nigeria has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Uganda.
  • In 2023, Nigeria ranked 127 and Uganda ranked 180 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Nigeria at 0.1 per 1,000 people and Uganda at -1.6 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearNigeriaUganda
2023-0.3-2.6
2022-0.2-2.5
2021-0.40.9
2020-0.11
2019-0.52.5
2018-0.41.5
20170.42.3
20160.43.2
2015-0.6-1.7
2014-0.1-2.5
20130.2-5
20120.4-5.1
20110.4-5.2
20100.3-5.2
2009-0.1-5.2
2008-0.1-5.2
2007-0.1-5.2
2006-0.1-5.4
2005-0.1-5.4
20040.3-5.1
20030.2-3.7
20020.5-1.4
20010.5-3.9
20000.6-2.2
19990.8-1.7
19981.20.3
19970.8-7.1
19960.7-1.1
19950.7-11.7
19941.2-0.8
19930.90.9
19921.41.3
19910.40.2
19901.4-1.2
19891.1-0.7
19881-1.2
19870.7-1.4
19860.3-1.3
19850.7-2.9
19841.4-0.6
1983-6.3-3.2
19821.3-3.9
19811.4-6.1
19802.7-8
19791.9-7.6
19781.6-2.7
19771.9-3
19761.1-3.5
19751.2-4
19740.7-4.5
1973-0-6.6
1972-0.2-7.9
1971-0.6-4
19700.1-2.5
19690.1-1.5
19680.2-0.3
19670.4-0.4
19660.2-0.3
19650.7-0.4
19640.5-0.4
19630.6-0.4
19620.6-0.8
19610.6-1
19600.3-1
1959-0.10
1958-1.10
1957-0.40
1956-0.30
1955-0.30
1954-0.30
1953-0.40
19520.20
19510.50
19500.60
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearNigeriaUganda
2024-0.2-1.8–1.9-2.4-7.5–2.3
2025-0.1-2–2.2-2.3-8–3.2
2026-0-2.3–2.4-2.3-8.6–3.6
20270-2.9–2-2.2-8.7–4
20280.1-3–2.1-2.2-9.2–3.8
20290.1-3.2–2.3-2.1-8.9–3.8
20300.1-3.3–2.4-2.1-9.4–3.9
20310.1-3.5–2.5-2-8.4–4.1
20320.1-3.4–2.5-2-8.4–3.8
20330.1-3.4–2.4-2.1-8.8–3.5
20340.1-3.4–2.6-2-8.6–3.9
20350.1-3.5–2.5-1.9-8.4–4
20360.1-3.8–2.5-2-8.8–3.9
20370.1-3.7–2.6-1.8-8.5–4.2
20380.1-3.8–2.5-1.9-8.6–4
20390.1-3.6–2.5-2.1-8.9–4.2
20400.1-3.6–2.5-2-8.2–4.1
20410.1-3.7–2.5-1.9-8.7–4.1
20420.1-3.8–2.6-1.8-8–4.2
20430.1-3.8–2.7-1.7-8.1–4.4
20440.1-3.8–2.7-1.7-8.2–4.2
20450.1-3.7–2.5-1.8-8.5–4.3
20460.1-3.9–2.6-1.7-8.1–4.2
20470.1-3.8–2.4-1.6-7.8–4.2
20480.1-3.7–2.6-1.6-7.7–4.5
20490.1-3.5–2.6-1.7-8.1–4
20500.2-3.7–2.7-1.7-8.2–4.3
20510.1-4–2.7-1.7-8.2–4.6
20520.1-3.9–2.7-1.6-8.3–4.4
20530.1-3.8–2.9-1.6-8.3–4.2
20540.1-4.2–3-1.7-8.1–4.5
20550.1-3.9–2.9-1.7-8.1–4.2
20560.1-4.1–2.7-1.7-8.2–4.2
20570.1-4–2.6-1.7-8.3–4.6
20580.1-4.2–2.7-1.7-8.5–4.5
20590.1-4.2–2.6-1.7-8.6–4.6
20600.1-4.5–2.6-1.7-8.5–4.1
20610.1-4.2–2.7-1.6-8.8–4.2
20620.1-4.2–2.6-1.6-8.6–4.4
20630.2-4.2–2.8-1.7-8.7–4.4
20640.2-4–2.9-1.6-8.3–4.2
20650.1-3.8–2.8-1.7-8.8–4.6
20660.1-3.9–2.7-1.6-8.9–4.4
20670.1-4.1–2.7-1.6-8.4–4.2
20680.1-4.2–2.7-1.6-8.4–4.1
20690.1-4.3–2.6-1.7-8.7–4
20700.1-4.1–2.6-1.5-8.3–4.3
20710.1-4.4–2.7-1.6-8.5–4.1
20720.1-4.3–2.8-1.6-8.2–4.3
20730.1-4.1–2.6-1.7-9.1–4.4
20740.1-4.3–2.8-1.6-8–4.7
20750.1-4.3–2.7-1.5-8.1–4.3
20760.1-4.9–2.7-1.5-8.7–4.2
20770.1-4.5–2.6-1.6-8.5–4.6
20780.1-4.6–2.6-1.4-8.3–4.8
20790.1-4.3–2.7-1.6-8.6–4.1
20800.1-4.3–2.8-1.4-8.6–4.4
20810.1-4.4–2.8-1.6-8.3–4.4
20820.1-4.7–2.7-1.5-8.4–4.3
20830.1-4.7–2.6-1.5-8.5–4.2
20840.1-4.6–2.6-1.5-8.7–4.7
20850.1-4.9–2.7-1.6-8.3–4.7
20860.1-4.9–2.7-1.6-8.7–4.4
20870.1-4.7–2.7-1.5-8.1–4.7
20880.1-5.1–2.7-1.5-8.8–4.2
20890.1-4.8–2.5-1.5-8.8–4.4
20900.1-4.9–2.5-1.5-9–4.6
20910.1-4.9–2.6-1.6-8.8–4.2
20920.1-4.9–2.8-1.5-8.9–4.6
20930.1-4.8–2.9-1.5-9.2–4.7
20940.1-4.9–2.9-1.6-9.3–4.6
20950.1-4.7–2.9-1.4-8.7–4.6
20960.1-5.4–2.7-1.6-9.3–4.4
20970.1-5.1–3-1.6-9.3–4.4
20980.2-5–2.6-1.6-9.3–4.9
20990.1-4.9–2.7-1.4-9.2–4.8
21000.1-4.8–2.9-1.6-8.8–4.6

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.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time

Nigeria vs Uganda

Health

People

Economy

Education

Politics

Conflict

Military

Climate

Technology and environment