Nigeria vs United States

Nigeria vs United States: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: -0.3 per 1,000 people in Nigeria and 3.9 per 1,000 people in United States, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United States, by 4.1 per 1,000 people.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Nigeria vs United States: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: -0.3 per 1,000 people in Nigeria and 3.9 per 1,000 people in United States, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United States, by 4.1 per 1,000 people.
NigeriaUnited StatesUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • United States has been higher since 1981, when it overtook Nigeria.
  • In 2023, Nigeria ranked 127 and United States ranked 50 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Nigeria at 0.1 per 1,000 people and United States at 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearNigeriaUnited States
2023-0.33.9
2022-0.23.9
2021-0.42
2020-0.11
2019-0.55.3
2018-0.45.3
20170.45.6
20160.45.7
2015-0.65.3
2014-0.15.2
20130.25.2
20120.45.1
20110.45.2
20100.35.1
2009-0.14.5
2008-0.14.6
2007-0.14.5
2006-0.14.5
2005-0.14.6
20040.34.5
20030.24.6
20020.54.7
20010.54.6
20000.64.4
19990.84.1
19981.24.4
19970.84.1
19960.74.2
19950.74.4
19941.24.4
19930.94.7
19921.45
19910.44.7
19901.44.3
19891.11.6
198811.9
19870.72
19860.32
19850.72.5
19841.42.6
1983-6.32.8
19821.32.6
19811.42.5
19802.72.6
19791.92.2
19781.62.5
19771.92.6
19761.12.9
19751.23
19740.73.3
1973-03.6
1972-0.23.9
1971-0.64
19700.13.6
19690.12.6
19680.22.9
19670.42.9
19660.23.2
19650.73.3
19640.53.2
19630.63.4
19620.63.4
19610.63.2
19600.32.3
1959-0.12.2
1958-1.1-0
1957-0.40.1
1956-0.3-0.1
1955-0.30.1
1954-0.3-0.4
1953-0.4-0.2
19520.2-0.3
19510.5-0.1
19500.60.3
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearNigeriaUnited States
2024-0.2-1.8–1.93.72.3–5.4
2025-0.1-2–2.23.51.7–5.7
2026-0-2.3–2.43.41.3–5.8
20270-2.9–23.30.8–6.1
20280.1-3–2.13.50.8–6.4
20290.1-3.2–2.33.30.5–6.5
20300.1-3.3–2.43.40.3–6.6
20310.1-3.5–2.53.40.2–6.7
20320.1-3.4–2.53.40.2–6.7
20330.1-3.4–2.43.40.1–6.7
20340.1-3.4–2.63.4-0.1–6.9
20350.1-3.5–2.53.4-0.4–6.9
20360.1-3.8–2.53.4-0.5–6.8
20370.1-3.7–2.63.4-0.5–6.7
20380.1-3.8–2.53.4-0.4–7
20390.1-3.6–2.53.3-0.8–6.7
20400.1-3.6–2.53.3-0.8–7.2
20410.1-3.7–2.53.3-0.8–7
20420.1-3.8–2.63.4-0.7–7.3
20430.1-3.8–2.73.3-0.8–7.3
20440.1-3.8–2.73.3-0.9–7.2
20450.1-3.7–2.53.3-1.1–7.3
20460.1-3.9–2.63.3-1–7.4
20470.1-3.8–2.43.3-0.8–7.6
20480.1-3.7–2.63.3-1–7.4
20490.1-3.5–2.63.3-1–7.6
20500.2-3.7–2.73.4-1–7.5
20510.1-4–2.73.4-0.9–7.6
20520.1-3.9–2.73.3-1.3–7.6
20530.1-3.8–2.93.4-1.2–7.8
20540.1-4.2–33.2-1.2–7.5
20550.1-3.9–2.93.2-1.5–7.6
20560.1-4.1–2.73.2-1.4–7.6
20570.1-4–2.63.3-1.4–8.1
20580.1-4.2–2.73.4-1.6–8.1
20590.1-4.2–2.63.3-1.4–7.7
20600.1-4.5–2.63.2-1.7–8
20610.1-4.2–2.73.3-1.9–8
20620.1-4.2–2.63.3-1.8–8
20630.2-4.2–2.83.3-1.9–7.8
20640.2-4–2.93.2-2–7.8
20650.1-3.8–2.83.2-1.8–7.7
20660.1-3.9–2.73.3-2–7.7
20670.1-4.1–2.73.3-1.9–8
20680.1-4.2–2.73.3-2–8
20690.1-4.3–2.63.4-1.9–7.8
20700.1-4.1–2.63.3-2.1–7.9
20710.1-4.4–2.73.4-2–8.1
20720.1-4.3–2.83.3-2–8.1
20730.1-4.1–2.63.3-2.1–8
20740.1-4.3–2.83.3-2.1–8.1
20750.1-4.3–2.73.4-2–8.5
20760.1-4.9–2.73.3-2.5–8.2
20770.1-4.5–2.63.3-2.2–8
20780.1-4.6–2.63.3-2.2–8.7
20790.1-4.3–2.73.2-2.4–8.2
20800.1-4.3–2.83.2-2.6–8.2
20810.1-4.4–2.83.4-2.5–8.3
20820.1-4.7–2.73.3-2.6–7.9
20830.1-4.7–2.63.3-2.6–8
20840.1-4.6–2.63.2-2.5–8.1
20850.1-4.9–2.73.1-2.4–7.9
20860.1-4.9–2.73.2-2.4–8.3
20870.1-4.7–2.73.2-2.4–8.2
20880.1-5.1–2.73.3-2.4–8.3
20890.1-4.8–2.53.2-2.4–8.2
20900.1-4.9–2.53.1-2.4–8.1
20910.1-4.9–2.63.2-2.7–8.6
20920.1-4.9–2.83.2-2.6–8.4
20930.1-4.8–2.93.1-2.5–8.4
20940.1-4.9–2.93.2-2.6–8.3
20950.1-4.7–2.93.1-2.7–8.1
20960.1-5.4–2.73.1-3.2–8.2
20970.1-5.1–33.1-2.8–8.3
20980.2-5–2.63-2.9–8.1
20990.1-4.9–2.73-2.7–7.9
21000.1-4.8–2.92.9-2.7–8

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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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