Nigeria - Net migration

Net migration

The value for Net migration in Nigeria was -300,000 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 55 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 820,713 in 1977 and a minimum value of -677,063 in 1982.

Definition: Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the total number of immigrants less the annual number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens. Data are five-year estimates.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1962 1,021
1967 -43,347
1972 -38,526
1977 820,713
1982 -677,063
1987 -91,407
1992 -95,769
1997 -95,027
2002 -170,000
2007 -300,000
2012 -300,000
2017 -300,000

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Migration