Net migration, annual growth rate in Nigeria
Nigeria: Net migration, annual growth rate was 56.66 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net migration, annual growth rate in Nigeria, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 56.66 % change on previous year for net migration, annual growth rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 44.4% on the previous year and up 111.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net migration, annual growth rate in Nigeria peaked at 360.37 % change on previous year in 2010 and was at its lowest, -601.94 % change on previous year, in 1983.
Nigeria ranks 12th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.53 % change on previous year | -62.07 % change on previous year | 110.33 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | -24.44 % change on previous year | -548.12 % change on previous year | 95.23 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | -41.58 % change on previous year | -601.94 % change on previous year | 122.41 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.31 % change on previous year | -68.55 % change on previous year | 223.69 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -21.04 % change on previous year | -136.98 % change on previous year | 36.96 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -34.28 % change on previous year | -499.51 % change on previous year | 360.37 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -47.46 % change on previous year | -494.02 % change on previous year | 85.46 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 9 Bermuda 60 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Papua New Guinea 59.83 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Tanzania 57.37 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Ukraine 48.55 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Eritrea, The State of 47.24 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Côte d’Ivoire 44.23 % change on previous year compare
More financial sector data for Nigeria
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 13.1% (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports 7.12 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 66.12 trillion current LCU (2022)
- Net foreign assets 3.79 trillion current LCU (2022)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 9.6% (2022)
- Broad money 25.1% (2023)
- Claims on central government, etc. 8.6% (2022)
- Domestic credit to private sector 9.6% (2022)
- Official exchange rate 1,518 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -15,258 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net migration, annual growth rate in Nigeria?
- Net migration, annual growth rate in Nigeria was 56.66 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net migration, annual growth rate recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 360.37 % change on previous year in 2010.
- What is the lowest net migration, annual growth rate recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was -601.94 % change on previous year in 1983.
- How does Nigeria rank for net migration, annual growth rate?
- Nigeria ranks 12th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net migration, annual growth rate rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net migration, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Net migration. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Net migration World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Net migration. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.