In 2020, Nigeria counted 1.3 million international migrants. In 1990, about half a million of the total country's inhabitants were migrants. Nigeria has the largest population in Africa, with some 206 million people as of 2021.
Number of international migrants in Nigeria in selected years from 1990 to 2020
(in 1,000s)
The source adds the following information: "Statistics refer to international migrant stocks. Stocks include all foreign-born residents in a country regardless of when they entered the country. For countries where data on the foreign-born population are not available, UNDESA uses data on foreign citizens. As such, the number of international migrants may not include second-generation migrants that were born in the country but have parents who migrated. Stock data should also not be confused with annual migration flow data (i.e. the number of migrants that entered or left a country within one year)."
Figures in millions are rounded.
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International Organization for Migration. (April 26, 2021). Number of international migrants in Nigeria in selected years from 1990 to 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231717/number-of-international-migrants-in-nigeria/
International Organization for Migration. "Number of international migrants in Nigeria in selected years from 1990 to 2020 (in 1,000s)." Chart. April 26, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231717/number-of-international-migrants-in-nigeria/
International Organization for Migration. (2021). Number of international migrants in Nigeria in selected years from 1990 to 2020 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231717/number-of-international-migrants-in-nigeria/
International Organization for Migration. "Number of International Migrants in Nigeria in Selected Years from 1990 to 2020 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231717/number-of-international-migrants-in-nigeria/
International Organization for Migration, Number of international migrants in Nigeria in selected years from 1990 to 2020 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231717/number-of-international-migrants-in-nigeria/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of international migrants in Nigeria in selected years from 1990 to 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph], International Organization for Migration, April 26, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231717/number-of-international-migrants-in-nigeria/