Migration flows · 2025
Nigeria
Where people move to and from Nigeria in 2025. The left column is where residents go; the right column is where arrivals come from. Reported movements only.
Total leaving Nigeria
530,741
Total arriving in Nigeria
142,020
Nigeria & its flows
Flat world map. Red arrows & labels = where people go to; green arrows & labels = where people come from. Drag to pan, scroll or use the buttons to zoom (zoom in to reveal names of small or clustered countries).
Incoming vs outgoing by year
Yearly totals of people arriving in and leaving Nigeria. Reported movements only.
Where Nigeria’s people go
Top destination countries
- 1 Niger 258,402
- 2 Cameroon 127,858
- 3 Canada 34,125
- 4 Chad 22,811
- 5 Italy 22,186
- 6 Germany 17,411
- 7 France 10,856
- 8 Ireland 8,725
- 9 United States 7,384
- 10 United Kingdom 7,018
- 11 Portugal 2,424
- 12 Netherlands 2,323
- 13 South Africa 1,313
- 14 Spain 1,295
- 15 Cyprus 1,160
- 16 Brazil 830
- 17 Australia 678
- 18 Austria 578
- 19 Israel 574
- 20 Korea, Rep. 524
- 21 Belgium 492
- 22 Sweden 478
- 23 Mauritania 450
- 24 Morocco 446
- 25 Greece 400
Where arrivals come from
Top origin countries
- 1 Cameroon 119,521
- 2 Niger 17,104
- 3 Syrian Arab Republic 1,529
- 4 Sudan 1,150
- 5 Central African Republic 1,022
- 6 Congo, Dem. Rep. 562
- 7 Turkiye 467
- 8 West Bank and Gaza 140
- 9 Mali 131
- 10 Chad 95
- 11 Lebanon 70
- 12 Eritrea 58
- 13 Cote d'Ivoire 58
- 14 Ethiopia 15
- 15 Togo 14
- 16 Liberia 13
- 17 Guinea 12
- 18 Sierra Leone 11
- 19 Sri Lanka 11
- 20 South Sudan 8
- 21 Congo, Rep. 7
- 22 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 7
- 23 Egypt, Arab Rep. 5
- 24 Nepal 5
- 25 Pakistan 5