{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ng-net-migration-absolute","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ng-net-migration-absolute","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ng-net-migration-absolute/","title":"Nigeria Net Migration (2025)","description":"Nigeria's Net Migration: -15,258 persons (net inflows) in 2025, +19,944 YoY. World Bank (SM.POP.NETM), 1976–2025.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","World Bank","Nigeria","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Nigeria","temporal_coverage":"1976/2025","unit":"persons (net inflows)","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Nigeria Net Migration","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SM.POP.NETM?locations=NG"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1976–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"50"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Nigeria"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Nigeria (2025)","value":"-15,258","unit":"persons (net inflows)","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+19,944 YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+19,944","unit":"persons (net inflows)"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"50","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Nigeria Net Migration"}],"observation_count":50,"observations":[{"period":"1976","value":72889},{"period":"1977","value":129075},{"period":"1978","value":111258},{"period":"1979","value":137721},{"period":"1980","value":198672},{"period":"1981","value":106723},{"period":"1982","value":101116},{"period":"1983","value":-507539},{"period":"1984","value":113758},{"period":"1985","value":61514},{"period":"1986","value":29682},{"period":"1987","value":64418},{"period":"1988","value":93510},{"period":"1989","value":99588},{"period":"1990","value":135959},{"period":"1991","value":42760},{"period":"1992","value":138412},{"period":"1993","value":90200},{"period":"1994","value":128134},{"period":"1995","value":73243},{"period":"1996","value":84448},{"period":"1997","value":96885},{"period":"1998","value":145575},{"period":"1999","value":97195},{"period":"2000","value":74535},{"period":"2001","value":64163},{"period":"2002","value":69594},{"period":"2003","value":33857},{"period":"2004","value":46370},{"period":"2005","value":-17146},{"period":"2006","value":-12093},{"period":"2007","value":-9162},{"period":"2008","value":-13646},{"period":"2009","value":-18422},{"period":"2010","value":47966},{"period":"2011","value":67808},{"period":"2012","value":71138},{"period":"2013","value":40201},{"period":"2014","value":-19376},{"period":"2015","value":-116162},{"period":"2016","value":75265},{"period":"2017","value":78685},{"period":"2018","value":-76565},{"period":"2019","value":-99722},{"period":"2020","value":-14497},{"period":"2021","value":-86115},{"period":"2022","value":-51680},{"period":"2023","value":-57936},{"period":"2024","value":-35202},{"period":"2025","value":-15258}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"persons (net inflows)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"-15258.0","yoyChange":"+19944"},{"year":"2024","value":"-35202.0","yoyChange":"+22734"},{"year":"2023","value":"-57936.0","yoyChange":"-6256"},{"year":"2022","value":"-51680.0","yoyChange":"+34435"},{"year":"2021","value":"-86115.0","yoyChange":"-71618"},{"year":"2020","value":"-14497.0","yoyChange":"+85225"},{"year":"2019","value":"-99722.0","yoyChange":"-23157"},{"year":"2018","value":"-76565.0","yoyChange":"-155250"},{"year":"2017","value":"78685.0","yoyChange":"+3420"},{"year":"2016","value":"75265.0","yoyChange":"+191427"},{"year":"2015","value":"-116162.0","yoyChange":"-96786"},{"year":"2014","value":"-19376.0","yoyChange":"-59577"},{"year":"2013","value":"40201.0","yoyChange":"-30937"},{"year":"2012","value":"71138.0","yoyChange":"+3330"},{"year":"2011","value":"67808.0","yoyChange":"+19842"},{"year":"2010","value":"47966.0","yoyChange":"+66388"},{"year":"2009","value":"-18422.0","yoyChange":"-4776"},{"year":"2008","value":"-13646.0","yoyChange":"-4484"},{"year":"2007","value":"-9162.0","yoyChange":"+2931"},{"year":"2006","value":"-12093.0","yoyChange":"+5053"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks net migration (immigrants minus emigrants) in Nigeria from 1990 to present. Positive values indicate net inflow. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1976–2025 (50 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 198,672 persons (net inflows) in 1980 and reached its lowest recorded value of -507,539 in 1983. The latest reading of -15,258 in 2025 represents a change of +19,944."}]}