Lesotho vs Nigeria: Share of the population born in another country

Lesotho

0.6%

in 2024

Nigeria

0.6%

in 2024

Lesotho rank

205th

Nigeria rank

207th

Share of the population born in another country over time

Lesotho currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.

Lesotho ranks 205th and Nigeria ranks 207th of 231 countries.

Indicator: Share of the population born in another country
Unit: %
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 1,848 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Immigrants as a share of the total population.