Brazil vs Nigeria: Total number of international immigrants
Brazil
1.41 million immigrants
in 2024
Nigeria
1.40 million immigrants
in 2024
Brazil rank
49th
Nigeria rank
50th
Total number of international immigrants over time
- Brazil
- Nigeria
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1.41 million immigrants against 1.40 million immigrants in Nigeria, a difference of 3,020 immigrants.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 49th and Nigeria ranks 50th of 232 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 767,920 immigrants | 459,810 immigrants | 308,110 immigrants | Brazil |
| 2000s | 664,196 immigrants | 728,798 immigrants | 64,602 immigrants | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 621,700 immigrants | 1.09 million immigrants | 473,108 immigrants | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.23 million immigrants | 1.36 million immigrants | 128,340 immigrants | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total number of international immigrants, Brazil or Nigeria?
- Brazil, at 1.41 million immigrants against 1.40 million immigrants in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total number of international immigrants between Brazil and Nigeria?
- 3,020 immigrants, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Nigeria?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Nigeria rank globally for total number of international immigrants?
- Brazil ranks 49th and Nigeria ranks 50th of 232 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Total number of international immigrants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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