What is the difference in total number of international immigrants between Greece and Nigeria?

20,680 immigrants, with Greece ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Nigeria?

8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

Greece vs Nigeria: Total number of international immigrants

Greece

1.42 million immigrants

in 2024

Nigeria

1.40 million immigrants

in 2024

Greece rank

47th

Nigeria rank

50th

Total number of international immigrants over time

Greece
Nigeria

How they compare

Greece currently reports 1.42 million immigrants against 1.40 million immigrants in Nigeria, a difference of 20,680 immigrants.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 47th and Nigeria ranks 50th of 232 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	737,994 immigrants	459,810 immigrants	278,184 immigrants	Greece
2000s	1.15 million immigrants	728,798 immigrants	422,387 immigrants	Greece
2010s	1.28 million immigrants	1.09 million immigrants	187,228 immigrants	Greece
2020s	1.38 million immigrants	1.36 million immigrants	26,285 immigrants	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total number of international immigrants, Greece or Nigeria?: Greece, at 1.42 million immigrants against 1.40 million immigrants in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in total number of international immigrants between Greece and Nigeria?: 20,680 immigrants, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Nigeria?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Greece and Nigeria rank globally for total number of international immigrants?: Greece ranks 47th 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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Indicator: Total number of international immigrants
Unit: immigrants
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: 232 places, 1,856 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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