WTMG Intelligence
Nigeria Relocation Market Intelligence
A data-driven view of Nigeria's structural relocation market using migration, economic, destination-attractiveness and corridor indicators.
RMOS Score50.2696
Global RMOS Rank#104 of 171
Migration Momentum69.7
International Migrant Stock1,403,281
Migrant Share0.6%
MethodologyRMOS-GLOBAL-1.0
Data Coverage100.0%
This profile describes structural relocation-market conditions. It does not represent WTMG customer demand, leads, transactions or revenue.
RMOS-GLOBAL-1.0
Nigeria's RMOS position
Authoritative RMOS50.2696
Global rank#104
Countries scored171
Top positionTop 60.8%
Migrant-stock rank#46 of 172
Migration-momentum rank#65 of 172
RMOS component breakdown
Weighted contributions reconcile to the stored authoritative RMOS score.
| Component | Normalized score | Weight | Weighted contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Migration Momentum | 69.7 | 25% | 17.4342 |
| Migrant Market Size | 73.7 | 20% | 14.7368 |
| Migrant Share | 10.0 | 15% | 1.5000 |
| GDP per Capita | 8.4 | 15% | 1.2641 |
| GDP Growth | 67.8 | 10% | 6.7797 |
| Destination Attractiveness | 58.0 | 10% | 5.8049 |
| Visa Accessibility | 55.0 | 5% | 2.7500 |
| Stored final RMOS | 50.2696 | ||
Nigeria migration-market scale
Source years are shown separately because the underlying datasets update on different cycles.
MMS-1.0
Nigeria Migration Momentum
These are changes in international migrant stock, not annual migration flows.
2024 migrant stock1,403,281
2020 migrant stock1,308,568
2015 migrant stock1,199,115
2020-2024 change+94,713 (+7.2%)
2015-2024 change+204,166 (+17.0%)
Largest migrant-stock origins into Nigeria
2024 international migrant stock, not annual relocation flow.
| Rank | Origin | 2024 migrant stock | 2020 stock | 2015 stock | 2020-2024 change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Benin | 404,468 | 377,169 | 351,985 | +27,299 (+7.2%) |
| #2 | Ghana | 255,531 | 238,284 | 222,377 | +17,247 (+7.2%) |
| #3 | Mali | 184,965 | 172,481 | 160,967 | +12,484 (+7.2%) |
| #4 | Togo | 169,717 | 158,262 | 147,698 | +11,455 (+7.2%) |
| #5 | Cameroon | 56,288 | 52,489 | 26,893 | +3,799 (+7.2%) |
| #6 | Chad | 33,524 | 31,261 | 29,175 | +2,263 (+7.2%) |
| #7 | Liberia | 23,602 | 22,009 | 20,541 | +1,593 (+7.2%) |
| #8 | Sierra Leone | 4,679 | 4,363 | 4,073 | +316 (+7.2%) |
Largest destinations for migrants from Nigeria
2024 international migrant stock, not annual relocation flow.
| Rank | Destination | 2024 migrant stock | 2020 stock | 2015 stock | 2020-2024 change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | USA | 565,053 | 451,656 | 324,227 | +113,397 (+25.1%) |
| #2 | Cameroon | 188,266 | 169,602 | 131,616 | +18,664 (+11.0%) |
| #3 | Italy | 112,792 | 99,045 | 56,208 | +13,747 (+13.9%) |
| #4 | Canada | 112,065 | 75,678 | 48,115 | +36,387 (+48.1%) |
| #5 | Benin | 92,433 | 87,145 | 80,960 | +5,288 (+6.1%) |
| #6 | Ghana | 90,111 | 80,652 | 70,214 | +9,459 (+11.7%) |
| #7 | Côte d’Ivoire | 60,926 | 56,726 | 51,476 | +4,200 (+7.4%) |
| #8 | Spain | 33,772 | 32,892 | 31,616 | +880 (+2.7%) |
| #9 | Togo | 32,503 | 32,266 | 31,974 | +237 (+0.7%) |
| #10 | South Africa | 26,707 | 30,996 | 33,525 | -4,289 (-13.8%) |
WTLG input
WTLG Destination Attractiveness
58.0
Country median RAS used by RMOS, based on 2 covered WTLG cities.
WTMG provides market intelligence; WTLG provides destination intelligence.WTLG input
Visa Accessibility
55.0
Normalized RMOS component. Underlying median WTLG visa score: 55.0, based on 2 contributing cities.
Nigeria against the global RMOS universe
A descriptive comparison with the median of currently scored countries.
| Measure | Nigeria | Global median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| RMOS | 50.3 | 55.8 | -5.5 |
| Migration Momentum | 69.7 | 60.1 | +9.6 |
| Migrant Market Size | 73.7 | 50.3 | +23.4 |
| Migrant Share | 10.0 | 50.0 | -40.0 |
| GDP per Capita | 8.4 | 51.1 | -42.7 |
| GDP Growth | 67.8 | 50.6 | +17.2 |
| Destination Attractiveness | 58.0 | 67.0 | -9.0 |
| Visa Accessibility | 55.0 | 60.0 | -5.0 |
Data years and limitations
- UN migrant stock and corridors: 2024; momentum compares 2024 with 2020 and 2015.
- World Bank GDP inputs use the actual observation years shown above.
- WTLG destination data reflects the current stored WTLG dataset and depends on covered WTLG cities.
- RMOS measures structural opportunity, not actual demand; migrant stock is not annual migration flow.
- Different datasets have different update cycles.
- This profile does not estimate provider revenue or demand for a specific professional service.