NIGERIA

HEAD OF STATEMr. Muhammadu Buhari

HEAD OF GOVERNMENTMr. Muhammadu Buhari

NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIESBenin, Cameroon, Chad, Niger

DENSITY205.3 / Km2 (with desertic area)

RURAL POPULATION51.4%

187 M 410.6 M

DEMOGRAPHY

TOTAL POPULATION

POPULATION GROWTH (%)

MEDIAN AGE

CHILDRENPER WOMAN

2016

2.6 2.0

49.1(2015)

49.3

6.0(2015)

3.3

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ces:

Cou

ntry

’s G

over

nmen

t, CI

A Fa

ctbo

ok, W

orld

Ban

k, U

ND

P, U

ND

ESA

HDI (2015)152th / 188

INCOME LEVEL GROUP Lower middle income

RELIGIONSMuslim 50%, Christian 40%, Indigenous beliefs 10%.

LANGUAGESEnglish (official), Hausa, Youruba, Igbo, Fulani, +500 indigenous languages

ETHNIC GROUPS+250 ethnic groups: Hausa and the Fulani 29%, Yoruba 21%, Igbo (Ibo) 18%, Ijaw 10%, Kanuri 4%, Ibibio 3.5%, Tiv 2.5%

2050(projections)

MIGRATION OUTLINE

KEY DATA ON MIGRATIONFOR NIGERIA AND FOR THE EU(stock - country of origin)

sour

ces:

UN

DES

A, U

NH

CR

MIGRANTS

21 339392 698(2015)

1.2 M(2015)

0.7%OUT OF NIGERIAN

POPULATION

229 2610.1%

OUT OF NIGERIANPOPULATION

REFUGEES

33.3%OUT OF NIGERIAN

MIGRANTS ARE IN EU

9.3%OUT OF NIGERIAN

REFUGEES ARE IN EU

KJ-06-17-244-EN-N

© European Union, 2017

MP version 3.1This Structural Migration Profile aims at providing an overview on migration and development in a given country. Kindly note that data refer to the end of the year and are collected from different sources and methodologies. For more details please refer to the Technical Note.

Extraction Date:March 2017

European CommissionKnowledge Centre on Migration and Demography (KCMD)

https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/mi-gration-and-demography

email: kcmd@ec.europa.eu

doi:10.2760/163600ISBN 978-92-79-74737-3

MIG

RATI

ON

PRO

FILE

KCMD

NIGERIA END 2016

Abuja

MIGRATION OUTLINE / NIGERIA

THE VIEW FROM

EU

IRRE

GU

LAR

CRO

SSIN

GS

2016201520142013ASYL

UM

SEE

KERS

46 180(first time applications)

RETU

RN R

ATE

TOTAL RECOGNITION RATE 38.8% (2013)

27.9% (2014)

29.2% (2015)26.3% (2016)

21.7%24.5%29.0%20.7%

+2.3% -1.3%

+6.3%

150000

180000

210000

240000

270000

300000

2016201520142013

236 176

5000

16250

27500

38750

50000

2016201520142013

EDUCATION

REFUGEE+SUBSIDIARY PROTECTION

OTHER29%

44%

14%

FAMILYREUNIFICATION

REAS

ON

S

MIG

RA

NTS

4%

REMUNERATEDACTIVITIES

10%

3 386

8 706

23 605

37 811

40%

25%

14%

57%

28%

4%

sour

ces:

UN

DES

A, U

NH

CR, I

DM

Cso

urce

s: E

uros

tat,

Fron

tex

THE VIEW FROM

NIGERIA

66 315

MIGRANTS

IDPs

1.2 M(2015)

1.2 M(2015)

1 347

454

1.9 M

229 261COD

CARMLI

BENGHA

MLI CMRGBR

USA

NERCMR

ITA

(stock - country of origin)

ASYLUMSEEKERS

REFUGEES

ASYLUMSEEKERST

Most Nigerian asylum seekers and residence permit holders reside in Italy.Irregular crossings by sea registered by Frontex increased by a factor of 11 between 2013 and 2016.

Nearly 2 million Nigerians are internally displaced, approx. 1% of the Nigerian population. Nigeria is also a destination country, especially for migrants from Benin, Ghana and Mali.

(stock valid residence permits - TCNs)

NIGERIANREFUGEES

NIGERIANMIGRANTS

TREND IN TIME(4 YEAR PERIOD)

CRITICAL VALUE(COMPARED TO SAME INCOME LEVEL GROUP COUNTRIES)

INCREASESTABLEDECREASE

The number of yearly conflict events (~1500) has remained stable over the last 2 years. More than 50% of the poplive below the poverty line, with a higher concentration in rural areas. Education and healthindicators are critical in comparison with other lower middle income countries.

sour

ces:

OCH

A, O

ECD

, JRC

, FAO

, ILO

, UN

ESCO

, WH

O, A

CLED

, Wor

ld B

ank,

IEPAREAS INDICATORS EU INSTITUTIONS TOTAL DISBURSED AID (€ MIL.)

SOCI

ALEC

ONO

MIC

ENVI

RONM

ENTA

LPO

LITI

CAL

NIGERIA / STRESSORS

CRITICAL THRESHOLDS

TOTA

L AI

D 2

015

EDUCATIONGross enrolment, primary =Gross enrolment, tertiary =Adult literacy rate =

HEALTHUnder-5 mortality rate (per 1000) = Health expenditure per capita = General Government health expenditure (% total health exp) =

URBANIZATIONUrban pop under nat poverty line = Living in slum out of urban pop = Rural pop under nat poverty line =

93.7% (2013)10.1% (2011)59.6% (2015)

108.8 (2015)$ 117.52 (2014)

25% (2014)

34.1% (2009)50.2% (2014)52.8% (2009)

POVERTYIncome held by lowest 20% =Under poverty line $1.90 p.day =Prevalence of undernourishment =

UNEMPLOYMENTTotal UNEMPL =Male UNEMPL =Youth male UNEMPL =

5.4% (2009)53.5% (2009) 7.0% (2015)

5.0%4.4%6.2%

DEGRADATIONNatural resources depletion (% GNI)=INFORM risk on natural hazards =

0.03 (2015)2.8 /10 scale

SECURITYYearly conflict events =Political stability =Global Peace Index =

GOVERNANCEGovernment effectiveness =Control of corruption =

1 420-2.1 (2015)

149/163 rank

-1.0 (2015)-1.1 (2015)

49.2%

8.8% OTHER

30.2%

5.9%

5.9%

3.4

1.5

5.6

N/A2016201520142013

11.1

24.0.0

28.7

N/A2016201520142013

35.2

63.9

46.7

N/A2016201520142013

5.6

0.5

6.7

N/A2016201520142013

MIGRATION OUTLINE / TUNISIA

sour

ces:

UN

DES

A, U

NH

CR

REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE / NIGERIA

INFORM HUMANITARIAN CRISESAND DISASTERS RISK INDEX

sour

ces:

JRC

, Et

al.

Africa

EU

Other

Nigeria (IDPs)

DESTINATIONS

MIGRANTSIDPs &

REFUGEES

(% of total )

Natural Risk Human Risk

Socio-Economic Risk Vulnerable Groups Risk

Institutional Risk Infrastructure Risk

0

2

4

6

8

10

0

2

4

6

8

10

0

2

4

6

8

10

0

2

4

6

8

10

0

2

4

6

8

10

0

2

4

6

8

10

Nigeria Benin Cameroon Chad Niger

NIG

ERIA

vs.

NEI

GH

BOU

RIN

G C

OU

NTR

IES

MIGRATION OUTLINE / NIGERIA

In 2016, Nigeria received around EUR 5.3 billion in net foreign direct investment (FDI) and EUR 18 billion in remittances.

KEY DATA ON FINANCIAL INFLOWS FOR NIGERIA AND FOR THE EU

FDI - Foreign Direct Investment (€ MIL.)

0

5000

10000

15000

20000

2016201520142013

5 321

0

5000

10000

15000

20000

2016201520142013

4.7

% G

DP

...

...

Remittances received (€ MIL.)

0

5000

10000

15000

20000

2016201520142013N/A95.1

EU institutions total disbursed aid (€ MIL.)(humanitarian + oda)

sour

ces:

OEC

D, O

CHA,

Wor

ld B

ank,

UN

CTAD