Nigeria

1403000

Immigrant Population

0.6 %

Immigrant Share of Total Population

2094000

Emigrant Population

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Sub-Saharan African Immigrants in the United States

The highly diverse sub-Saharan African immigrant population in the United States more than doubled since 2000, reaching 2 million in 2018.

Sub-Saharan African Immigrants in the United States

Sub-Saharan Africans in the United States are a fast-growing, highly educated group, with many entering as refugees or through the Diversity Visa Lottery.

Finding Connections: The Nexus between Migration and Corruption

Corruption shapes who migrates, how, and whether they return—yet migration theories rarely account for it, leaving a critical gap in analysis.

World Confronts Largest Humanitarian Crisis since WWII

In 2014, global displacement due to conflict or persecution hit 51.2 million, the highest since World War II.

Select Diaspora Populations in the United States

Profiles of U.S. diaspora communities from 15 countries reflect how they drive homeland development through remittances and human capital. But their investment potential remains underutilized.

Nigeria: Multiple Forms of Mobility in Africa's Demographic Giant

Nigeria is simultaneously a top remittance recipient and experiencing major brain drain.

African Immigrants in the United States in 2007

In 2007, 42.5 percent of African-born adults held a bachelor's degree or higher, yet most had not naturalized.

Characteristics of the African Born in the United States in 2000

The African-born U.S. population more than doubled from 1990 to 2000, reaching 880,000; more than two in five adults held college degrees, nearly twice the foreign-born average.