52,000 Nigerians migrated to England in 2024 amidst a sharp decline —ons

Despite the sharp decline in overall migration to England, around 52,000 Nigerians moved to England in 2024, making Nigeria one of the sources of non-EU+ immigration for this year, according to the new number released by the British National Statistics Office (ONS) on Thursday.

The report revealed that clean migration to England several files in the year ended December 2024, down to 431,000 from the previous 860,000 years. However, migration from Nigeria remains stable, encouraged mainly by employment and learning opportunities.

Of the 52,000 Nigerians who migrated, 27,000 received a visa related to work, while 22,000 arrived with a study visa. The remaining 3,000 are put under other immigration categories.

“Nigeria joined India, Pakistan, and China as one of the leading contributors for non-Eue+ migration to England,” the report said.

ONS explained the trend in his analysis: “For the year ended in December 2024, Indian citizens are the most common non-EU+ immigrants. Work and immigration related to studies are the main reasons for migration among Indian, Pakistan and Nigeria citizens.”

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Data also shows that the majority of migrants are still young and working age, with 83 percent of non-EU+ migrants aged between 16 and 64 years. Gender distribution is almost even, with 52 percent of men and 48 percent of women. Children under 16 contributed 16 percent, while only 1 percent were over 65 years old.

On this links a wider decrease in migration to reducing work and learning visa arrival, especially from non-Eue+countries, as well as increased emigration. Many foreign nationals, especially those who arrived for or shortly after the Covid-19 Pandemi, since then returned to their home country.

One of the most prominent declines comes from immigration related to jobs, which fell 108,000-decreases 49 percent year-to-year. Migration related to the study also decreased by 17 percent, and the number of dependents of the study plummeted by 86 percent, marking the sharpest decline in all categories.

While Britain has seen fewer migrants as a whole, Nigeria’s consistent contribution to the flow of entry underlines sustainable demand for education and employment opportunities abroad, despite tightening immigration policies and post-BREXIT landscape changes.

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