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Nigeria → Hungary

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Nigeria
To
Hungary
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
313
Change since 2018
+51.9%
Share of all arrivals in Hungary, 2023
0.51%
Inflow 2023313OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Nigeria to Hungary

Inflows of nationals of Nigeria recorded by Hungary; stock of nationals of Nigeria living there; and acquisitions of Hungary's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

199397200120042007201020132016201920222023
1993972001200520092013201720212023
Data table
20010
20020
20030
20040
200593
20060
2007109
2008225
2009206
2010181
2011239
2012302
2013234
2014241
2015235
2016177
2017310
2018206
2019180
2020154
2021266
2022397
2023313
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—1,619—
20233131,5576
20223971,4099
20212661,3767
20201541,4817
20191801,4937
20182061,4695
20173101,4757
20161771,48711
20152351,38113
20142411,26015
20132341,1645
20123029889
20112398423
20101817395
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

People born in Nigeria who live in Hungary: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

1,0442,08719901995200020052010201520202024
1,0442,08719902000201020202024
Data table
1990169
1995484
2000799
2005981
20101,172
20151,447
20201,769
20242,087
Estimate, 2024
2,087
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.30%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
33
Counted by
country of birth
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Hungary's consulates in Nigeria

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Hungary's consulates located in Nigeria.

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
202464426238259.3%
20231,00641958758.3%
202264021742366.1%
2021190739550.0%
2020129407961.2%
20191,17957958249.4%
20181,04749954752.2%
20171,08054253149.2%
201676245327035.4%
201584146436543.4%
201443124917841.3%
201049534613928.1%
20091,00576821621.5%

Applications by year

5901,1792009201020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
5901,17920092015201820212024
Data table
20091,005
2010495
2014431
2015841
2016762
20171,080
20181,047
20191,179
2020129
2021190
2022640
20231,006
2024644
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Hungary

First residence permits issued by Hungary to citizens of Nigeria (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Education680
  2. Other reasons143
  3. Work133
  4. Family42
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
20259986100
20249916281,098
2023440061,079
202255109907
202140007930
202036507896
201930707970
2018423051,005
2017476071,031
20163870111,070
2015424013871
2014484015827
201347605639
2012423090
2011311030
2010329050
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. EU Blue Card61
  2. Other paid activities54
  3. Highly skilled workers (national schemes)17
  4. Researchers1
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
2,144
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
28
Changed status into work, 2025
24
Intra-corporate transferee permits, 2025
1
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Hungary in Nigeria, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
Embassy—abuja.mfa.gov.hu
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Hungary, 2023; Nigeria ranks 32.

Inflows to Hungary, 2023
  1. Vietnam9,688
  2. Philippines6,022
  3. Ukraine4,273
  4. China3,423
  5. India2,914
  6. South Korea2,535
  7. Germany2,480
  8. Russia2,438
  9. Kyrgyzstan2,293
  10. Türkiye2,208
  11. Mongolia1,859
  12. Slovakia1,188
Other destinations for people from Nigeria, 2023
  1. Canada17,465
  2. United States16,330
  3. Germany6,368
  4. Italy6,182
  5. Spain3,326
  6. France1,797
  7. Netherlands1,518
  8. Australia1,394
  9. Türkiye1,100
  10. Finland1,020
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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