Nigeria ranks ninth country with highest population of citizens in UK

Nigeria ranks ninth country with highest population of citizens in UK – Report

By : Segun Adewole

Date: 11 January 2025 1:00pm WAT

Farmers drive tractors past the Elizabeth Tower, commonly known by the name of the clock's bell "Big Ben", at the Palace of Westminster, home to the Houses of Parliament, ahead of a protest against inheritance tax rules for land ownership, in London on November 19, 2024. - British farmers have threatened to choke the streets of the UK capital on Tuesday, calling on the government to overturn a controversial plan to change inheritance tax rules for land ownership. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP)

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A new report has shown that the number of Nigerians living in the United Kingdom rose from 90,000 in 2008 to 178,000 in 2021.

In the report released by German online platform Statista, 90,000 Nigerians were estimated to be living in the UK as of 2008.

According to the report, the number almost doubled as Nigeria became the ninth-ranked country with the largest population living in the UK by nationality in 2021.

Nigeria is the only African country in top 10 on the list.