The yearly record
| Fiscal year | K-1 | K-2 | Rank | World K-1 share | Rank movement, positive is up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 298 | 14 | 12th | 2.47% | Unavailable |
| 1998 | 262 | 12 | 12th | 2.02% | 0 |
| 1999 | 176 | 10 | 18th | 1.03% | -6 |
| 2000 | 240 | 10 | 19th | 1.12% | -1 |
| 2001 | 238 | 13 | 22nd | 0.95% | -3 |
| 2002 | 332 | 18 | 17th | 1.17% | 5 |
| 2003 | 346 | 18 | 15th | 1.37% | 2 |
| 2004 | 432 | 40 | 16th | 1.46% | -1 |
| 2005 | 402 | 31 | 19th | 1.19% | -3 |
| 2006 | 674 | 45 | 13th | 2.20% | 6 |
| 2007 | 632 | 43 | 16th | 1.90% | -3 |
| 2008 | 543 | 54 | 16th | 1.79% | 0 |
| 2009 | 602 | 68 | 14th | 2.17% | 2 |
| 2010 | 582 | 47 | 15th | 1.88% | -1 |
| 2011 | 460 | 24 | 15th | 1.87% | 0 |
| 2012 | 666 | 49 | 11th | 2.41% | 4 |
| 2013 | 638 | 45 | 11th | 2.42% | 0 |
| 2014 | 582 | 42 | 13th | 1.62% | -2 |
| 2015 | 518 | 35 | 15th | 1.67% | -2 |
| 2016 | 1,014 | 89 | ninth | 2.64% | 6 |
| 2017 | 685 | 59 | 13th | 1.97% | -4 |
| 2018 | 561 | 52 | 13th | 2.27% | 0 |
| 2019 | 637 | 50 | 15th | 1.78% | -2 |
| 2020 | 278 | 17 | 14th | 1.65% | 1 |
| 2021 | 252 | 18 | 19th | 1.31% | -5 |
| 2022 | 552 | 34 | ninth | 2.59% | 10 |
| 2023 | 462 | 40 | tenth | 2.33% | -1 |
| 2024 | 984 | 80 | tenth | 2.07% | 0 |
| 2025 | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained |
| 2026 | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained |
The State Department recorded 984 K-1 issuances for Nigeria in FY2024. That put Nigeria tenth, following tenth in FY2023, when its annual count was 462.
Nigeria accumulated 2,528 K-1 issuances during FY2020 to FY2024, representing 2.03% worldwide. The annual count for Nigeria was 278 at the start of that window and 552 in FY2022.
Highs, lows and annual changes
The earliest publishable row for Nigeria records 298 in FY1997. The K-1 maximum for Nigeria is 1,014 in FY2016, and its visible minimum is 176 in FY1999. The series for Nigeria ends in FY2024 at 984.
FY2024 brought the biggest annual increase for Nigeria, up 522 from FY2023, moving from 462 to 984 visas. The largest decline for Nigeria occurred in FY2020, down 359 from 637 in FY2019 to 278.
Rank, volume and worldwide share
The visible rank range for Nigeria runs from ninth in FY2016 to 22nd in FY2001. At its stronger position, Nigeria received 1,014 K-1 visas and held 2.64% worldwide. At its lower position, the figures were 238 and 0.95%. The latest annual rank is tenth.
The longer endpoint comparison for Nigeria starts with 582 K-1 visas in FY2014 and ends at 984 in FY2024, a 69.07% change. The more recent FY2019 starting point has 637 visas and a 54.47% endpoint change. A year before the latest total, Nigeria received 462 visas.
The world-share peak for Nigeria occurs in FY2016, when 1,014 K-1 visas out of 38,403 worldwide give it 2.64%. The largest annual volume for Nigeria is 1,014 in FY2016. Its latest 984 visas in FY2024 represent 2.07% of the worldwide 47,579.
Within the FY2020 to FY2024 period, Nigeria received 2,528 K-1 visas. Its FY2024 contribution is 38.92% of that total. The opening FY2020 figure of 278 accounts for 11.00%, while later Nigeria counts are 552 in FY2022 and 462 in FY2023.
For the recent period as a whole, Nigeria represents 2.03% of worldwide K-1 issuances. The latest 2.07% share differs by 0.04 percentage points when the period figure is subtracted. The Nigeria FY1997 row starts with 298 visas and 2.47% worldwide, compared with 2.33% in FY2023.
At the start of the visible record, Nigeria has 298 K-1 and 14 K-2 visas in FY1997, rank 12th with 2.47% of worldwide K-1 issuances, 262 K-1 and 12 K-2 visas in FY1998, rank 12th with 2.02% of worldwide K-1 issuances, 176 K-1 and 10 K-2 visas in FY1999, rank 18th with 1.03% of worldwide K-1 issuances, 240 K-1 and 10 K-2 visas in FY2000, rank 19th with 1.12% of worldwide K-1 issuances.
Children and the latest comparison
Nigeria received 80 child-class K-2 visas in FY2024. The largest child-visa entry for Nigeria is 89 in FY2016, with 1,014 K-1 visas in that row. That represents 8.8 K-2 visas per 100 K-1 visas for Nigeria.
A neighboring nationality by recent K-1 volume is Haiti. Over FY2020 to FY2024, it received 2,332 visas, alongside 2,528 for Nigeria. Its latest 322 compares with 984 for Nigeria.