There is a small community of Nigerians in the Netherlands (Dutch: Nigerianen in Nederland), which began to grow in the late 1980s.

Nigerians point to the relative difficulty of finding work or starting businesses as a major driver for onward migration to the United Kingdom.

[7] As of 2009[update], statistics of the Dutch Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek with regards to people of Nigerian origin showed: For a total of 9,453 persons (5,147 men, 4,306 women).

[9] Nigerians have a relatively low unemployment rate compared to other migrant groups, as a result of the fact that most migrated for marriage or specifically for employment purposes, rather than as asylum-seekers.

[10] There are an estimated 500 Nigerians holding Dutch passports working for large Dutch and international organisations such as ABN AMRO, Nike, the United Nations, the former CMG Consulting, IBM Global Services, Celtel, Orange, Ingram Micro, KPN, and the trade unions federation FNV.