The current population of Nigeria is 241,467,099 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 232,679,478 in 2024.
Population facts:
- Nigeria accounts for 2.92% of the world's population.
- Since 2005, population has increased from 145M people to 241M (66.5% growth in 20 years).
- Nigeria is projected to reach 477M people in 2100.
- For the last 20 years, Nigeria has had an average growth rate of 3.33% per year.
- Nigeria is ranked 6/197 by population and was ranked 7th in 2005.
Nigeria population clock
Nigeria
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World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
241467099
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8266870341
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| Population rank | 6/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 2.92% | N/A |
| One net population change |
6.58 seconds
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
4.2 seconds
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
11.8 seconds
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +13,141 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +4,796,533 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.1% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 50/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
14.9 minutes
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | -35,202 | N/A |
Nigeria population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 45,053,782 | - |
| 1961 | 45,989,310 | 2.08% |
| 1962 | 46,965,292 | 2.12% |
| 1963 | 47,973,575 | 2.15% |
| 1964 | 49,012,016 | 2.16% |
| 1965 | 50,086,764 | 2.19% |
| 1966 | 51,188,234 | 2.2% |
| 1967 | 52,293,065 | 2.16% |
| 1968 | 53,432,783 | 2.18% |
| 1969 | 54,631,914 | 2.24% |
| 1970 | 55,893,838 | 2.31% |
| 1971 | 57,214,684 | 2.36% |
| 1972 | 58,601,748 | 2.42% |
| 1973 | 60,082,139 | 2.53% |
| 1974 | 61,679,144 | 2.66% |
| 1975 | 63,410,815 | 2.81% |
| 1976 | 65,258,009 | 2.91% |
| 1977 | 67,234,590 | 3.03% |
| 1978 | 69,326,532 | 3.11% |
| 1979 | 71,498,242 | 3.13% |
| 1980 | 73,764,641 | 3.17% |
| 1981 | 76,068,103 | 3.12% |
| 1982 | 78,378,701 | 3.04% |
| 1983 | 80,438,260 | 2.63% |
| 1984 | 82,526,443 | 2.6% |
| 1985 | 84,897,973 | 2.87% |
| 1986 | 87,235,953 | 2.75% |
| 1987 | 89,591,716 | 2.7% |
| 1988 | 92,020,090 | 2.71% |
| 1989 | 94,531,014 | 2.73% |
| 1990 | 97,120,925 | 2.74% |
| 1991 | 99,720,162 | 2.68% |
| 1992 | 102,372,770 | 2.66% |
| 1993 | 105,122,069 | 2.69% |
| 1994 | 107,935,714 | 2.68% |
| 1995 | 110,819,428 | 2.67% |
| 1996 | 113,754,779 | 2.65% |
| 1997 | 116,754,792 | 2.64% |
| 1998 | 119,846,254 | 2.65% |
| 1999 | 123,047,320 | 2.67% |
| 2000 | 126,382,494 | 2.71% |
| 2001 | 129,862,595 | 2.75% |
| 2002 | 133,471,989 | 2.78% |
| 2003 | 137,202,644 | 2.8% |
| 2004 | 141,057,045 | 2.81% |
| 2005 | 145,017,253 | 2.81% |
| 2006 | 149,077,334 | 2.8% |
| 2007 | 153,267,261 | 2.81% |
| 2008 | 157,595,014 | 2.82% |
| 2009 | 162,049,464 | 2.83% |
| 2010 | 166,642,886 | 2.83% |
| 2011 | 171,379,598 | 2.84% |
| 2012 | 176,200,625 | 2.81% |
| 2013 | 181,049,443 | 2.75% |
| 2014 | 185,896,915 | 2.68% |
| 2015 | 190,671,878 | 2.57% |
| 2016 | 195,443,700 | 2.5% |
| 2017 | 200,254,579 | 2.46% |
| 2018 | 204,938,755 | 2.34% |
| 2019 | 209,485,641 | 2.22% |
| 2020 | 213,996,181 | 2.15% |
| 2021 | 218,529,286 | 2.12% |
| 2022 | 223,150,896 | 2.11% |
| 2023 | 227,882,945 | 2.12% |
| 2024 | 232,679,478 | 2.1% |
| 2025 | 237,527,783 | 2.08% |
| 2026 | 242,431,830 | 2.06% |
| 2027 | 247,374,258 | 2.04% |
| 2028 | 252,346,128 | 2.01% |
| 2029 | 257,352,638 | 1.98% |
| 2030 | 262,380,975 | 1.95% |
| 2031 | 267,421,079 | 1.92% |
| 2032 | 272,483,635 | 1.89% |
| 2033 | 277,555,116 | 1.86% |
| 2034 | 282,622,388 | 1.83% |
| 2035 | 287,685,757 | 1.79% |
| 2036 | 292,739,390 | 1.76% |
| 2037 | 297,773,236 | 1.72% |
| 2038 | 302,782,350 | 1.68% |
| 2039 | 307,764,754 | 1.65% |
| 2040 | 312,710,403 | 1.61% |
| 2041 | 317,607,237 | 1.57% |
| 2042 | 322,450,302 | 1.52% |
| 2043 | 327,243,941 | 1.49% |
| 2044 | 331,983,354 | 1.45% |
| 2045 | 336,662,502 | 1.41% |
| 2046 | 341,281,757 | 1.37% |
| 2047 | 345,844,004 | 1.34% |
| 2048 | 350,347,757 | 1.3% |
| 2049 | 354,792,418 | 1.27% |
| 2050 | 359,185,550 | 1.24% |
Nigeria has a population of 241M as of 2025, compared to 191M in 2015, 145M in 2005, and 111M in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 2.66% per year. Nigeria is ranked 49th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) Nigeria will have 336,662,502 people (39.4% growth) with a rank change from 6th to 5th.
By the year 2100, Nigeria's population is projected to grow by 97.4% to 477M people.
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Nigeria population statistics
|
Nigeria
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 54.8 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 23.4 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 19 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.6:49.4 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 4.48 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 662 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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