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🇳🇬 Population of Nigeria

229,152,217
Current Population of Nigeria
5,393,889
Net population growth this year
251.60
Population Density (people/km²)

As of July 1, 2024 the population of Nigeria reached 229,152,217, of which 115,858,161 people are male and 113,294,056 female. The country has a population density of 251.6027 people per square kilometer. With an overall population growth rate of 2.354% for the year. According to the latest data, Nigeria is set to increase its population size by 5,393,889 people next year. Making the total population count of Nigeria 229,152,217 people by 2024.

Historic Population of Nigeria (1950 - 2024)

Between 1950 and 2024 the population of Nigeria grown from 37,189,369 people to 229,152,217. An increase of the population size by 516.18% in 73 years.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
1950 37,189,369 18,549,105 18,640,264 707,510 40.8329 1.903%
1951 37,903,171 18,903,866 18,999,305 720,095 41.6166 1.9%
1952 38,624,425 19,263,518 19,360,907 722,412 42.4085 1.87%
1953 39,347,719 19,624,873 19,722,846 724,175 43.2027 1.841%
1954 40,082,479 19,992,417 20,090,061 745,346 44.0094 1.86%
1955 40,839,223 20,371,176 20,468,048 768,142 44.8403 1.881%
1956 41,616,571 20,759,928 20,856,643 786,554 45.6938 1.89%
1957 42,413,359 21,158,158 21,255,201 807,022 46.5687 1.903%
1958 43,214,753 21,559,343 21,655,410 795,766 47.4486 1.841%
1959 44,044,231 21,975,470 22,068,761 863,190 48.3593 1.96%
1960 44,928,342 22,418,787 22,509,554 905,031 49.3301 2.014%
1961 45,855,508 22,883,240 22,972,267 949,301 50.3481 2.07%
1962 46,821,845 23,367,743 23,454,102 983,374 51.4091 2.1%
1963 47,822,568 23,870,161 23,952,407 1,018,073 52.5078 2.129%
1964 48,856,332 24,388,348 24,467,983 1,049,454 53.6429 2.148%
1965 49,925,799 24,924,766 25,001,034 1,089,480 54.8171 2.182%
1966 51,020,296 25,476,085 25,544,212 1,099,515 56.0189 2.155%
1967 52,106,682 26,016,803 26,089,879 1,073,255 57.2117 2.06%
1968 53,210,119 26,559,798 26,650,321 1,133,620 58.4232 2.131%
1969 54,360,750 27,129,404 27,231,346 1,167,642 59.6866 2.148%
1970 55,569,264 27,736,415 27,832,848 1,249,385 61.0135 2.248%
1971 56,837,614 28,381,969 28,455,645 1,287,316 62.4061 2.265%
1972 58,173,834 29,063,582 29,110,253 1,385,125 63.8732 2.381%
1973 59,605,446 29,794,732 29,810,714 1,478,097 65.4451 2.48%
1974 61,157,932 30,587,900 30,570,032 1,626,875 67.1497 2.66%
1975 62,851,312 31,451,041 31,400,270 1,759,885 69.009 2.8%
1976 64,658,315 32,369,334 32,288,982 1,854,122 70.993 2.868%
1977 66,589,655 33,347,403 33,242,252 2,008,559 73.1136 3.017%
1978 68,633,344 34,379,235 34,254,109 2,078,817 75.3575 3.029%
1979 70,750,307 35,447,016 35,303,292 2,155,110 77.6819 3.046%
1980 72,951,439 36,556,462 36,394,977 2,247,155 80.0986 3.081%
1981 75,175,387 37,678,670 37,496,718 2,200,740 82.5405 2.928%
1982 77,388,066 38,796,327 38,591,740 2,224,619 84.9699 2.875%
1983 79,351,586 39,788,602 39,562,984 1,702,419 87.1258 2.145%
1984 81,337,553 40,797,578 40,539,974 2,269,515 89.3064 2.79%
1985 83,585,251 41,937,296 41,647,954 2,225,882 91.7743 2.663%
1986 85,804,185 43,057,498 42,746,686 2,211,985 94.2106 2.578%
1987 88,044,187 44,188,940 43,855,246 2,268,020 96.6701 2.576%
1988 90,351,467 45,356,384 44,995,084 2,346,540 99.2034 2.597%
1989 92,744,064 46,568,868 46,175,196 2,438,655 101.8304 2.63%
1990 95,214,257 47,821,647 47,392,610 2,501,729 104.5426 2.628%
1991 97,685,360 49,066,769 48,618,590 2,440,477 107.2558 2.498%
1992 100,182,045 50,319,410 49,862,635 2,552,894 109.9971 2.548%
1993 102,775,464 51,623,928 51,151,537 2,633,945 112.8446 2.563%
1994 105,456,121 52,976,399 52,479,723 2,727,368 115.7879 2.586%
1995 108,187,610 54,352,793 53,834,816 2,735,609 118.787 2.529%
1996 110,956,183 55,741,394 55,214,790 2,801,538 121.8268 2.525%
1997 113,791,181 57,165,978 56,625,202 2,868,457 124.9395 2.521%
1998 116,690,527 58,630,607 58,059,920 2,930,237 128.1229 2.511%
1999 119,695,565 60,151,488 59,544,078 3,079,839 131.4224 2.573%
2000 122,851,984 61,748,370 61,103,614 3,232,997 134.888 2.632%
2001 126,152,678 63,420,738 62,731,941 3,368,393 138.5121 2.67%
2002 129,583,026 65,158,785 64,424,240 3,492,301 142.2785 2.695%
2003 133,119,801 66,946,860 66,172,940 3,581,249 146.1618 2.69%
2004 136,756,848 68,785,095 67,971,753 3,692,845 150.1552 2.7%
2005 140,490,722 70,670,684 69,820,038 3,774,904 154.2549 2.687%
2006 144,329,764 72,611,203 71,718,561 3,903,181 158.47 2.705%
2007 148,294,028 74,620,905 73,673,124 4,025,346 162.8227 2.715%
2008 152,382,506 76,699,006 75,683,500 4,151,609 167.3117 2.725%
2009 156,595,758 78,846,020 77,749,737 4,274,893 171.9378 2.73%
2010 160,952,854 81,066,456 79,886,397 4,439,299 176.7217 2.758%
2011 165,463,745 83,364,642 82,099,103 4,582,485 181.6746 2.77%
2012 170,075,932 85,713,800 84,362,132 4,641,887 186.7386 2.729%
2013 174,726,123 88,080,932 86,645,192 4,658,497 191.8444 2.666%
2014 179,379,016 90,449,577 88,929,439 4,647,289 196.9531 2.591%
2015 183,995,784 92,803,434 91,192,350 4,586,247 202.0222 2.493%
2016 188,666,931 95,191,980 93,474,951 4,756,046 207.151 2.521%
2017 193,495,907 97,662,955 95,832,952 4,901,905 212.4531 2.533%
2018 198,387,623 100,165,119 98,222,504 4,881,529 217.8241 2.461%
2019 203,304,492 102,680,839 100,623,652 4,952,207 223.2226 2.436%
2020 208,327,404 105,243,174 103,084,231 5,093,619 228.7377 2.445%
2021 213,401,323 107,827,012 105,574,310 5,054,217 234.3087 2.369%
2022 218,541,212 110,448,136 108,093,075 5,225,561 239.9521 2.391%
2023 223,804,632 113,132,890 110,671,742 5,301,280 245.7312 2.369%
2024 229,152,217 115,858,161 113,294,056 5,393,889 251.6027 2.354%

Statements that can be derived from Nigeria's population data

  • Nigeria has a population of 229,152,217 people, as of July 1, 2024.
  • Nigeria's population is equivalent to 2.86% of the total world population.
  • In 2024, Nigeria's population will grow with 5,393,889 people.
  • In 2024, 59,996 more people will emigrate from Nigeria than immigrate to the country.
  • The median age of the population in Nigeria is 17.36 years.
  • In Nigeria there are 251.60 people per square kilometers (0.386102 square miles), if spaced out evenly.
  • 69.34 infants die at birth out of a 1000 new born in Nigeria.
  • In Nigeria, 115,858,161 of the total population are male, and 113,294,056 are female.

Future Population of Nigeria (2024 - 2100)

Nigeria's population is set to incease in the future from 229,152,217 people to 546,091,662 people. An increase of the population size by 1368.41% from 2024 to 2100.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
2024 229,152,217 115,858,161 113,294,056 5,393,889 251.6027 2.354%
2025 234,573,603 118,619,019 115,954,583 5,448,884 257.5553 2.323%
2026 240,054,483 121,408,274 118,646,209 5,512,876 263.5731 2.297%
2027 245,599,161 124,228,014 121,371,148 5,576,481 269.661 2.271%
2028 251,201,204 127,074,686 124,126,519 5,627,605 275.8119 2.24%
2029 256,866,062 129,950,774 126,915,287 5,702,109 282.0318 2.22%
2030 262,580,425 132,849,950 129,730,476 5,726,620 288.306 2.181%
2031 268,333,202 135,766,740 132,566,462 5,778,931 294.6224 2.154%
2032 274,119,414 138,698,199 135,421,214 5,793,493 300.9755 2.114%
2033 279,925,063 141,637,687 138,287,377 5,817,807 307.3499 2.078%
2034 285,756,014 144,587,936 141,168,078 5,844,094 313.7521 2.045%
2035 291,591,598 147,538,028 144,053,570 5,827,074 320.1594 1.998%
2036 297,416,662 150,480,881 146,935,782 5,823,055 326.5552 1.958%
2037 303,246,596 153,424,093 149,822,502 5,836,811 332.9563 1.925%
2038 309,097,424 156,375,720 152,721,704 5,864,846 339.3803 1.897%
2039 314,949,915 159,325,879 155,624,036 5,840,136 345.8062 1.854%
2040 320,779,660 162,262,317 158,517,343 5,819,355 352.2071 1.814%
2041 326,599,329 165,191,312 161,408,016 5,819,982 358.5969 1.782%
2042 332,393,067 168,104,918 164,288,149 5,767,494 364.9583 1.735%
2043 338,154,157 170,999,783 167,154,373 5,754,686 371.2838 1.702%
2044 343,902,355 173,885,500 170,016,854 5,741,709 377.5952 1.67%
2045 349,603,702 176,745,180 172,858,522 5,660,985 383.8551 1.619%
2046 355,245,595 179,572,668 175,672,926 5,622,801 390.0497 1.583%
2047 360,853,520 182,380,281 178,473,240 5,593,051 396.2071 1.55%
2048 366,429,556 185,169,531 181,260,025 5,559,020 402.3294 1.517%
2049 371,960,240 187,933,840 184,026,400 5,502,347 408.4019 1.479%
2050 377,459,883 190,679,732 186,780,151 5,496,940 414.4404 1.456%
2051 382,907,203 193,396,198 189,511,005 5,397,700 420.4214 1.41%
2052 388,269,433 196,066,166 192,203,267 5,326,761 426.309 1.372%
2053 393,553,039 198,693,182 194,859,858 5,240,450 432.1102 1.332%
2054 398,765,112 201,281,342 197,483,771 5,183,697 437.8329 1.3%
2055 403,930,803 203,843,760 200,087,043 5,147,684 443.5047 1.274%
2056 409,057,341 206,383,816 202,673,526 5,105,393 449.1335 1.248%
2057 414,134,702 208,896,054 205,238,648 5,049,328 454.7083 1.219%
2058 419,146,599 211,372,608 207,773,991 4,974,466 460.2112 1.187%
2059 424,079,002 213,806,241 210,272,762 4,890,340 465.6269 1.153%
2060 428,942,394 216,202,280 212,740,114 4,836,443 470.9668 1.128%
2061 433,771,126 218,578,264 215,192,862 4,821,022 476.2686 1.111%
2062 438,585,987 220,944,230 217,641,757 4,808,701 481.5552 1.096%
2063 443,332,357 223,272,571 220,059,786 4,684,038 486.7665 1.057%
2064 447,986,080 225,551,434 222,434,646 4,623,409 491.8762 1.032%
2065 452,547,705 227,781,530 224,766,175 4,499,841 496.8847 0.994%
2066 456,994,203 229,950,542 227,043,661 4,393,154 501.7669 0.961%
2067 461,366,335 232,078,948 229,287,388 4,351,111 506.5673 0.943%
2068 465,665,250 234,167,502 231,497,748 4,246,718 511.2874 0.912%
2069 469,857,518 236,199,256 233,658,261 4,137,817 515.8904 0.881%
2070 473,939,499 238,172,219 235,767,280 4,026,146 520.3723 0.85%
2071 477,911,999 240,086,539 237,825,460 3,918,855 524.734 0.82%
2072 481,808,242 241,959,670 239,848,572 3,873,630 529.012 0.804%
2073 485,629,571 243,792,868 241,836,703 3,769,028 533.2077 0.776%
2074 489,350,340 245,572,432 243,777,908 3,672,511 537.293 0.75%
2075 492,948,645 247,287,237 245,661,408 3,524,099 541.2438 0.715%
2076 496,424,780 248,938,034 247,486,745 3,428,169 545.0605 0.691%
2077 499,794,399 250,532,127 249,262,272 3,311,070 548.7603 0.662%
2078 503,044,220 252,063,272 250,980,948 3,188,572 552.3285 0.634%
2079 506,183,389 253,536,774 252,646,615 3,089,766 555.7752 0.61%
2080 509,211,428 254,951,952 254,259,477 2,966,313 559.0999 0.583%
2081 512,127,701 256,309,241 255,818,460 2,866,232 562.3019 0.56%
2082 514,937,044 257,612,506 257,324,537 2,752,453 565.3865 0.535%
2083 517,626,997 258,853,737 258,773,260 2,627,454 568.34 0.508%
2084 520,211,231 260,039,854 260,171,378 2,541,015 571.1774 0.488%
2085 522,685,448 261,170,610 261,514,838 2,407,417 573.894 0.461%
2086 525,017,922 262,228,715 262,789,206 2,257,531 576.455 0.43%
2087 527,226,385 263,223,447 264,002,938 2,159,397 578.8798 0.41%
2088 529,328,741 264,164,947 265,163,794 2,045,315 581.1882 0.386%
2089 531,318,165 265,049,677 266,268,488 1,933,533 583.3725 0.364%
2090 533,192,461 265,875,407 267,317,054 1,815,059 585.4304 0.34%
2091 534,963,915 266,647,484 268,316,431 1,727,850 587.3754 0.323%
2092 536,636,123 267,369,428 269,266,695 1,616,565 589.2115 0.301%
2093 538,189,204 268,031,609 270,157,595 1,489,596 590.9167 0.277%
2094 539,633,792 268,639,422 270,994,370 1,399,579 592.5028 0.259%
2095 540,970,120 269,192,950 271,777,170 1,273,078 593.9701 0.235%
2096 542,202,604 269,693,400 272,509,204 1,191,891 595.3233 0.22%
2097 543,330,974 270,141,323 273,189,651 1,064,848 596.5622 0.196%
2098 544,348,046 270,533,363 273,814,682 969,295 597.6789 0.178%
2099 545,269,102 270,876,723 274,392,378 872,817 598.6902 0.16%
2100 546,091,662 271,172,135 274,919,528 772,305 599.5934 0.141%

Population Density of Nigeria

Today, Nigeria has a population density of 251.6027 people per square kilometer. The country has seen a change in density from 40.8329 people/km² since the 1950 to 251.6027 people/km² in 2024. In the future, Nigeria is projected to reach a population density of 599.5934 people per square kilometer, by the year 2100.

Population Density of Nigeria Between 1950 - 2100

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Growth Rate of Nigeria's Population

The population growth rate of Nigeria currently stands at 2.354% as of July 1, 2024. This is a decrease by 0.037 percentage points when compared to data from previous year. By 2024, the population growth rate of Nigeria will decrease to 2.354%. If we look further into the future, we can see that Nigeria's population growth is projected to land at a positive rate of 0.141% by the year 2100.

Population Growth Rate of Nigeria Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Growth Rate
1950 1.903%
1960 2.014%
1970 2.248%
1980 3.081%
1990 2.628%
2000 2.632%
2010 2.758%
2020 2.445%
Year Growth Rate
2030 2.181%
2040 1.814%
2050 1.456%
2060 1.128%
2070 0.85%
2080 0.583%
2090 0.34%
2100 0.141%
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Life Expectancy of Nigeria

Today, Nigeria has an average life expectancy of 54.1067 years of age. The country has seen a change in life expectancy from 35.8097 years since the 1950 to 54.1067 years in 2024. In the future, Nigeria is projected to reach a population life expectancy of 67.3113 years of age, by the year 2100.

Life Expectancy of Nigeria Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Life Expectancy (Age)
1950 35,809
1960 37,370
1970 39,713
1980 46,349
1990 46,037
2000 47,192
2010 50,944
2020 52,887
Year Life Expectancy (Age)
2030 55,474
2040 57,623
2050 59,624
2060 61,429
2070 63,076
2080 64,599
2090 66,008
2100 67,311
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Migration to and from Nigeria

In 2024 Nigeria will see net migrations of -59,996 people. This means that 59,996 more people will emigrate from Nigeria than immigrate to the country this year. A decrease of net migrations when compared to the previous year of 2022, when the net migrations of Nigeria was -59,996.

Net Migration for Nigeria Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Net Migration
1950 20,550
1960 12,174
1970 7,960
1980 184,467
1990 107,212
2000 34,146
2010 18,073
2020 -4,824
Year Net Migration
2030 -59,996
2040 -59,996
2050 -59,996
2060 -59,996
2070 -59,996
2080 -59,996
2090 -59,996
2100 -59,996
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Births in Nigeria

In 2024, Nigeria will see 8,234,397 babies be born. That is an increase when compared to the ammount of births recorded by Nigeria in 2022, when the country saw 8,002,758 new borns.

Births Nigeria Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Births
1950 1,696,576
1960 2,071,559
1970 2,594,511
1980 3,459,590
1990 4,167,694
2000 5,344,502
2010 6,775,913
2020 7,806,449
Year Births
2030 8,765,211
2040 9,202,983
2050 9,266,241
2060 9,059,906
2070 8,803,352
2080 8,436,822
2090 8,043,729
2100 7,668,178
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Deaths in Nigeria

In 2024, 2,780,512 people will die in Nigeria. That is an increase of Nigeria's death count when compared to 2022, when the country recorded 2,717,203 deaths.

Deaths Nigeria Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Deaths
1950 1,009,623
1960 1,178,708
1970 1,353,093
1980 1,396,900
1990 1,773,185
2000 2,145,653
2010 2,354,679
2020 2,708,008
Year Births
2030 2,978,592
2040 3,323,637
2050 3,709,300
2060 4,163,474
2070 4,717,209
2080 5,410,511
2090 6,168,670
2100 6,835,877
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Median Age in Nigeria

The median age of Nigeria has been on an upward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the median age of Nigeria will reach 34.5416 years of age, by the year 2100.

Median Age in Nigeria Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Median Age
1950 18.1275
1960 18.3317
1970 17.9776
1980 16.9926
1990 16.4431
2000 16.9996
2010 16.7257
2020 16.9353
Year Median Age
2030 18.2543
2040 20.0889
2050 22.3948
2060 25.0836
2070 27.7985
2080 30.3777
2090 32.6285
2100 34.5416
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Fertility Rate in Nigeria

The fertility rate of Nigeria has been on a downward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the total fertility rate of Nigeria will reach 1.9768 births per woman, by the year 2100.

Fertility Rate in Nigeria Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1950 6.4191
1960 6.3636
1970 6.4664
1980 6.8473
1990 6.4588
2000 6.1244
2010 5.9803
2020 5.3095
Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
2030 4.4508
2040 3.6084
2050 2.9909
2060 2.559
2070 2.3134
2080 2.1591
2090 2.0475
2100 1.9768
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Infant Mortality Rate in Nigeria

The infant mortality rate is recorded as infant deaths under 1 year for every 1,000 live births. It gives us an insight into the maternal and infant health of Nigeria while at the same time being an important marker for the overall health of the country. The infant mortality rate of Nigeria has been on a positive downward trend since the 1950's when the infant mortality rate of the country was 183.9762. Today, Nigeria has a much better infant mortality rate of 69.3406 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. This is set to improve even further in the future when Nigeria is projected to record an infant mortality rate of only 30.2605 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, by the year 2100.

Infant Mortality Rate in Nigeria Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Infant Mortality Rate
1950 183.9762
1960 172.3944
1970 160.7216
1980 126.1313
1990 124.5211
2000 110.9169
2010 86.3706
2020 74.6578
Year Infant Mortality Rate
2030 62.6675
2040 55.12
2050 48.9251
2060 44.0083
2070 39.7003
2080 36.1027
2090 33.0226
2100 30.2605
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Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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