๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Population Deaths in Nigeria

In 2024, 2,780,512 people died in Nigeria, whereof 1,416,606 where male and 1,363,906 where female. That is a 1.19% increase of deaths in Nigeria when compared to privous year. In the future, the annual death count in Nigeria is set to increase to 6,835,877, by the year 2100.

Historic Population Deaths in Nigeria (1950-2024)

Nigeria has seen an increase of annual death count since the 1950's. From 1,009,623 to 2,780,512 deaths per year, an increase of 175.4% in total.

Year Deaths Male Deaths Female Deaths
1950 1,009,623 523,307 486,315
1951 1,028,429 532,039 496,390
1952 1,043,623 538,680 504,943
1953 1,056,309 545,451 510,857
1954 1,074,414 553,960 520,453
1955 1,088,067 561,510 526,557
1956 1,108,905 572,635 536,271
1957 1,124,325 581,219 543,106
1958 1,144,891 590,427 554,464
1959 1,159,436 597,750 561,686
1960 1,178,708 608,563 570,145
1961 1,192,088 616,189 575,899
1962 1,213,503 626,417 587,087
1963 1,223,862 632,034 591,827
1964 1,241,848 643,364 598,484
1965 1,258,330 650,088 608,242
1966 1,281,281 660,250 621,030
1967 1,365,266 718,657 646,609
1968 1,349,341 709,029 640,312
1969 1,367,484 716,321 651,163
1970 1,353,093 696,888 656,205
1971 1,348,194 691,973 656,220
1972 1,342,554 689,269 653,285
1973 1,340,501 686,391 654,110
1974 1,339,600 686,630 652,970
1975 1,336,292 686,890 649,402
1976 1,324,372 683,439 640,933
1977 1,323,237 685,976 637,261
1978 1,340,233 697,330 642,903
1979 1,367,415 710,808 656,607
1980 1,396,900 728,396 668,504
1981 1,426,312 740,669 685,644
1982 1,461,820 761,561 700,259
1983 1,493,543 778,038 715,505
1984 1,523,712 794,135 729,577
1985 1,570,962 822,234 748,728
1986 1,624,115 848,434 775,680
1987 1,655,601 869,371 786,231
1988 1,688,589 889,047 799,542
1989 1,722,714 908,831 813,883
1990 1,773,185 937,102 836,082
1991 1,838,523 973,427 865,096
1992 1,883,584 998,179 885,405
1993 1,921,923 1,019,673 902,250
1994 1,989,331 1,050,875 938,456
1995 2,040,259 1,079,681 960,579
1996 2,080,955 1,102,228 978,728
1997 2,108,303 1,112,030 996,272
1998 2,133,801 1,114,679 1,019,122
1999 2,138,467 1,118,022 1,020,445
2000 2,145,653 1,119,059 1,026,593
2001 2,164,639 1,126,872 1,037,767
2002 2,192,454 1,142,809 1,049,645
2003 2,202,301 1,148,172 1,054,129
2004 2,225,369 1,156,824 1,068,546
2005 2,232,152 1,158,342 1,073,811
2006 2,246,688 1,161,321 1,085,367
2007 2,272,921 1,172,328 1,100,594
2008 2,311,146 1,181,526 1,129,620
2009 2,321,446 1,186,315 1,135,131
2010 2,354,679 1,200,129 1,154,550
2011 2,372,167 1,208,010 1,164,157
2012 2,413,863 1,227,657 1,186,206
2013 2,447,039 1,244,884 1,202,154
2014 2,492,632 1,267,822 1,224,810
2015 2,541,011 1,290,261 1,250,750
2016 2,573,761 1,298,058 1,275,703
2017 2,599,811 1,316,888 1,282,923
2018 2,627,362 1,327,421 1,299,941
2019 2,641,681 1,337,011 1,304,671
2020 2,708,008 1,382,264 1,325,744
2021 2,792,704 1,422,524 1,370,181
2022 2,717,203 1,380,004 1,337,199
2023 2,747,861 1,397,828 1,350,034
2024 2,780,512 1,416,606 1,363,906

Future Population Deaths in Nigeria (2024-2100)

Nigeria's upward trend in deaths is set to increase even further in the future. When the number of yearly deaths for Nigeria will grow from 2,780,512 to 6,835,877. An additional increase of the annual death count by 145.85% from 2024 to 2100.

Year Deaths Male Deaths Female Deaths
2024 2,780,512 1,416,606 1,363,906
2025 2,812,181 1,434,617 1,377,564
2026 2,844,931 1,453,110 1,391,821
2027 2,879,322 1,472,720 1,406,603
2028 2,912,698 1,492,258 1,420,441
2029 2,946,540 1,511,785 1,434,755
2030 2,978,592 1,529,893 1,448,699
2031 3,013,355 1,549,574 1,463,781
2032 3,048,409 1,570,101 1,478,308
2033 3,081,376 1,588,593 1,492,783
2034 3,115,361 1,607,976 1,507,385
2035 3,148,265 1,627,036 1,521,229
2036 3,181,390 1,645,811 1,535,579
2037 3,216,855 1,666,406 1,550,450
2038 3,252,522 1,686,572 1,565,950
2039 3,288,187 1,707,417 1,580,771
2040 3,323,637 1,727,308 1,596,329
2041 3,358,281 1,747,416 1,610,864
2042 3,393,564 1,767,470 1,626,094
2043 3,430,234 1,788,856 1,641,378
2044 3,471,759 1,812,098 1,659,662
2045 3,508,164 1,832,690 1,675,474
2046 3,546,305 1,854,251 1,692,054
2047 3,585,570 1,876,892 1,708,678
2048 3,624,769 1,898,240 1,726,529
2049 3,667,006 1,922,254 1,744,751
2050 3,709,300 1,946,472 1,762,827
2051 3,752,853 1,971,723 1,781,130
2052 3,794,622 1,995,938 1,798,684
2053 3,837,592 2,020,002 1,817,591
2054 3,882,084 2,045,252 1,836,833
2055 3,927,166 2,070,801 1,856,365
2056 3,973,514 2,097,014 1,876,500
2057 4,021,599 2,124,152 1,897,447
2058 4,067,163 2,149,295 1,917,868
2059 4,117,249 2,177,620 1,939,629
2060 4,163,474 2,203,171 1,960,303
2061 4,216,326 2,233,075 1,983,251
2062 4,270,142 2,263,544 2,006,598
2063 4,320,420 2,291,779 2,028,641
2064 4,372,988 2,320,521 2,052,467
2065 4,425,263 2,348,690 2,076,572
2066 4,479,982 2,380,021 2,099,961
2067 4,540,061 2,412,556 2,127,505
2068 4,596,104 2,444,125 2,151,979
2069 4,654,228 2,475,654 2,178,574
2070 4,717,209 2,511,061 2,206,148
2071 4,775,896 2,543,325 2,232,571
2072 4,845,160 2,580,640 2,264,519
2073 4,909,037 2,614,861 2,294,176
2074 4,976,149 2,651,783 2,324,366
2075 5,046,222 2,689,055 2,357,168
2076 5,116,479 2,727,083 2,389,397
2077 5,188,657 2,766,083 2,422,573
2078 5,258,725 2,803,458 2,455,268
2079 5,335,110 2,843,606 2,491,504
2080 5,410,511 2,884,113 2,526,398
2081 5,483,523 2,921,178 2,562,346
2082 5,561,425 2,960,348 2,601,077
2083 5,637,486 3,002,063 2,635,423
2084 5,715,924 3,041,509 2,674,414
2085 5,790,402 3,078,646 2,711,756
2086 5,866,753 3,119,099 2,747,655
2087 5,945,414 3,158,243 2,787,170
2088 6,021,594 3,196,936 2,824,658
2089 6,091,846 3,231,481 2,860,364
2090 6,168,670 3,272,177 2,896,493
2091 6,240,896 3,309,607 2,931,289
2092 6,316,508 3,346,575 2,969,933
2093 6,383,647 3,380,593 3,003,054
2094 6,453,456 3,414,886 3,038,569
2095 6,521,304 3,449,668 3,071,636
2096 6,587,147 3,483,223 3,103,925
2097 6,650,660 3,513,976 3,136,684
2098 6,713,929 3,546,136 3,167,793
2099 6,774,913 3,576,569 3,198,344
2100 6,835,877 3,603,629 3,232,249

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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