Nigeria Population 1950-2025
Chart and table of Nigeria population from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Nigeria in 2025 is 234,573,603, a 2.37% increase from 2024.
- The population of Nigeria in 2024 was 229,152,217, a 2.39% increase from 2023.
- The population of Nigeria in 2023 was 223,804,632, a 2.41% increase from 2022.
- The population of Nigeria in 2022 was 218,541,212, a 2.41% increase from 2021.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2025 Population |
| India |
1,454,606,724 |
| Indonesia |
282,004,306 |
| Pakistan |
249,948,885 |
| Nigeria |
234,573,603 |
| Bangladesh |
176,421,509 |
| Philippines |
120,864,358 |
| Egypt |
116,275,465 |
| Vietnam |
100,103,979 |
| Kenya |
57,323,930 |
| Myanmar |
55,336,783 |
| Sudan |
50,614,633 |
| Angola |
38,942,791 |
| Ukraine |
38,759,076 |
| Morocco |
38,571,289 |
| Uzbekistan |
36,159,016 |
| Ghana |
35,439,785 |
| Cameroon |
30,150,781 |
| Sri Lanka |
22,000,246 |
| Zambia |
21,706,928 |
| Cambodia |
17,293,532 |
| Bolivia |
12,746,148 |
| Tunisia |
12,665,802 |
| Honduras |
10,923,967 |
| Papua New Guinea |
10,701,144 |
| Nicaragua |
7,237,313 |
| El Salvador |
6,426,229 |
| Republic of Congo |
6,383,738 |
| Mauritania |
5,128,141 |
| Georgia |
3,709,510 |
| Mongolia |
3,537,947 |
| Moldova |
3,254,966 |
| Lesotho |
2,381,381 |
| Timor-Leste |
1,399,184 |
| Eswatini |
1,234,858 |
| Djibouti |
1,168,257 |
| Bhutan |
797,335 |
| Solomon Islands |
773,027 |
| Cabo Verde |
610,209 |
| Micronesia |
554,732 |
| Vanuatu |
350,202 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
240,979 |
| Kiribati |
137,984 |
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Nigeria - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2025 |
234,573,603 |
2.37% |
| 2024 |
229,152,217 |
2.39% |
| 2023 |
223,804,632 |
2.41% |
| 2022 |
218,541,212 |
2.41% |
| 2021 |
213,401,323 |
2.44% |
| 2020 |
208,327,405 |
2.47% |
| 2019 |
203,304,492 |
2.48% |
| 2018 |
198,387,623 |
2.53% |
| 2017 |
193,495,907 |
2.56% |
| 2016 |
188,666,931 |
2.54% |
| 2015 |
183,995,785 |
2.57% |
| 2014 |
179,379,016 |
2.66% |
| 2013 |
174,726,123 |
2.73% |
| 2012 |
170,075,932 |
2.79% |
| 2011 |
165,463,745 |
2.80% |
| 2010 |
160,952,853 |
2.78% |
| 2009 |
156,595,758 |
2.76% |
| 2008 |
152,382,506 |
2.76% |
| 2007 |
148,294,028 |
2.75% |
| 2006 |
144,329,764 |
2.73% |
| 2005 |
140,490,722 |
2.73% |
| 2004 |
136,756,848 |
2.73% |
| 2003 |
133,119,801 |
2.73% |
| 2002 |
129,583,026 |
2.72% |
| 2001 |
126,152,678 |
2.69% |
| 2000 |
122,851,984 |
2.64% |
| 1999 |
119,695,565 |
2.58% |
| 1998 |
116,690,527 |
2.55% |
| 1997 |
113,791,181 |
2.56% |
| 1996 |
110,956,183 |
2.56% |
| 1995 |
108,187,610 |
2.59% |
| 1994 |
105,456,121 |
2.61% |
| 1993 |
102,775,465 |
2.59% |
| 1992 |
100,182,045 |
2.56% |
| 1991 |
97,685,360 |
2.60% |
| 1990 |
95,214,257 |
2.66% |
| 1989 |
92,744,064 |
2.65% |
| 1988 |
90,351,467 |
2.62% |
| 1987 |
88,044,187 |
2.61% |
| 1986 |
85,804,185 |
2.65% |
| 1985 |
83,585,251 |
2.76% |
| 1984 |
81,337,553 |
2.50% |
| 1983 |
79,351,586 |
2.54% |
| 1982 |
77,388,067 |
2.94% |
| 1981 |
75,175,387 |
3.05% |
| 1980 |
72,951,439 |
3.11% |
| 1979 |
70,750,307 |
3.08% |
| 1978 |
68,633,344 |
3.07% |
| 1977 |
66,589,655 |
2.99% |
| 1976 |
64,658,315 |
2.88% |
| 1975 |
62,851,312 |
2.77% |
| 1974 |
61,157,931 |
2.60% |
| 1973 |
59,605,446 |
2.46% |
| 1972 |
58,173,834 |
2.35% |
| 1971 |
56,837,614 |
2.28% |
| 1970 |
55,569,264 |
2.22% |
| 1969 |
54,360,750 |
2.16% |
| 1968 |
53,210,119 |
2.12% |
| 1967 |
52,106,681 |
2.13% |
| 1966 |
51,020,296 |
2.19% |
| 1965 |
49,925,799 |
2.19% |
| 1964 |
48,856,332 |
2.16% |
| 1963 |
47,822,569 |
2.14% |
| 1962 |
46,821,845 |
2.11% |
| 1961 |
45,855,507 |
2.06% |
| 1960 |
44,928,342 |
2.01% |
| 1959 |
44,044,231 |
1.92% |
| 1958 |
43,214,753 |
1.89% |
| 1957 |
42,413,359 |
1.91% |
| 1956 |
41,616,571 |
1.90% |
| 1955 |
40,839,223 |
1.89% |
| 1954 |
40,082,479 |
1.87% |
| 1953 |
39,347,719 |
1.87% |
| 1952 |
38,624,425 |
1.90% |
| 1951 |
37,903,171 |
1.92% |
| 1950 |
37,189,369 |
0.00% |
