Nigeria · Population

On this page you can find past, current and future population statistics for Nigeria (from 1950-2100), population map, demographics, live population counter etc. . Question: What is the population of Nigeria? Answer: Current population of Nigeria is: 230 006 235*[1], area 923768 km², population density 248.99 p/km². Capital of Nigeria is Abuja. Continent: Africa.

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Nigeria · Population 1950-2100

Nigeria · historical and predicted populations (both sexes) for the period 1950-2100 (millions) De facto population in Nigeria as of 1 July of the year indicated. Source United Nations Population Division [1].

What was the Nigeria population at your birthday?*

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Current Nigeria population

230 006 235

Today This year
Population growth Today
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Changes every 6.608 sec.
Population growth This year
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Births Today
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Changes every 4.411 sec.
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Deaths Today
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Changes every 13.268 sec.
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Sources: [1]
Today's statistic since midnight 00:00.
This year, statistic changes since 1st January
Population = Births** - Deaths

Nigeria population map

City density [2]population density [3]Legend (Click on marker to hide it)
• Population Growth rate: 13075 / day = 544.81 / hour = 9.08 / minute = 0.1513 / seconds
• Births Growth rate**: 19587 / day = 816.13 / hour = 13.602 / minute = 0.2264 / seconds
• Deaths Growth rate: 6512 / day = 271.33 / hour = 4.522 / minute = 0.0754 / seconds.

Current Nigeria population by age and sex for 2025-07-04*

  Male % Female
0-4 19 441 741 ⇐+5.8% 18 374 312
5-9 17 231 747 ⇐+5.6% 16 319 137
10-14 14 971 114 ⇐+5.4% 14 203 862
15-19 12 615 693 ⇐+5.6% 11 951 816
20-24 10 159 782 ⇐+5.4% 9 641 693
25-29 8 383 824 ⇐+5.1% 7 980 465
30-34 7 386 448 ⇐+4.7% 7 054 513
35-39 6 597 426 ⇐+4.5% 6 314 111
40-44 5 531 673 ⇐+3.7% 5 331 749
45-49 4 271 228 ⇐+2.4% 4 169 365
50-54 3 232 208 +0.3%⇒ 3 241 845
55-59 2 594 551 +1.5%⇒ 2 632 655
60-64 1 893 777 +5.8%⇒ 2 004 514
65-69 1 286 926 +10.9%⇒ 1 426 789
70-74 922 811 +5.7%⇒ 975 472
75-79 542 068 +8.4%⇒ 587 596
80-84 246 451 +13.9%⇒ 280 765
85-89 80 719 +17.6%⇒ 94 910
90-94 13 513 +24.9%⇒ 16 882
95-99 -149 +-224.2%⇒ 185
100+ 20 +35%⇒ 27

Sources: [1]

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Population for cities or regions in Nigeria (48)

Aba Abia
Abakaliki Ebonyi
Abeokuta Ogun
Abuja Federal Capital Territory
Ado Ekiti Ekiti
Akure Ondo
Bauchi Bauchi
Benin City Edo
Calabar Cross River
Damaturu Yobe
Effon Alaiye Ekiti
Enugu Enugu
Gboko Benue
Gombe Gombe
Gusau Zamfara
Ibadan Oyo
Ife Osun
Ikorodu Lagos
Ikot Ekpene Akwa Ibom
Ilesha Osun
Ilorin Kwara
Iseyin Oyo
Jimeta Adamawa
Jos Plateau
Kaduna Kaduna
Kano Kano
Katsina Katsina
Lagos Lagos
Maiduguri Borno
Makurdi Benue
Minna Niger
Modakeke Osun
Nnewi Anambra
Ogbomosho Oyo
Okene Kogi
Okpogho Anambra
Ondo Ondo
Onitsha Anambra
Oshogbo Osun
Owerri Imo
Owo Ondo
Oyo Oyo
Port Harcourt Rivers
Sokoto Sokoto
Umuahia Abia
Uyo Akwa Ibom
Warri Delta
Zaria Kaduna

Sources, Notices

* Value is calculated with linear interpolation from 2 nearest estimated (date->population) data (unofficial).
** Net migration is included in Births with this calculation: Births = Population[1] + Deaths[1].
*** For years before 1950 we dont have population data. Value is approximate calculation using function: 1900 population = 70% of 1950 population.
[1] United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2015). World Population Prospects: The 2015 Revision. Data are estimates and projections according to a medium-fertility variant. Reused with the permission of the United Nations. Downloaded: 2015-11-15 (un.org)
[2] City density map, generated by population.city using data provided to us by 1km.net website. Every circle is city with population over 5000. Link
[3] Population density map generated by instructions from daysleeperrr on reddig. Link1. Used data source is the Gridded Population of the World (GPW), v3 online at the the Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) at Columbia University. Link2. Additional urban land cover: Extracted from Global Land Cover Characteristics Data Base Version 2.0 and Binary MOD12Q1 data on shadedrelief.com. Link3 (PNG,0.5Mb).