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: 234 137 229*[1], area 923768 km², population density 253.46 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

234 137 229

Today This year
Population growth Today
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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 2026-05-15*

  Male % Female
0-4 19 744 758 ⇐+5.9% 18 650 869
5-9 17 548 706 ⇐+5.6% 16 612 555
10-14 15 265 474 ⇐+5.4% 14 481 789
15-19 12 871 140 ⇐+5.6% 12 191 847
20-24 10 336 539 ⇐+5.4% 9 807 337
25-29 8 503 842 ⇐+5.1% 8 092 586
30-34 7 500 342 ⇐+4.7% 7 162 451
35-39 6 729 449 ⇐+4.5% 6 438 736
40-44 5 658 065 ⇐+3.8% 5 451 841
45-49 4 363 951 ⇐+2.5% 4 256 486
50-54 3 287 741 +0.3%⇒ 3 296 511
55-59 2 642 090 +1.3%⇒ 2 677 439
60-64 1 925 178 +5.8%⇒ 2 035 882
65-69 1 299 690 +11.2%⇒ 1 445 206
70-74 939 786 +5.5%⇒ 991 438
75-79 557 770 +8.2%⇒ 603 234
80-84 256 655 +13.8%⇒ 292 116
85-89 85 224 +17.5%⇒ 100 111
90-94 14 396 +24.7%⇒ 17 955
95-99 -179 +-197.2%⇒ 174
100+ 21 +33.3%⇒ 28

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).