Nigeria PopulationPopulation of Nigeria Today
235,458,222
LiveTuesday, January 28, 2025
Sources V.27 Edition UN Population Division
Current population of Nigeria
In Nigeria, the population is 235,458,222 as of Tuesday, January 28, 2025, with a growth rate of 2.06% per year, 20,933 births per day, and 7,522 deaths per day. The population of Nigeria is equivalent to 2.87% of the world's total's population.
| Population Today: | 235,458,222 |
|---|---|
| Density (P/Km²): | 261 People per km² (162 People per mi²). |
| Daily births: | 20,933 |
| Daily deaths: | 7,522 |
| Equivalent world: | 2.87% of the total world population. |
| Growth Rate: | 2.06% |
| Median age: | 18 Years and 2 Months. |
10 Years Nigeria Historical Population
| Year | Population (01 January) | Births | Deaths | Growth Rate | Total Population (31 December) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 230,271,141 | 7,560,407 | 2,708,530 | 2.07% | 235,037,754 |
| 2023 | 225,494,749 | 7,509,758 | 2,675,442 | 2.1% | 230,221,119 |
| 2022 | 220,807,042 | 7,406,815 | 2,667,414 | 2.1% | 225,446,198 |
| 2021 | 216,251,531 | 7,330,875 | 2,689,256 | 2.09% | 220,760,375 |
| 2020 | 211,740,831 | 7,218,484 | 2,693,283 | 2.11% | 216,204,328 |
| 2019 | 207,230,451 | 7,266,105 | 2,655,999 | 2.15% | 211,692,123 |
| 2018 | 202,647,058 | 7,314,240 | 2,654,289 | 2.24% | 207,180,273 |
| 2017 | 197,862,099 | 7,347,957 | 2,641,677 | 2.39% | 202,591,003 |
| 2016 | 193,025,301 | 7,382,060 | 2,620,526 | 2.48% | 197,802,677 |
| 2015 | 188,318,455 | 7,426,774 | 2,603,771 | 2.47% | 192,968,038 |
Nigeria Population Growth Rate Past 10 Years
Sources V.27 Edition UN Population Division
Differences with the Major Countries on population
| India1,458,417,576 | 16.14% |
| China1,417,482,537 | 16.61% |
| United States346,511,668 | 67.95% |
| Indonesia284,790,033 | 82.68% |
| Pakistan253,509,474 | 92.88% |
| Brazil212,482,299 | 110.81% |
| Bangladesh174,780,330 | 134.72% |
| Russia144,367,934 | 163.1% |
Sources:
The 2022 Revision of World Population Prospects is the twenty-seventh edition of official United Nations population estimates and projections that have been prepared by the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat.
- The 2022 Revision of World Population Prospects (V.27 Edition) Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division.
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