Nigeria PopulationPopulation of Nigeria Today
225,952,216
LiveFriday, December 01, 2023
Sources V.27 Edition UN Population Division
Current population of Nigeria
In Nigeria, the population is 225,952,216 as of Friday, December 01, 2023, with a growth rate of 2.37% per year, 22,217 births per day, and 7,528 deaths per day. The population of Nigeria is equivalent to 2.76% of the world's total's population.
| Population Today: | 225,952,216 |
|---|---|
| Density (P/Km²): | 246 People per km² (153 People per mi²). |
| Daily births: | 22,217 |
| Daily deaths: | 7,528 |
| Equivalent world: | 2.76% of the total world population. |
| Growth Rate: | 2.37% |
| Median age: | 17 Years and 2 Months. |
10 Years Nigeria Historical Population
| Year | Population (01 January) | Births | Deaths | Growth Rate | Total Population (31 December) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 215,928,431 | 8,002,758 | 2,717,203 | 2.39% | 221,091,280 |
| 2021 | 210,874,214 | 7,923,294 | 2,792,704 | 2.37% | 215,869,824 |
| 2020 | 205,780,595 | 7,806,449 | 2,708,008 | 2.45% | 210,811,931 |
| 2019 | 200,828,388 | 7,697,868 | 2,641,681 | 2.44% | 205,720,568 |
| 2018 | 195,946,859 | 7,590,288 | 2,627,362 | 2.46% | 200,769,111 |
| 2017 | 191,044,954 | 7,486,698 | 2,599,811 | 2.53% | 195,884,123 |
| 2016 | 186,288,908 | 7,384,114 | 2,573,761 | 2.52% | 190,985,251 |
| 2015 | 181,702,661 | 7,273,185 | 2,541,011 | 2.49% | 186,232,508 |
| 2014 | 177,055,372 | 7,189,276 | 2,492,632 | 2.59% | 181,642,877 |
| 2013 | 172,396,875 | 7,094,942 | 2,447,039 | 2.67% | 176,992,976 |
Nigeria Population Growth Rate Past 10 Years
Sources V.27 Edition UN Population Division
Differences with the Major Countries on population
| China1,425,522,825 | 15.85% |
| India1,434,060,260 | 15.76% |
| United States340,754,067 | 66.31% |
| Indonesia278,479,744 | 81.14% |
| Pakistan242,404,959 | 93.21% |
| Brazil216,934,704 | 104.16% |
| Bangladesh173,677,879 | 130.1% |
| Russia144,235,603 | 156.65% |
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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