Nigeria Population

Live population as of 17 May 2024, updated in real time:

228,499,785

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	37,106,594
1951	37,817,529
1952	38,536,777
1953	39,262,476
1954	39,993,632
1955	40,747,734
1956	41,521,757
1957	42,316,968
1958	43,121,601
1959	43,940,904
1960	44,818,454
1961	45,743,041
1962	46,705,012
1963	47,701,932
1964	48,729,239
1965	49,796,153
1966	50,889,420
1967	51,980,912
1968	53,072,370
1969	54,222,758
1970	55,419,927
1971	56,685,629
1972	58,005,852
1973	59,429,587
1974	60,963,561
1975	62,640,584
1976	64,433,872
1977	66,349,591
1978	68,385,941
1979	70,493,904
1980	72,677,520
1981	74,915,065
1982	77,119,324
1983	79,165,842
1984	81,053,119
1985	83,321,338
1986	85,542,842
1987	87,774,923
1988	90,067,192
1989	92,454,007
1990	94,915,654
1991	97,397,963
1992	99,872,886
1993	102,462,259
1994	105,130,989
1995	107,864,182
1996	110,617,257
1997	113,450,718
1998	116,344,003
1999	119,329,611
2000	122,460,030
2001	125,752,339
2002	129,167,656
2003	132,694,733
2004	136,309,900
2005	140,043,464
2006	143,866,231
2007	147,815,504
2008	151,880,818
2009	156,088,776
2010	160,425,022
2011	164,918,446
2012	169,514,639
2013	174,173,793
2014	178,828,010
2015	183,455,400
2016	188,091,330
2017	192,912,224
2018	197,810,678
2019	202,716,870
2020	207,709,406
2021	212,804,830
2022	217,919,397
2023	223,175,839
2024	228,499,785
2025	233,928,069
2026	239,400,228
2027	244,937,302
2028	250,521,582
2029	256,189,447
2030	261,901,487
2031	267,647,132
2032	273,420,038
2033	279,235,731
2034	285,062,951
2035	290,901,493
2036	296,714,598
2037	302,555,578
2038	308,400,728
2039	314,257,430
2040	320,077,696
2041	325,908,594
2042	331,709,936
2043	337,471,404
2044	343,208,305
2045	348,934,171
2046	354,579,736
2047	360,190,648
2048	365,758,766
2049	371,308,864
2050	376,807,285
2051	382,267,712
2052	387,626,421
2053	392,933,146
2054	398,151,157
2055	403,320,551
2056	408,440,905
2057	413,536,878
2058	418,557,656
2059	423,500,034
2060	428,358,956
2061	433,199,821
2062	438,014,928
2063	442,778,046
2064	447,427,655
2065	452,015,998
2066	456,474,923
2067	460,849,734
2068	465,153,199
2069	469,368,710
2070	473,462,717
2071	477,448,978
2072	481,340,106
2073	485,184,230
2074	488,914,961
2075	492,532,949
2076	496,011,887
2077	499,402,709
2078	502,667,402
2079	505,817,436
2080	508,854,285
2081	511,789,235
2082	514,611,754
2083	517,316,818
2084	519,904,644
2085	522,400,955
2086	524,752,306
2087	526,970,862
2088	529,083,241
2089	531,089,786
2090	532,978,373
2091	534,759,685
2092	536,441,877
2093	538,014,013
2094	539,468,584
2095	540,820,739
2096	542,059,520
2097	543,206,491
2098	544,233,972
2099	545,166,914
2100	546,007,479

Caveats and explanations

All data is based on the 2022 edition of the UN World Population prospects.
Table data shows population as of January 1st of that year.
Historical records are based on the current territory of the country. For example, the population of Germany in 1970 includes both East Germany and West Germany.
Years after 2021 are projections based on the UN's "medium fertility" scenario.
Country population includes all overseas territories and autonomous regions. For example, population for the United States includes Puerto Rico.
Morocco includes Western Sahara.
Population for Israel does NOT include Palestine.