Nigeria Population

Live population as of 9 May 2024, updated in real time:

228,370,220

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	37,089,848
1951	37,800,153
1952	38,519,470
1953	39,245,060
1954	39,975,640
1955	40,729,151
1956	41,502,814
1957	42,297,455
1958	43,102,528
1959	43,919,889
1960	44,796,648
1961	45,720,005
1962	46,681,170
1963	47,677,275
1964	48,704,027
1965	49,769,735
1966	50,862,903
1967	51,955,200
1968	53,044,986
1969	54,194,536
1970	55,389,548
1971	56,654,505
1972	57,972,307
1973	59,393,695
1974	60,923,802
1975	62,597,649
1976	64,389,153
1977	66,300,566
1978	68,335,597
1979	70,441,735
1980	72,623,284
1981	74,862,249
1982	77,065,294
1983	79,127,417
1984	80,996,492
1985	83,267,743
1986	85,489,669
1987	87,720,113
1988	90,010,727
1989	92,394,946
1990	94,855,045
1991	97,339,499
1992	99,811,390
1993	102,398,530
1994	105,064,865
1995	107,798,261
1996	110,549,911
1997	113,381,418
1998	116,273,221
1999	119,254,885
2000	122,381,989
2001	125,670,664
2002	129,083,050
2003	132,608,111
2004	136,220,994
2005	139,952,262
2006	143,771,725
2007	147,718,045
2008	151,780,918
2009	155,985,381
2010	160,317,446
2011	164,807,447
2012	169,403,175
2013	174,061,528
2014	178,716,046
2015	183,345,312
2016	187,976,838
2017	192,793,507
2018	197,693,186
2019	202,597,356
2020	207,586,826
2021	212,683,398
2022	217,792,865
2023	223,047,807
2024	228,370,220
2025	233,796,626
2026	239,267,211
2027	244,802,721
2028	250,386,609
2029	256,051,835
2030	261,763,468
2031	267,507,706
2032	273,281,269
2033	279,095,549
2034	284,922,051
2035	290,761,139
2036	296,575,142
2037	302,414,953
2038	308,259,350
2039	314,116,846
2040	319,938,437
2041	325,768,438
2042	331,571,238
2043	337,332,856
2044	343,070,874
2045	348,798,185
2046	354,444,456
2047	360,056,009
2048	365,625,741
2049	371,176,645
2050	376,674,842
2051	382,138,038
2052	387,499,152
2053	392,807,349
2054	398,026,550
2055	403,196,681
2056	408,318,840
2057	413,415,501
2058	418,438,080
2059	423,382,576
2060	428,243,396
2061	433,083,857
2062	437,899,109
2063	442,665,692
2064	447,317,127
2065	451,908,120
2066	456,369,601
2067	460,745,081
2068	465,051,902
2069	469,269,503
2070	473,366,165
2071	477,355,063
2072	481,247,483
2073	485,093,846
2074	488,826,837
2075	492,448,647
2076	495,930,161
2077	499,323,444
2078	502,591,097
2079	505,743,416
2080	508,783,734
2081	511,720,614
2082	514,545,891
2083	517,253,996
2084	519,844,119
2085	522,343,507
2086	524,698,520
2087	526,919,249
2088	529,034,681
2089	531,043,625
2090	532,935,147
2091	534,718,378
2092	536,403,582
2093	537,978,631
2094	539,435,182
2095	540,790,591
2096	542,031,263
2097	543,181,364
2098	544,210,967
2099	545,146,298
2100	545,989,733

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.