Nigeria Population

Live population as of 20 May 2024, updated in real time:

228,532,717

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	37,110,849
1951	37,821,945
1952	38,541,176
1953	39,266,900
1954	39,998,204
1955	40,752,456
1956	41,526,571
1957	42,321,928
1958	43,126,444
1959	43,946,244
1960	44,823,995
1961	45,748,894
1962	46,711,069
1963	47,708,197
1964	48,735,646
1965	49,802,867
1966	50,896,161
1967	51,987,442
1968	53,079,329
1969	54,229,926
1970	55,427,647
1971	56,693,534
1972	58,014,374
1973	59,438,701
1974	60,973,659
1975	62,651,493
1976	64,445,232
1977	66,362,047
1978	68,398,732
1979	70,507,160
1980	72,691,311
1981	74,928,488
1982	77,133,083
1983	79,175,566
1984	81,067,524
1985	83,334,960
1986	85,556,352
1987	87,788,849
1988	90,081,541
1989	92,469,015
1990	94,931,062
1991	97,412,815
1992	99,888,514
1993	102,478,451
1994	105,147,794
1995	107,880,932
1996	110,634,373
1997	113,468,327
1998	116,361,983
1999	119,348,595
2000	122,479,861
2001	125,773,090
2002	129,189,155
2003	132,716,742
2004	136,332,495
2005	140,066,635
2006	143,890,242
2007	147,840,268
2008	151,906,205
2009	156,115,044
2010	160,452,356
2011	164,946,657
2012	169,542,972
2013	174,202,324
2014	178,856,468
2015	183,483,369
2016	188,120,427
2017	192,942,398
2018	197,840,532
2019	202,747,239
2020	207,740,569
2021	212,835,680
2022	217,951,551
2023	223,208,375
2024	228,532,717
2025	233,961,470
2026	239,434,031
2027	244,971,504
2028	250,555,887
2029	256,224,419
2030	261,936,561
2031	267,682,568
2032	273,455,311
2033	279,271,356
2034	285,098,760
2035	290,937,164
2036	296,750,045
2037	302,591,314
2038	308,436,661
2039	314,293,162
2040	320,113,093
2041	325,944,217
2042	331,745,186
2043	337,506,619
2044	343,243,244
2045	348,968,731
2046	354,614,117
2047	360,224,869
2048	365,792,582
2049	371,342,466
2050	376,840,951
2051	382,300,673
2052	387,658,776
2053	392,965,118
2054	398,182,827
2055	403,352,037
2056	408,471,936
2057	413,567,728
2058	418,588,050
2059	423,529,889
2060	428,388,331
2061	433,229,294
2062	438,044,370
2063	442,806,604
2064	447,455,757
2065	452,043,419
2066	456,501,691
2067	460,876,339
2068	465,178,954
2069	469,393,927
2070	473,487,261
2071	477,472,848
2072	481,363,655
2073	485,207,204
2074	488,937,366
2075	492,554,379
2076	496,032,667
2077	499,422,860
2078	502,686,800
2079	505,836,255
2080	508,872,222
2081	511,806,681
2082	514,628,499
2083	517,332,788
2084	519,920,037
2085	522,415,562
2086	524,765,979
2087	526,983,986
2088	529,095,589
2089	531,101,524
2090	532,989,363
2091	534,770,189
2092	536,451,617
2093	538,023,009
2094	539,477,080
2095	540,828,406
2096	542,066,708
2097	543,212,881
2098	544,239,823
2099	545,172,155
2100	546,011,959

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.