Nigeria Population

Live population as of 16 May 2024, updated in real time:

228,483,683

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	37,104,514
1951	37,815,370
1952	38,534,626
1953	39,260,312
1954	39,991,397
1955	40,745,425
1956	41,519,403
1957	42,314,543
1958	43,119,232
1959	43,938,293
1960	44,815,745
1961	45,740,179
1962	46,702,049
1963	47,698,868
1964	48,726,106
1965	49,792,870
1966	50,886,124
1967	51,977,718
1968	53,068,967
1969	54,219,252
1970	55,416,152
1971	56,681,763
1972	58,001,684
1973	59,425,130
1974	60,958,622
1975	62,635,250
1976	64,428,317
1977	66,343,499
1978	68,379,686
1979	70,487,422
1980	72,670,777
1981	74,908,502
1982	77,112,600
1983	79,161,081
1984	81,046,077
1985	83,314,678
1986	85,536,236
1987	87,768,113
1988	90,060,175
1989	92,446,668
1990	94,908,121
1991	97,390,700
1992	99,865,244
1993	102,454,341
1994	105,122,771
1995	107,855,992
1996	110,608,888
1997	113,442,108
1998	116,335,211
1999	119,320,327
2000	122,450,333
2001	125,742,191
2002	129,157,144
2003	132,683,970
2004	136,298,852
2005	140,032,133
2006	143,854,489
2007	147,803,395
2008	151,868,404
2009	156,075,930
2010	160,411,656
2011	164,904,652
2012	169,500,786
2013	174,159,841
2014	178,814,096
2015	183,441,723
2016	188,077,102
2017	192,897,470
2018	197,796,079
2019	202,702,020
2020	207,694,170
2021	212,789,744
2022	217,903,674
2023	223,159,930
2024	228,483,683
2025	233,911,736
2026	239,383,699
2027	244,920,578
2028	250,504,808
2029	256,172,346
2030	261,884,336
2031	267,629,805
2032	273,402,792
2033	279,218,312
2034	285,045,441
2035	290,884,051
2036	296,697,267
2037	302,538,103
2038	308,383,158
2039	314,239,959
2040	320,060,388
2041	325,891,176
2042	331,692,700
2043	337,454,185
2044	343,191,223
2045	348,917,272
2046	354,562,924
2047	360,173,915
2048	365,742,233
2049	371,292,434
2050	376,790,825
2051	382,251,596
2052	387,610,602
2053	392,917,513
2054	398,135,672
2055	403,305,157
2056	408,425,733
2057	413,521,793
2058	418,542,796
2059	423,485,436
2060	428,344,594
2061	433,185,410
2062	438,000,533
2063	442,764,082
2064	447,413,916
2065	452,002,591
2066	456,461,834
2067	460,836,726
2068	465,140,608
2069	469,356,380
2070	473,450,717
2071	477,437,306
2072	481,328,592
2073	485,172,997
2074	488,904,008
2075	492,522,472
2076	496,001,728
2077	499,392,857
2078	502,657,919
2079	505,808,235
2080	508,845,515
2081	511,780,706
2082	514,603,567
2083	517,309,010
2084	519,897,120
2085	522,393,814
2086	524,745,621
2087	526,964,446
2088	529,077,204
2089	531,084,048
2090	532,973,000
2091	534,754,550
2092	536,437,116
2093	538,009,615
2094	539,464,431
2095	540,816,992
2096	542,056,006
2097	543,203,368
2098	544,231,112
2099	545,164,351
2100	546,005,284

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.