Nigeria Population

Live population as of 26 April 2024, updated in real time:

228,173,981

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	37,064,448
1951	37,773,832
1952	38,493,261
1953	39,218,659
1954	39,948,377
1955	40,700,995
1956	41,474,113
1957	42,267,908
1958	43,073,581
1959	43,888,057
1960	44,763,614
1961	45,685,092
1962	46,645,041
1963	47,639,916
1964	48,665,833
1965	49,729,720
1966	50,822,749
1967	51,916,193
1968	53,003,509
1969	54,151,739
1970	55,343,530
1971	56,607,298
1972	57,921,471
1973	59,339,251
1974	60,863,531
1975	62,532,597
1976	64,321,361
1977	66,226,301
1978	68,259,309
1979	70,362,684
1980	72,541,214
1981	74,782,222
1982	76,983,752
1983	79,068,633
1984	80,910,966
1985	83,186,543
1986	85,409,060
1987	87,637,050
1988	89,925,182
1989	92,305,461
1990	94,763,281
1991	97,250,840
1992	99,718,234
1993	102,301,948
1994	104,964,714
1995	107,698,352
1996	110,447,889
1997	113,276,399
1998	116,165,899
1999	119,141,634
2000	122,263,756
2001	125,546,889
2002	128,954,856
2003	132,476,844
2004	136,086,321
2005	139,814,021
2006	143,628,507
2007	147,570,370
2008	151,629,571
2009	155,828,662
2010	160,154,435
2011	164,639,316
2012	169,234,368
2013	173,891,450
2014	178,546,439
2015	183,178,397
2016	187,803,401
2017	192,613,710
2018	197,515,117
2019	202,416,251
2020	207,401,244
2021	212,499,286
2022	217,601,173
2023	222,853,817
2024	228,173,981
2025	233,597,450
2026	239,065,669
2027	244,598,834
2028	250,182,152
2029	255,843,349
2030	261,554,343
2031	267,296,506
2032	273,071,080
2033	278,883,151
2034	284,708,598
2035	290,548,507
2036	296,363,900
2037	302,201,876
2038	308,045,194
2039	313,903,885
2040	319,727,508
2041	325,556,126
2042	331,361,096
2043	337,122,988
2044	342,862,774
2045	348,592,144
2046	354,239,501
2047	359,852,056
2048	365,424,284
2049	370,976,307
2050	376,474,245
2051	381,941,613
2052	387,306,424
2053	392,616,759
2054	397,837,767
2055	403,009,051
2056	408,133,988
2057	413,231,629
2058	418,256,941
2059	423,204,646
2060	428,068,365
2061	432,908,174
2062	437,723,716
2063	442,495,487
2064	447,149,781
2065	451,744,698
2066	456,210,028
2067	460,586,603
2068	464,898,513
2069	469,119,222
2070	473,219,915
2071	477,212,782
2072	481,107,248
2073	484,956,929
2074	488,693,391
2075	492,320,945
2076	495,806,418
2077	499,203,390
2078	502,475,516
2079	505,631,331
2080	508,676,901
2081	511,616,683
2082	514,446,141
2083	517,158,842
2084	519,752,506
2085	522,256,519
2086	524,617,038
2087	526,841,101
2088	528,961,155
2089	530,973,721
2090	532,869,674
2091	534,655,842
2092	536,345,618
2093	537,925,034
2094	539,384,624
2095	540,744,930
2096	541,988,515
2097	543,143,305
2098	544,176,139
2099	545,115,072
2100	545,962,491

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.