Nigeria Population

Live population as of 6 May 2024, updated in real time:

228,331,264

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	37,084,810
1951	37,794,929
1952	38,514,267
1953	39,239,821
1954	39,970,229
1955	40,723,563
1956	41,497,117
1957	42,291,589
1958	43,096,787
1959	43,913,570
1960	44,790,091
1961	45,713,076
1962	46,673,999
1963	47,669,860
1964	48,696,446
1965	49,761,791
1966	50,854,931
1967	51,947,463
1968	53,036,752
1969	54,186,045
1970	55,380,413
1971	56,645,139
1972	57,962,217
1973	59,382,894
1974	60,911,841
1975	62,584,736
1976	64,375,701
1977	66,285,824
1978	68,320,456
1979	70,426,045
1980	72,606,985
1981	74,846,367
1982	77,049,081
1983	79,115,807
1984	80,979,487
1985	83,251,626
1986	85,473,674
1987	87,703,629
1988	89,993,747
1989	92,377,184
1990	94,836,825
1991	97,321,911
1992	99,792,898
1993	102,379,362
1994	105,044,983
1995	107,778,434
1996	110,529,660
1997	113,360,575
1998	116,251,927
1999	119,232,409
2000	122,358,520
2001	125,646,099
2002	129,057,606
2003	132,582,059
2004	136,194,261
2005	139,924,829
2006	143,743,302
2007	147,688,735
2008	151,750,877
2009	155,954,281
2010	160,285,092
2011	164,774,071
2012	169,369,663
2013	174,027,770
2014	178,682,380
2015	183,312,195
2016	187,942,410
2017	192,757,814
2018	197,657,849
2019	202,561,413
2020	207,549,978
2021	212,646,868
2022	217,754,815
2023	223,009,304
2024	228,331,264
2025	233,757,096
2026	239,227,210
2027	244,762,252
2028	250,346,025
2029	256,010,453
2030	261,721,963
2031	267,465,783
2032	273,239,546
2033	279,053,394
2034	284,879,683
2035	290,718,935
2036	296,533,211
2037	302,372,664
2038	308,216,841
2039	314,074,575
2040	319,896,568
2041	325,726,296
2042	331,529,530
2043	337,291,198
2044	343,029,560
2045	348,757,293
2046	354,403,777
2047	360,015,526
2048	365,585,749
2049	371,136,884
2050	376,635,022
2051	382,099,050
2052	387,460,892
2053	392,769,523
2054	397,989,081
2055	403,159,437
2056	408,282,144
2057	413,379,005
2058	418,402,127
2059	423,347,260
2060	428,208,653
2061	433,048,987
2062	437,864,290
2063	442,631,910
2064	447,283,904
2065	451,875,684
2066	456,337,931
2067	460,713,619
2068	465,021,451
2069	469,239,675
2070	473,337,136
2071	477,326,824
2072	481,219,642
2073	485,066,670
2074	488,800,346
2075	492,423,301
2076	495,905,595
2077	499,299,614
2078	502,568,156
2079	505,721,165
2080	508,762,527
2081	511,699,984
2082	514,526,090
2083	517,235,110
2084	519,825,929
2085	522,326,239
2086	524,682,348
2087	526,903,735
2088	529,020,086
2089	531,029,748
2090	532,922,152
2091	534,705,963
2092	536,392,074
2093	537,967,993
2094	539,425,144
2095	540,781,528
2096	542,022,774
2097	543,173,810
2098	544,204,053
2099	545,140,101
2100	545,984,360

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.