Nigeria Population
Live population as of 29 April 2025, updated in real time:
236,688,002
Historical and Future Population
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Year
Population
1950
36,932,000
1951
37,634,000
1952
38,354,000
1953
39,078,000
1954
39,802,000
1955
40,551,000
1956
41,320,000
1957
42,112,000
1958
42,923,000
1959
43,726,000
1960
44,597,000
1961
45,511,000
1962
46,468,000
1963
47,462,000
1964
48,485,000
1965
49,539,000
1966
50,634,000
1967
51,742,000
1968
52,844,000
1969
54,022,000
1970
55,242,000
1971
56,546,000
1972
57,884,000
1973
59,320,000
1974
60,845,000
1975
62,514,000
1976
64,308,000
1977
66,208,000
1978
68,261,000
1979
70,392,000
1980
72,604,000
1981
74,925,000
1982
77,211,000
1983
79,546,000
1984
81,331,000
1985
83,722,000
1986
86,074,000
1987
88,398,000
1988
90,785,000
1989
93,255,000
1990
95,807,000
1991
98,435,000
1992
101,005,000
1993
103,740,000
1994
106,504,000
1995
109,367,000
1996
112,271,000
1997
115,238,000
1998
118,271,000
1999
121,421,000
2000
124,674,000
2001
128,091,000
2002
131,634,000
2003
135,310,000
2004
139,095,000
2005
143,019,000
2006
147,016,000
2007
151,139,000
2008
155,395,000
2009
159,795,000
2010
164,304,000
2011
168,981,000
2012
173,778,000
2013
178,624,000
2014
183,475,000
2015
188,318,000
2016
193,025,000
2017
197,862,000
2018
202,647,000
2019
207,230,000
2020
211,741,000
2021
216,252,000
2022
220,807,000
2023
225,495,000
2024
230,271,000
2025
235,088,000
2026
239,968,000
2027
244,896,000
2028
249,853,000
2029
254,840,000
2030
259,866,000
2031
264,896,000
2032
269,946,000
2033
275,021,000
2034
280,089,000
2035
285,156,000
2036
290,216,000
2037
295,263,000
2038
300,283,000
2039
305,282,000
2040
310,248,000
2041
315,173,000
2042
320,042,000
2043
324,859,000
2044
329,629,000
2045
334,338,000
2046
338,987,000
2047
343,576,000
2048
348,112,000
2049
352,584,000
2050
357,001,000
2051
361,370,000
2052
365,677,000
2053
369,930,000
2054
374,118,000
2055
378,237,000
2056
382,300,000
2057
386,302,000
2058
390,235,000
2059
394,107,000
2060
397,912,000
2061
401,659,000
2062
405,344,000
2063
408,954,000
2064
412,497,000
2065
415,968,000
2066
419,350,000
2067
422,646,000
2068
425,866,000
2069
428,986,000
2070
432,021,000
2071
434,950,000
2072
437,797,000
2073
440,545,000
2074
443,190,000
2075
445,741,000
2076
448,198,000
2077
450,543,000
2078
452,778,000
2079
454,923,000
2080
456,963,000
2081
458,880,000
2082
460,691,000
2083
462,388,000
2084
463,990,000
2085
465,497,000
2086
466,886,000
2087
468,176,000
2088
469,360,000
2089
470,444,000
2090
471,436,000
2091
472,335,000
2092
473,149,000
2093
473,851,000
2094
474,471,000
2095
475,008,000
2096
475,487,000
2097
475,899,000
2098
476,239,000
2099
476,511,000
2100
476,693,000
Caveats and explanations
All data is based on the 2024 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 2023 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.