Nigeria Population Growth Rate 1950-2024

Chart and table of Nigeria population from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population of Nigeria in 2024 is 229,152,217, a 2.39% increase from 2023.
  • The population of Nigeria in 2023 was 223,804,632, a 2.41% increase from 2022.
  • The population of Nigeria in 2022 was 218,541,212, a 2.41% increase from 2021.
  • The population of Nigeria in 2021 was 213,401,323, a 2.44% increase from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population Growth Rate
Country Name 2024 Population Growth Rate
India 1,441,719,852
Indonesia 279,798,049
Pakistan 245,209,815
Nigeria 229,152,217
Bangladesh 174,701,211
Philippines 119,106,224
Egypt 114,484,252
Vietnam 99,497,680
Kenya 56,203,030
Myanmar 54,964,694
Sudan 49,358,228
Morocco 38,211,459
Ukraine 37,937,821
Angola 37,804,634
Uzbekistan 35,673,804
Ghana 34,777,522
Cameroon 29,394,433
Sri Lanka 21,949,268
Zambia 21,134,695
Cambodia 17,121,847
Bolivia 12,567,336
Tunisia 12,564,689
Honduras 10,759,406
Papua New Guinea 10,515,788
Nicaragua 7,142,529
El Salvador 6,396,289
Republic of Congo 6,244,547
Mauritania 4,993,922
Georgia 3,717,425
Mongolia 3,493,629
Moldova 3,329,865
Lesotho 2,356,083
Timor-Leste 1,379,883
Eswatini 1,222,075
Djibouti 1,152,329
Bhutan 792,382
Solomon Islands 756,673
Cabo Verde 604,461
Micronesia 549,553
Vanuatu 342,325
Sao Tome and Principe 236,381
Kiribati 135,763
Nigeria - Historical Population Growth Rate Data
Year Population Growth Rate Growth Rate
2024 229,152,217 2.39%
2023 223,804,632 2.41%
2022 218,541,212 2.41%
2021 213,401,323 2.44%
2020 208,327,405 2.47%
2019 203,304,492 2.48%
2018 198,387,623 2.53%
2017 193,495,907 2.56%
2016 188,666,931 2.54%
2015 183,995,785 2.57%
2014 179,379,016 2.66%
2013 174,726,123 2.73%
2012 170,075,932 2.79%
2011 165,463,745 2.80%
2010 160,952,853 2.78%
2009 156,595,758 2.76%
2008 152,382,506 2.76%
2007 148,294,028 2.75%
2006 144,329,764 2.73%
2005 140,490,722 2.73%
2004 136,756,848 2.73%
2003 133,119,801 2.73%
2002 129,583,026 2.72%
2001 126,152,678 2.69%
2000 122,851,984 2.64%
1999 119,695,565 2.58%
1998 116,690,527 2.55%
1997 113,791,181 2.56%
1996 110,956,183 2.56%
1995 108,187,610 2.59%
1994 105,456,121 2.61%
1993 102,775,465 2.59%
1992 100,182,045 2.56%
1991 97,685,360 2.60%
1990 95,214,257 2.66%
1989 92,744,064 2.65%
1988 90,351,467 2.62%
1987 88,044,187 2.61%
1986 85,804,185 2.65%
1985 83,585,251 2.76%
1984 81,337,553 2.50%
1983 79,351,586 2.54%
1982 77,388,067 2.94%
1981 75,175,387 3.05%
1980 72,951,439 3.11%
1979 70,750,307 3.08%
1978 68,633,344 3.07%
1977 66,589,655 2.99%
1976 64,658,315 2.88%
1975 62,851,312 2.77%
1974 61,157,931 2.60%
1973 59,605,446 2.46%
1972 58,173,834 2.35%
1971 56,837,614 2.28%
1970 55,569,264 2.22%
1969 54,360,750 2.16%
1968 53,210,119 2.12%
1967 52,106,681 2.13%
1966 51,020,296 2.19%
1965 49,925,799 2.19%
1964 48,856,332 2.16%
1963 47,822,569 2.14%
1962 46,821,845 2.11%
1961 45,855,507 2.06%
1960 44,928,342 2.01%
1959 44,044,231 1.92%
1958 43,214,753 1.89%
1957 42,413,359 1.91%
1956 41,616,571 1.90%
1955 40,839,223 1.89%
1954 40,082,479 1.87%
1953 39,347,719 1.87%
1952 38,624,425 1.90%
1951 37,903,171 1.92%
1950 37,189,369 0.00%