Nigeria Population 1960-2024
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.
- Nigeria population for 2022 was 218,541,212.00, a 2.41% increase from 2021.
- Nigeria population for 2021 was 213,401,323.00, a 2.44% increase from 2020.
- Nigeria population for 2020 was 208,327,405.00, a 2.47% increase from 2019.
- Nigeria population for 2019 was 203,304,492.00, a 2.48% increase from 2018.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Population |
| India |
1,417,173,173.00 |
| Indonesia |
275,501,339.00 |
| Pakistan |
235,824,862.00 |
| Nigeria |
218,541,212.00 |
| Bangladesh |
171,186,372.00 |
| Philippines |
115,559,009.00 |
| Egypt |
110,990,103.00 |
| Vietnam |
98,186,856.00 |
| Myanmar |
54,179,306.00 |
| Kenya |
54,027,487.00 |
| Sudan |
46,874,204.00 |
| Ukraine |
38,000,000.00 |
| Morocco |
37,457,971.00 |
| Uzbekistan |
35,648,100.00 |
| Angola |
35,588,987.00 |
| Ghana |
33,475,870.00 |
| Cameroon |
27,914,536.00 |
| Sri Lanka |
22,181,000.00 |
| Zambia |
20,017,675.00 |
| Cambodia |
16,767,842.00 |
| Tunisia |
12,356,117.00 |
| Bolivia |
12,224,110.00 |
| Honduras |
10,432,860.00 |
| Papua New Guinea |
10,142,619.00 |
| Lao PDR |
7,529,475.00 |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
6,974,900.00 |
| Nicaragua |
6,948,392.00 |
| El Salvador |
6,336,392.00 |
| Republic of Congo |
5,970,424.00 |
| West Bank and Gaza |
5,043,612.00 |
| Mauritania |
4,736,139.00 |
| Georgia |
3,712,502.00 |
| Mongolia |
3,398,366.00 |
| Moldova |
2,538,894.00 |
| Lesotho |
2,305,825.00 |
| Kosovo |
1,761,985.00 |
| Timor-Leste |
1,341,296.00 |
| Eswatini |
1,201,670.00 |
| Djibouti |
1,120,849.00 |
| Bhutan |
782,455.00 |
| Solomon Islands |
724,273.00 |
| Cabo Verde |
593,149.00 |
| Vanuatu |
326,740.00 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
227,380.00 |
| Kiribati |
131,232.00 |
| Micronesia |
114,164.00 |
| Nigeria Population - Historical Data |
| Year |
Population |
Annual % Change |
| 2022 |
218,541,212.00 |
2.41% |
| 2021 |
213,401,323.00 |
2.44% |
| 2020 |
208,327,405.00 |
2.47% |
| 2019 |
203,304,492.00 |
2.48% |
| 2018 |
198,387,623.00 |
2.53% |
| 2017 |
193,495,907.00 |
2.56% |
| 2016 |
188,666,931.00 |
2.54% |
| 2015 |
183,995,785.00 |
2.57% |
| 2014 |
179,379,016.00 |
2.66% |
| 2013 |
174,726,123.00 |
2.73% |
| 2012 |
170,075,932.00 |
2.79% |
| 2011 |
165,463,745.00 |
2.80% |
| 2010 |
160,952,853.00 |
2.78% |
| 2009 |
156,595,758.00 |
2.76% |
| 2008 |
152,382,506.00 |
2.76% |
| 2007 |
148,294,028.00 |
2.75% |
| 2006 |
144,329,764.00 |
2.73% |
| 2005 |
140,490,722.00 |
2.73% |
| 2004 |
136,756,848.00 |
2.73% |
| 2003 |
133,119,801.00 |
2.73% |
| 2002 |
129,583,026.00 |
2.72% |
| 2001 |
126,152,678.00 |
2.69% |
| 2000 |
122,851,984.00 |
2.64% |
| 1999 |
119,695,565.00 |
2.58% |
| 1998 |
116,690,527.00 |
2.55% |
| 1997 |
113,791,181.00 |
2.56% |
| 1996 |
110,956,183.00 |
2.56% |
| 1995 |
108,187,610.00 |
2.59% |
| 1994 |
105,456,121.00 |
2.61% |
| 1993 |
102,775,465.00 |
2.59% |
| 1992 |
100,182,045.00 |
2.56% |
| 1991 |
97,685,360.00 |
2.60% |
| 1990 |
95,214,257.00 |
2.66% |
| 1989 |
92,744,064.00 |
2.65% |
| 1988 |
90,351,467.00 |
2.62% |
| 1987 |
88,044,187.00 |
2.61% |
| 1986 |
85,804,185.00 |
2.65% |
| 1985 |
83,585,251.00 |
2.76% |
| 1984 |
81,337,553.00 |
2.50% |
| 1983 |
79,351,586.00 |
2.54% |
| 1982 |
77,388,067.00 |
2.94% |
| 1981 |
75,175,387.00 |
3.05% |
| 1980 |
72,951,439.00 |
3.11% |
| 1979 |
70,750,307.00 |
3.08% |
| 1978 |
68,633,344.00 |
3.07% |
| 1977 |
66,589,655.00 |
2.99% |
| 1976 |
64,658,315.00 |
2.88% |
| 1975 |
62,851,312.00 |
2.77% |
| 1974 |
61,157,931.00 |
2.60% |
| 1973 |
59,605,446.00 |
2.46% |
| 1972 |
58,173,834.00 |
2.35% |
| 1971 |
56,837,614.00 |
2.28% |
| 1970 |
55,569,264.00 |
2.22% |
| 1969 |
54,360,750.00 |
2.16% |
| 1968 |
53,210,119.00 |
2.12% |
| 1967 |
52,106,681.00 |
2.13% |
| 1966 |
51,020,296.00 |
2.19% |
| 1965 |
49,925,799.00 |
2.19% |
| 1964 |
48,856,332.00 |
2.16% |
| 1963 |
47,822,569.00 |
2.14% |
| 1962 |
46,821,845.00 |
2.11% |
| 1961 |
45,855,507.00 |
2.06% |
| 1960 |
44,928,342.00 |
2.06% |
