Nigeria Population

Live population as of 21 May 2024, updated in real time:

228,548,597

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	37,112,900
1951	37,824,075
1952	38,543,298
1953	39,269,034
1954	40,000,409
1955	40,754,733
1956	41,528,893
1957	42,324,320
1958	43,128,779
1959	43,948,819
1960	44,826,667
1961	45,751,715
1962	46,713,990
1963	47,711,218
1964	48,738,735
1965	49,806,105
1966	50,899,412
1967	51,990,590
1968	53,082,685
1969	54,233,381
1970	55,431,369
1971	56,697,344
1972	58,018,482
1973	59,443,095
1974	60,978,527
1975	62,656,752
1976	64,450,708
1977	66,368,053
1978	68,404,900
1979	70,513,552
1980	72,697,962
1981	74,934,961
1982	77,139,723
1983	79,180,249
1984	81,074,472
1985	83,341,528
1986	85,562,866
1987	87,795,564
1988	90,088,460
1989	92,476,251
1990	94,938,492
1991	97,419,975
1992	99,896,050
1993	102,486,258
1994	105,155,898
1995	107,889,009
1996	110,642,626
1997	113,476,817
1998	116,370,652
1999	119,357,748
2000	122,489,423
2001	125,783,095
2002	129,199,520
2003	132,727,354
2004	136,343,391
2005	140,077,807
2006	143,901,819
2007	147,852,209
2008	151,918,446
2009	156,127,709
2010	160,465,535
2011	164,960,259
2012	169,556,635
2013	174,216,083
2014	178,870,190
2015	183,496,854
2016	188,134,457
2017	192,956,948
2018	197,854,927
2019	202,761,882
2020	207,755,597
2021	212,850,554
2022	217,967,056
2023	223,224,063
2024	228,548,597
2025	233,977,576
2026	239,450,330
2027	244,987,996
2028	250,572,429
2029	256,241,282
2030	261,953,473
2031	267,699,656
2032	273,472,320
2033	279,288,534
2034	285,116,028
2035	290,954,365
2036	296,767,138
2037	302,608,546
2038	308,453,988
2039	314,310,392
2040	320,130,163
2041	325,961,395
2042	331,762,183
2043	337,523,600
2044	343,260,094
2045	348,985,396
2046	354,630,696
2047	360,241,371
2048	365,808,890
2049	371,358,669
2050	376,857,185
2051	382,316,568
2052	387,674,380
2053	392,980,536
2054	398,198,098
2055	403,367,220
2056	408,486,901
2057	413,582,604
2058	418,602,706
2059	423,544,286
2060	428,402,497
2061	433,243,506
2062	438,058,568
2063	442,820,375
2064	447,469,309
2065	452,056,643
2066	456,514,599
2067	460,889,170
2068	465,191,374
2069	469,406,088
2070	473,499,097
2071	477,484,360
2072	481,375,013
2073	485,218,284
2074	488,948,171
2075	492,564,714
2076	496,042,689
2077	499,432,578
2078	502,696,154
2079	505,845,331
2080	508,880,874
2081	511,815,094
2082	514,636,574
2083	517,340,490
2084	519,927,461
2085	522,422,607
2086	524,772,574
2087	526,990,315
2088	529,101,544
2089	531,107,184
2090	532,994,663
2091	534,775,256
2092	536,456,315
2093	538,027,347
2094	539,481,177
2095	540,832,103
2096	542,070,176
2097	543,215,963
2098	544,242,645
2099	545,174,684
2100	546,014,115

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.