Nigeria Population

Live population as of 18 May 2024, updated in real time:

228,507,662

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	37,107,612
1951	37,818,586
1952	38,537,829
1953	39,263,534
1954	39,994,726
1955	40,748,864
1956	41,522,909
1957	42,318,154
1958	43,122,760
1959	43,942,181
1960	44,819,780
1961	45,744,441
1962	46,706,461
1963	47,703,431
1964	48,730,771
1965	49,797,759
1966	50,891,032
1967	51,982,474
1968	53,074,035
1969	54,224,472
1970	55,421,774
1971	56,687,520
1972	58,007,890
1973	59,431,768
1974	60,965,977
1975	62,643,194
1976	64,436,590
1977	66,352,570
1978	68,389,000
1979	70,497,075
1980	72,680,818
1981	74,918,276
1982	77,122,614
1983	79,168,169
1984	81,056,564
1985	83,324,597
1986	85,546,074
1987	87,778,254
1988	90,070,624
1989	92,457,597
1990	94,919,340
1991	97,401,516
1992	99,876,624
1993	102,466,132
1994	105,135,008
1995	107,868,189
1996	110,621,351
1997	113,454,930
1998	116,348,305
1999	119,334,152
2000	122,464,774
2001	125,757,303
2002	129,172,799
2003	132,699,997
2004	136,315,305
2005	140,049,007
2006	143,871,974
2007	147,821,428
2008	151,886,891
2009	156,095,060
2010	160,431,561
2011	164,925,194
2012	169,521,416
2013	174,180,617
2014	178,834,817
2015	183,462,091
2016	188,098,290
2017	192,919,441
2018	197,817,819
2019	202,724,134
2020	207,716,860
2021	212,812,210
2022	217,927,088
2023	223,183,622
2024	228,507,662
2025	233,936,059
2026	239,408,314
2027	244,945,483
2028	250,529,787
2029	256,197,812
2030	261,909,876
2031	267,655,608
2032	273,428,475
2033	279,244,253
2034	285,071,516
2035	290,910,025
2036	296,723,077
2037	302,564,126
2038	308,409,323
2039	314,265,977
2040	320,086,162
2041	325,917,115
2042	331,718,367
2043	337,479,827
2044	343,216,662
2045	348,942,437
2046	354,587,960
2047	360,198,833
2048	365,766,854
2049	371,316,902
2050	376,815,338
2051	382,275,596
2052	387,634,160
2053	392,940,794
2054	398,158,732
2055	403,328,082
2056	408,448,327
2057	413,544,257
2058	418,564,926
2059	423,507,175
2060	428,365,982
2061	433,206,871
2062	438,021,970
2063	442,784,876
2064	447,434,376
2065	452,022,557
2066	456,481,325
2067	460,856,097
2068	465,159,359
2069	469,374,742
2070	473,468,588
2071	477,454,687
2072	481,345,738
2073	485,189,725
2074	488,920,320
2075	492,538,075
2076	496,016,857
2077	499,407,529
2078	502,672,042
2079	505,821,937
2080	508,858,575
2081	511,793,408
2082	514,615,759
2083	517,320,637
2084	519,908,326
2085	522,404,449
2086	524,755,576
2087	526,974,001
2088	529,086,194
2089	531,092,594
2090	532,981,002
2091	534,762,197
2092	536,444,207
2093	538,016,164
2094	539,470,616
2095	540,822,573
2096	542,061,239
2097	543,208,020
2098	544,235,371
2099	545,168,167
2100	546,008,552

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.