Nigeria Population

Live population as of 10 May 2024, updated in real time:

228,381,404

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	37,091,294
1951	37,801,653
1952	38,520,964
1953	39,246,564
1954	39,977,193
1955	40,730,756
1956	41,504,449
1957	42,299,139
1958	43,104,175
1959	43,921,703
1960	44,798,531
1961	45,721,994
1962	46,683,229
1963	47,679,404
1964	48,706,204
1965	49,772,015
1966	50,865,191
1967	51,957,421
1968	53,047,350
1969	54,196,974
1970	55,392,171
1971	56,657,193
1972	57,975,204
1973	59,396,795
1974	60,927,236
1975	62,601,356
1976	64,393,015
1977	66,304,799
1978	68,339,944
1979	70,446,239
1980	72,627,965
1981	74,866,809
1982	77,069,952
1983	79,130,745
1984	81,001,377
1985	83,272,370
1986	85,494,260
1987	87,724,846
1988	90,015,602
1989	92,400,045
1990	94,860,277
1991	97,344,548
1992	99,816,699
1993	102,404,033
1994	105,070,573
1995	107,803,953
1996	110,555,725
1997	113,387,402
1998	116,279,334
1999	119,261,338
2000	122,388,727
2001	125,677,717
2002	129,090,355
2003	132,615,590
2004	136,228,670
2005	139,960,137
2006	143,779,886
2007	147,726,460
2008	151,789,543
2009	155,994,310
2010	160,326,734
2011	164,817,029
2012	169,412,796
2013	174,071,220
2014	178,725,711
2015	183,354,819
2016	187,986,722
2017	192,803,756
2018	197,703,331
2019	202,607,675
2020	207,597,406
2021	212,693,884
2022	217,803,789
2023	223,058,861
2024	228,381,404
2025	233,807,975
2026	239,278,695
2027	244,814,340
2028	250,398,261
2029	256,063,715
2030	261,775,384
2031	267,519,742
2032	273,293,248
2033	279,107,652
2034	284,934,215
2035	290,773,256
2036	296,587,180
2037	302,427,094
2038	308,271,555
2039	314,128,982
2040	319,950,459
2041	325,780,537
2042	331,583,212
2043	337,344,816
2044	343,082,736
2045	348,809,925
2046	354,456,135
2047	360,067,632
2048	365,637,224
2049	371,188,060
2050	376,686,275
2051	382,149,232
2052	387,510,137
2053	392,818,210
2054	398,037,307
2055	403,207,374
2056	408,329,376
2057	413,425,979
2058	418,448,403
2059	423,392,716
2060	428,253,372
2061	433,093,868
2062	437,909,106
2063	442,675,391
2064	447,326,667
2065	451,917,433
2066	456,378,694
2067	460,754,114
2068	465,060,645
2069	469,278,067
2070	473,374,499
2071	477,363,171
2072	481,255,477
2073	485,101,648
2074	488,834,443
2075	492,455,924
2076	495,937,215
2077	499,330,286
2078	502,597,684
2079	505,749,804
2080	508,789,823
2081	511,726,537
2082	514,551,576
2083	517,259,419
2084	519,849,342
2085	522,348,465
2086	524,703,163
2087	526,923,704
2088	529,038,872
2089	531,047,609
2090	532,938,878
2091	534,721,943
2092	536,406,887
2093	537,981,685
2094	539,438,064
2095	540,793,193
2096	542,033,701
2097	543,183,532
2098	544,212,952
2099	545,148,078
2100	545,991,272

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.