Nigeria Population

Live population as of 2 June 2024, updated in real time:

228,727,755

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	37,136,041
1951	37,848,099
1952	38,567,240
1953	39,293,091
1954	40,025,269
1955	40,780,410
1956	41,555,074
1957	42,351,308
1958	43,155,088
1959	43,977,850
1960	44,856,798
1961	45,783,525
1962	46,746,921
1963	47,745,285
1964	48,773,581
1965	49,842,624
1966	50,936,093
1967	52,026,077
1968	53,120,533
1969	54,272,327
1970	55,473,338
1971	56,740,284
1972	58,064,793
1973	59,492,584
1974	61,033,377
1975	62,716,038
1976	64,512,434
1977	66,435,766
1978	68,474,440
1979	70,585,623
1980	72,773,031
1981	75,007,985
1982	77,214,819
1983	79,232,856
1984	81,152,874
1985	83,415,625
1986	85,636,319
1987	87,871,278
1988	90,166,491
1989	92,557,852
1990	95,022,329
1991	97,500,712
1992	99,981,040
1993	102,574,281
1994	105,247,303
1995	107,980,086
1996	110,735,720
1997	113,572,557
1998	116,468,363
1999	119,460,931
2000	122,597,248
2001	125,895,894
2002	129,316,406
2003	132,847,019
2004	136,466,283
2005	140,203,766
2006	144,032,354
2007	147,986,854
2008	152,056,508
2009	156,270,494
2010	160,614,138
2011	165,113,691
2012	169,710,795
2013	174,371,287
2014	179,025,010
2015	183,648,908
2016	188,292,705
2017	193,121,082
2018	198,017,271
2019	202,927,022
2020	207,925,180
2021	213,018,265
2022	218,141,916
2023	223,401,002
2024	228,727,755
2025	234,159,220
2026	239,634,168
2027	245,174,027
2028	250,759,051
2029	256,431,497
2030	262,144,234
2031	267,892,427
2032	273,664,237
2033	279,482,298
2034	285,310,821
2035	291,148,414
2036	296,959,998
2037	302,802,917
2038	308,649,470
2039	314,504,791
2040	320,322,774
2041	326,155,198
2042	331,953,938
2043	337,715,193
2044	343,450,258
2045	349,173,408
2046	354,817,733
2047	360,427,558
2048	365,992,924
2049	371,541,460
2050	377,040,365
2051	382,495,926
2052	387,850,490
2053	393,154,485
2054	398,370,392
2055	403,538,532
2056	408,655,789
2057	413,750,456
2058	418,768,079
2059	423,706,734
2060	428,562,353
2061	433,403,843
2062	438,218,792
2063	442,975,774
2064	447,622,291
2065	452,205,863
2066	456,660,244
2067	461,033,971
2068	465,331,580
2069	469,543,321
2070	473,632,671
2071	477,614,249
2072	481,503,213
2073	485,343,311
2074	489,070,131
2075	492,681,354
2076	496,155,826
2077	499,542,267
2078	502,801,733
2079	505,947,786
2080	508,978,542
2081	511,910,054
2082	514,727,729
2083	517,427,425
2084	520,011,298
2085	522,502,153
2086	524,847,011
2087	527,061,780
2088	529,168,791
2089	531,171,098
2090	533,054,499
2091	534,832,465
2092	536,509,382
2093	538,076,334
2094	539,527,460
2095	540,873,861
2096	542,109,364
2097	543,250,776
2098	544,274,527
2099	545,203,237
2100	546,038,233

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.