Nigeria Population

Live population as of 19 May 2024, updated in real time:

228,516,214

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	37,108,717
1951	37,819,732
1952	38,538,972
1953	39,264,683
1954	39,995,913
1955	40,750,090
1956	41,524,159
1957	42,319,442
1958	43,124,018
1959	43,943,568
1960	44,821,219
1961	45,745,961
1962	46,708,034
1963	47,705,058
1964	48,732,435
1965	49,799,503
1966	50,892,783
1967	51,984,170
1968	53,075,842
1969	54,226,334
1970	55,423,779
1971	56,689,573
1972	58,010,103
1973	59,434,135
1974	60,968,599
1975	62,646,027
1976	64,439,540
1977	66,355,806
1978	68,392,323
1979	70,500,518
1980	72,684,400
1981	74,921,762
1982	77,126,187
1983	79,170,695
1984	81,060,305
1985	83,328,134
1986	85,549,583
1987	87,781,871
1988	90,074,351
1989	92,461,495
1990	94,923,341
1991	97,405,373
1992	99,880,683
1993	102,470,337
1994	105,139,373
1995	107,872,539
1996	110,625,796
1997	113,459,503
1998	116,352,974
1999	119,339,083
2000	122,469,924
2001	125,762,692
2002	129,178,382
2003	132,705,714
2004	136,321,173
2005	140,055,025
2006	143,878,210
2007	147,827,859
2008	151,893,484
2009	156,101,882
2010	160,438,660
2011	164,932,521
2012	169,528,774
2013	174,188,027
2014	178,842,208
2015	183,469,354
2016	188,105,846
2017	192,927,278
2018	197,825,572
2019	202,732,021
2020	207,724,953
2021	212,820,222
2022	217,935,439
2023	223,192,072
2024	228,516,214
2025	233,944,733
2026	239,417,093
2027	244,954,365
2028	250,538,697
2029	256,206,895
2030	261,918,985
2031	267,664,811
2032	273,437,635
2033	279,253,505
2034	285,080,816
2035	290,919,290
2036	296,732,283
2037	302,573,407
2038	308,418,655
2039	314,275,256
2040	320,095,355
2041	325,926,366
2042	331,727,522
2043	337,488,972
2044	343,225,736
2045	348,951,413
2046	354,596,889
2047	360,207,721
2048	365,775,637
2049	371,325,628
2050	376,824,081
2051	382,284,156
2052	387,642,562
2053	392,949,097
2054	398,166,957
2055	403,336,259
2056	408,456,386
2057	413,552,269
2058	418,572,820
2059	423,514,928
2060	428,373,611
2061	433,214,525
2062	438,029,616
2063	442,792,293
2064	447,441,674
2065	452,029,678
2066	456,488,277
2067	460,863,007
2068	465,166,048
2069	469,381,291
2070	473,474,962
2071	477,460,887
2072	481,351,854
2073	485,195,692
2074	488,926,139
2075	492,543,640
2076	496,022,254
2077	499,412,762
2078	502,677,080
2079	505,826,824
2080	508,863,233
2081	511,797,939
2082	514,620,108
2083	517,324,785
2084	519,912,323
2085	522,408,242
2086	524,759,127
2087	526,977,409
2088	529,089,401
2089	531,095,642
2090	532,983,856
2091	534,764,925
2092	536,446,736
2093	538,018,501
2094	539,472,822
2095	540,824,564
2096	542,063,106
2097	543,209,679
2098	544,236,891
2099	545,169,529
2100	546,009,716

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.