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World Development Indicators

Population, total: Nigeria

Most recent
237,527,782 (2025)
Earliest
45,053,782 (1960)
Highest
237,527,782 (2025)
Years reported
66
Member state
Nigeria at the United Nations
0125,000,000250,000,0001960: 45,053,7821961: 45,989,3101962: 46,965,2921963: 47,973,5751964: 49,012,0161965: 50,086,7641966: 51,188,2341967: 52,293,0651968: 53,432,7831969: 54,631,9141970: 55,893,8381971: 57,214,6841972: 58,601,7481973: 60,082,1391974: 61,679,1441975: 63,410,8151976: 65,258,0091977: 67,234,5901978: 69,326,5321979: 71,498,2421980: 73,764,6411981: 76,068,1031982: 78,378,7011983: 80,438,2601984: 82,526,4431985: 84,897,9731986: 87,235,9531987: 89,591,7161988: 92,020,0901989: 94,531,0141990: 97,120,9251991: 99,720,1621992: 102,372,7701993: 105,122,0691994: 107,935,7141995: 110,819,4281996: 113,754,7791997: 116,754,7921998: 119,846,2541999: 123,047,3202000: 126,382,4942001: 129,862,5952002: 133,471,9892003: 137,202,6442004: 141,057,0452005: 145,017,2532006: 149,077,3342007: 153,267,2612008: 157,595,0142009: 162,049,4642010: 166,642,8862011: 171,379,5982012: 176,200,6252013: 181,049,4432014: 185,896,9152015: 190,671,8782016: 195,443,7002017: 200,254,5792018: 204,938,7552019: 209,485,6412020: 213,996,1812021: 218,529,2862022: 223,150,8962023: 227,882,9452024: 232,679,4782025: 237,527,78219602025
Population, total, 1960–2025. Bars, not a line: a line drawn across a year the source does not report would invent an observation a reader could not tell from a measured one.

Every year reported

YearPopulation
2025237,527,782
2024232,679,478
2023227,882,945
2022223,150,896
2021218,529,286
2020213,996,181
2019209,485,641
2018204,938,755
2017200,254,579
2016195,443,700
2015190,671,878
2014185,896,915
2013181,049,443
2012176,200,625
2011171,379,598
2010166,642,886
2009162,049,464
2008157,595,014
2007153,267,261
2006149,077,334
2005145,017,253
2004141,057,045
2003137,202,644
2002133,471,989
2001129,862,595
2000126,382,494
1999123,047,320
1998119,846,254
1997116,754,792
1996113,754,779
1995110,819,428
1994107,935,714
1993105,122,069
1992102,372,770
199199,720,162
199097,120,925
198994,531,014
198892,020,090
198789,591,716
198687,235,953
198584,897,973
198482,526,443
198380,438,260
198278,378,701
198176,068,103
198073,764,641
197971,498,242
197869,326,532
197767,234,590
197665,258,009
197563,410,815
197461,679,144
197360,082,139
197258,601,748
197157,214,684
197055,893,838
196954,631,914
196853,432,783
196752,293,065
196651,188,234
196550,086,764
196449,012,016
196347,973,575
196246,965,292
196145,989,310
196045,053,782

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