Nigeria — Population

millions · Annual · 1800–2030 · 231 observations

About this series

Population is the estimated number of people in a country at the series' reference date. This series reports that count in millions.

The latest population reading for Nigeria was 237.53M people in 2025. The previous reading was 232.68M people in 2024; the period change was +2.08%.

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  • Annual data, 1800–2030
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Latest observations

2000–2030

PeriodValue
2030261.48M people
2029256.49M people
2028251.50M people
2027246.51M people
2026241.52M people
15 earlier values
2025237.53M people
2024232.68M people
2023227.88M people
2022223.15M people
2021218.53M people
2020214.00M people
2019209.49M people
2018204.94M people
2017200.25M people
2016195.44M people
2015190.67M people
2014185.90M people
2013181.05M people
2012176.20M people
2011171.38M people

Values before 2011, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.