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Nigeria. Population: 216,588,709. Land area is 910,770 Km2 (351,650 sq. miles). Capital: Abuja

  • The current population of Nigeria is 216,015,469 as of Friday, June 10, 2022, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data.
  • Nigeria 2020 population is estimated at 206,139,589 people at mid year according to UN data.
  • Nigeria population is equivalent to 2.64% of the total world population.
  • Nigeria ranks number 7 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Nigeria is 226 per Km2 (586 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 910,770 Km2 (351,650 sq. miles)
  • 52.0 % of the population is urban (107,112,526 people in 2020)
  • The median age in Nigeria is 18.1 years.

Population of Nigeria (2020 and historical)

Year Population Yearly%
Change		 Yearly
Change		 Migrants (net) Median Age Fertility Rate Density (P/Km²) Urban
Pop%		 Urban Population World Population Global Rank
2020 206,139,589 2.58% 5,175,990 -60,000 18.1 5.42 226 52.0% 107,112,526 7,794,798,739 7
2019 200,963,599 2.60% 5,088,916 -60,000 17.9 5.67 221 51.2% 102,805,995 7,713,468,100 7
2018 195,874,683 2.62% 5,001,439 -60,000 17.9 5.67 215 50.3% 98,610,801 7,631,091,040 7
2017 190,873,244 2.64% 4,913,003 -60,000 17.9 5.67 210 49.5% 94,525,016 7,547,858,925 7
2016 185,960,241 2.66% 4,822,793 -60,000 17.9 5.67 204 48.7% 90,546,177 7,464,022,049 7
2015 181,137,448 2.71% 4,526,850 -60,000 17.9 5.74 199 47.8% 86,673,094 7,379,797,139 7
2010 158,503,197 2.68% 3,927,636 -60,000 17.9 5.91 174 43.5% 68,949,828 6,956,823,603 7
2005 138,865,016 2.58% 3,316,233 -34,000 18.0 6.05 152 39.1% 54,288,918 6,541,907,027 9
2000 122,283,850 2.53% 2,867,103 -19,005 17.9 6.17 134 34.9% 42,627,440 6,143,493,823 10
1995 107,948,335 2.54% 2,547,177 -19,154 17.7 6.37 119 32.2% 34,785,545 5,744,212,979 10
1990 95,212,450 2.64% 2,329,933 -18,281 17.4 6.60 105 29.7% 28,276,132 5,327,231,061 10
1985 83,562,785 2.62% 2,027,830 -135,413 17.5 6.76 92 25.7% 21,434,266 4,870,921,740 10
1980 73,423,633 2.99% 2,009,867 164,143 18.0 6.76 81 22.0% 16,139,321 4,458,003,514 11
1975 63,374,298 2.51% 1,478,431 -7,705 18.3 6.61 70 19.8% 12,535,584 4,079,480,606 11
1970 55,982,144 2.23% 1,170,845 -8,669 18.7 6.35 61 17.8% 9,942,297 3,700,437,046 11
1965 50,127,921 2.12% 997,893 204 19.0 6.35 55 16.6% 8,296,771 3,339,583,597 13
1960 45,138,458 1.90% 810,472 541 19.1 6.35 50 15.4% 6,955,737 3,034,949,748 13
1955 41,086,100 1.65% 645,270 674 19.1 6.35 45 12.1% 4,952,844 2,773,019,936 13

Nigeria Population Forecast

Year Population Yearly%
Change		 Yearly
Change		 Migrants (net) Median Age Fertility Rate Density (P/Km²) Urban
Pop%		 Urban Population World Population Global Rank
2020 206,139,589 2.62% 5,000,428 -60,000 18.1 5.42 226 52.0% 107,112,526 7,794,798,739 7
2025 233,343,112 2.51% 5,440,705 -60,000 18.5 5.42 256 55.8% 130,312,056 8,184,437,460 6
2030 262,977,337 2.42% 5,926,845 -60,000 19.1 5.42 289 59.4% 156,299,881 8,548,487,400 6
2035 294,986,051 2.32% 6,401,743 -62,360 19.9 5.42 324 62.7% 184,887,647 8,887,524,213 5
2040 329,066,615 2.21% 6,816,113 -62,360 20.7 5.42 361 65.7% 216,083,536 9,198,847,240 4
2045 364,711,807 2.08% 7,129,038 -62,216 21.5 5.42 400 68.6% 250,285,391 9,481,803,274 4
2050 401,315,000 1.93% 7,320,639   22.4 5.42 441 71.5% 287,130,349 9,735,033,990 3

Main Cities by Population in Nigeria

  # CITY NAME POPULATION  
  1 Lagos 9,000,000  
  2 Kano 3,626,068  
  3 Ibadan 3,565,108  
  4 Kaduna 1,582,102  
  5 Port Harcourt 1,148,665  
  6 Benin City 1,125,058  
  7 Maiduguri 1,112,449  
  8 Zaria 975,153  
  9 Aba 897,560  
  10 Jos 816,824  
  11 Ilorin 814,192  
  12 Oyo 736,072  
  13 Enugu 688,862  
  14 Abeokuta 593,100  
  15 Abuja 590,400  
  16 Sokoto 563,861  
  17 Onitsha 561,066  
  18 Warri 536,023  
  19 Ebute Ikorodu 535,619  
  20 Okene 479,178  
  21 Calabar 461,796  
  22 Uyo 436,606  
  23 Katsina 432,149  
  24 Ado-Ekiti 424,340  
  25 Akure 420,594  
  26 Bauchi 316,149  
  27 Ikeja 313,196  
  28 Makurdi 292,645  
  29 Minna 291,905  
  30 Efon-Alaaye 279,319  
  31 Ilesa 277,904  
  32 Owo 276,574  
  33 Umuahia 264,662  
  34 Ondo 257,005  
  35 Ikot Ekpene 254,806  
  36 Iwo 250,443  
  37 Gombe 250,258  
  38 Jimeta 248,148  
  39 Atani 230,000  
  40 Gusau 226,857  
  41 Mubi 225,705  
  42 Ikire 222,160  
  43 Owerri 215,038  
  44 Shagamu 214,558  
  45 Ijebu-Ode 209,175  
  46 Ugep 200,276  
  47 Nnewi 193,987  
  48 Ise-Ekiti 190,063  
  49 Ila Orangun 179,192  
  50 Saki 178,677  
  51 Bida 171,656  
  52 Awka 167,738  
  53 Ijero-Ekiti 167,632  
  54 Inisa 164,161  
  55 Suleja 162,135  
  56 Sapele 161,686  
  57 Osogbo 156,694  
  58 Kisi 155,510  
  59 Gbongan 139,485  
  60 Ejigbo 138,357  
  61 Funtua 136,811  
  62 Igboho 136,764  
  63 Buguma 135,404  
  64 Ikirun 134,240  
  65 Abakaliki 134,102  
  66 Okrika 133,271  
  67 Amaigbo 127,300  
  68 Lafia 127,236  
  69 Gashua 125,817  
  70 Modakeke 119,529  

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