Nigeria — statistics
We present to you the most complete, extensive, and comprehensive statistical information on Nigeria.
Explore the most comprehensive statistical analysis of Nigeria for the year 2025, extending to projections up to 2100. Our platform provides in-depth data across various metrics, catering to diverse informational needs.
- Demographic Breakdown: Detailed insights into population size, gender distribution, age groups, including specific data on children, teenagers, and senior demographics.
- Economic Indicators: Explore GDP, GDP per capita, and the national currency's international ISO code. This data is crucial for understanding the economic status and development of Nigeria.
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FAQ about Nigeria
What area of the Nigeria ?
Area Nigeria is 923768 km2
What is the population of the Nigeria ?
As of today, in the Nigeria reside 195874740 person
What is the GDP in the Nigeria ?
As of today, GDP Nigeria is 397270 billion $
What is the national currency code of Nigeria ?
International ISO code for the national currency of Nigeria - ngn
How many men in the Nigeria ?
Today in Nigeria lives 118561575 men
How many women in Nigeria ?
Today in Nigeria lives 115255747 women
What is the average age of a resident of Nigeria ?
Average age of a resident Nigeria as of today - 19 years old
How many babies are there in Nigeria ?
Today in Nigeria 36832208 babies. Of which the girls - 17975041, the boys - 18857167. By infants we mean young children under 4 years of age
How many young children in Nigeria ?
As of today in Nigeria 32807631 young children. Of these, the boys are - 16776525 and girls 16031105. These are children from 5 to 9 years old.
How many children are there in Nigeria ?
Today in Nigeria live 29326513 children. Of these, the boys are - 14975569 and girls - 14350943. These are children from 10 to 14 years old
How many teenagers there are in Nigeria ?
Today in Nigeria live 25350047 teenagers. These are people from 14 to 19 years old. Of these, the girls are - 12431765 , young men - 12918281.
How many long-livers there are in Nigeria ?
Today in Nigeria 41 of long-livers. These are people who are over 100 years old. Of these men 14 and women 27
What are the biggest cities in Nigeria ?
Our website provides an up-to-date list of the top 100 largest cities in Nigeria. It is always available at the link. The list is presented in a table sorted from largest to smallest.
What are the largest regions in Nigeria?
Our website provides an up-to-date list of the top regions in Nigeria. It is where the largest number of people in the country live. It is always available by link. The list is presented in a table sorted from the largest to the smallest.
Population
233,817,323
Male
118,561,575
Female
115,255,747
Median age
19
Countries area in km2
923,768
Density per km2
253
GDP (millions $)
397,270
GDP per capita ($)
1,699
Population by age
0-14 years old 98,966,352
15-29 years old 64,230,669
30-44 years old 38,099,206
45-59 years old 21,746,718
60-74 years old 9,236,535
75-89 years old 1,542,165
90+ years old 11,944
Male by age
0-14 years old 50,609,261
15-29 years old 32,668,515
30-44 years old 19,297,571
45-59 years old 10,846,639
60-74 years old 4,422,792
75-89 years old 719,816
90+ years old 5,083
Female by age
0-14 years old 48,357,089
15-29 years old 31,562,152
30-44 years old 18,801,634
45-59 years old 10,900,077
60-74 years old 4,813,743
75-89 years old 822,348
90+ years old 6,860
Top 7 locations in Nigeria
| Lagos | 9,000,000 |
| Kano | 4,910,000 |
| Ibadan | 3,649,000 |
| Abuja | 2,690,000 |
| Port Harcourt | 2,120,000 |
| Kaduna | 1,850,000 |
| Aba | 1,160,000 |
List of the largest cities in Nigeria (with the largest population). If you are interested in the answer to the question "What are the largest cities in Nigeria?" you've come to the right place!
Top 7 largest regions in Nigeria
| Lagos | 10,601,345 |
| Kano State | 10,077,751 |
| Kaduna State | 6,849,075 |
| Rivers State | 6,689,087 |
| Oyo State | 6,617,720 |
| Katsina State | 6,483,429 |
| Benue State | 5,181,642 |
List of the largest regions in Nigeria (with the largest population). If you are interested in the answer to the question "What are the largest regions in Nigeria?" you've come to the right place!
NGN exchange rate
Exchange rates represented by the ExchangesBoard
The main milestones of Nigeria population
| 1954 | 40,000,000 |
| 1965 | 50,000,000 |
| 1973 | 60,000,000 |
| 1979 | 70,000,000 |
| 1984 | 80,000,000 |
| 1988 | 90,000,000 |
| 1992 | 100,000,000 |
| 2019 | 200,000,000 |
| 2036 | 300,000,000 |
| 2050 | 400,000,000 |
| 2064 | 500,000,000 |
| 2077 | 600,000,000 |
| 2094 | 700,000,000 |
Nigeria population is constantly growing, and we can estimate the main milestones of Nigeria population
Sources of our data about Nigeria
The main sources of data on the population, incidence of coronavirus and other in Nigeria:
- United Nations (UN) Nigeria statistic;
- World Bank Nigeria statistic
- World Health Organization (WHO) Nigeria statistic;
We constantly update information about Nigeria to provide you with only reliable and verified data!
Statistics details
- Population
- Population by age
- Male by age
- Female by age
Nigeria population, demographics, and projections to 2100
This graph provides information about the dynamics of changes in the quantitative composition of Nigeria population: the Total number of inhabitants, the number of men, the number of women, and the average age of Nigeria inhabitants.
In the table, we present similar data, taking into account the projections until 2100.
| Year | Population | Male | Female | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 37,859,750 | 18,886,354 | 18,973,396 | 19 |
| 1951 | 38,424,142 | 19,167,315 | 19,256,827 | — |
| 1952 | 39,035,435 | 19,472,357 | 19,563,078 | — |
| 1953 | 39,686,159 | 19,797,568 | 19,888,591 | — |
| 1954 | 40,370,853 | 20,140,076 | 20,230,777 | — |
| 1955 | 41,086,100 | 20,498,114 | 20,587,986 | 19 |
| 1956 | 41,830,617 | 20,871,002 | 20,959,615 | — |
| 1957 | 42,605,120 | 21,259,141 | 21,345,979 | — |
| 1958 | 43,412,094 | 21,663,838 | 21,748,256 | — |
| 1959 | 44,255,337 | 22,087,102 | 22,168,235 | — |
| 1960 | 45,138,460 | 22,530,847 | 22,607,613 | 19 |
| 1961 | 46,063,570 | 22,996,166 | 23,067,404 | — |
| 1962 | 47,029,818 | 23,482,600 | 23,547,218 | — |
| 1963 | 48,032,932 | 23,987,867 | 24,045,065 | — |
| 1964 | 49,066,762 | 24,508,713 | 24,558,049 | — |
| 1965 | 50,127,920 | 25,043,307 | 25,084,613 | 19 |
| 1966 | 51,217,969 | 25,592,609 | 25,625,360 | — |
| 1967 | 52,342,231 | 26,159,438 | 26,182,793 | — |
| 1968 | 53,506,201 | 26,746,386 | 26,759,815 | — |
| 1969 | 54,717,035 | 27,356,807 | 27,360,228 | — |
| 1970 | 55,982,142 | 27,994,387 | 27,987,755 | 19 |
| 1971 | 57,296,988 | 28,656,168 | 28,640,820 | — |
| 1972 | 58,665,813 | 29,344,624 | 29,321,189 | — |
| 1973 | 60,114,615 | 30,075,039 | 30,039,576 | — |
| 1974 | 61,677,167 | 30,867,369 | 30,809,798 | — |
| 1975 | 63,374,289 | 31,733,895 | 31,640,394 | 18 |
| 1976 | 65,221,379 | 32,683,777 | 32,537,602 | — |
| 1977 | 67,203,134 | 33,707,888 | 33,495,246 | — |
| 1978 | 69,271,915 | 34,777,748 | 34,494,167 | — |
| 1979 | 71,361,141 | 35,853,615 | 35,507,526 | — |
| 1980 | 73,423,646 | 36,907,436 | 36,516,210 | 18 |
| 1981 | 75,440,505 | 37,927,811 | 37,512,694 | — |
| 1982 | 77,427,539 | 38,924,473 | 38,503,066 | — |
| 1983 | 79,414,841 | 39,916,312 | 39,498,529 | — |
| 1984 | 81,448,757 | 40,932,204 | 40,516,553 | — |
| 1985 | 83,562,776 | 41,993,033 | 41,569,743 | 18 |
| 1986 | 85,766,396 | 43,104,876 | 42,661,520 | — |
| 1987 | 88,048,029 | 44,260,637 | 43,787,392 | — |
| 1988 | 90,395,278 | 45,452,421 | 44,942,857 | — |
| 1989 | 92,788,039 | 46,667,454 | 46,120,585 | — |
| 1990 | 95,212,454 | 47,896,887 | 47,315,567 | 17 |
| 1991 | 97,667,632 | 49,139,906 | 48,527,726 | — |
| 1992 | 100,161,708 | 50,401,529 | 49,760,179 | — |
| 1993 | 102,700,751 | 51,685,810 | 51,014,941 | — |
| 1994 | 105,293,701 | 52,998,700 | 52,295,001 | — |
| 1995 | 107,948,339 | 54,345,196 | 53,603,143 | 18 |
| 1996 | 110,668,784 | 55,727,649 | 54,941,135 | — |
| 1997 | 113,457,661 | 57,147,062 | 56,310,599 | — |
| 1998 | 116,319,763 | 58,605,582 | 57,714,181 | — |
| 1999 | 119,260,055 | 60,105,248 | 59,154,807 | — |
| 2000 | 122,283,853 | 61,648,374 | 60,635,479 | 18 |
| 2001 | 125,394,046 | 63,236,351 | 62,157,695 | — |
| 2002 | 128,596,079 | 64,871,990 | 63,724,089 | — |
| 2003 | 131,900,634 | 66,560,635 | 65,339,999 | — |
| 2004 | 135,320,420 | 68,308,666 | 67,011,754 | — |
| 2005 | 138,865,014 | 70,120,845 | 68,744,169 | 18 |
| 2006 | 142,538,305 | 71,999,058 | 70,539,247 | — |
| 2007 | 146,339,971 | 73,943,002 | 72,396,969 | — |
| 2008 | 150,269,622 | 75,952,297 | 74,317,325 | — |
| 2009 | 154,324,939 | 78,025,550 | 76,299,389 | — |
| 2010 | 158,503,203 | 80,161,191 | 78,342,012 | 18 |
| 2011 | 162,805,080 | 82,359,450 | 80,445,630 | — |
| 2012 | 167,228,803 | 84,619,358 | 82,609,445 | — |
| 2013 | 171,765,819 | 86,936,474 | 84,829,345 | — |
| 2014 | 176,404,931 | 89,305,034 | 87,099,897 | — |
| 2015 | 181,137,454 | 91,720,564 | 89,416,890 | 18 |
| 2016 | 185,960,244 | 94,181,382 | 91,778,862 | — |
| 2017 | 190,873,247 | 96,687,405 | 94,185,842 | — |
| 2018 | 195,874,685 | 99,237,728 | 96,636,957 | — |
| 2019 | 200,963,603 | 101,831,874 | 99,131,729 | — |
| 2020 | 206,139,587 | 104,469,637 | 101,669,950 | 18 |
| 2021 | 211,400,704 | 107,149,995 | 104,250,709 | — |
| 2022 | 216,746,933 | 109,872,878 | 106,874,055 | — |
| 2023 | 222,182,400 | 112,640,370 | 109,542,030 | — |
| 2024 | 227,713,027 | 115,455,469 | 112,257,558 | — |
| 2025 | 233,343,117 | 118,320,347 | 115,022,770 | 19 |
| 2026 | 239,073,298 | 121,235,288 | 117,838,010 | — |
| 2027 | 244,902,210 | 124,199,553 | 120,702,657 | — |
| 2028 | 250,829,695 | 127,212,954 | 123,616,741 | — |
| 2029 | 256,855,080 | 130,275,013 | 126,580,067 | — |
| 2030 | 262,977,344 | 133,385,111 | 129,592,233 | 19 |
| 2031 | 269,195,369 | 136,542,600 | 132,652,769 | — |
| 2032 | 275,507,677 | 139,746,708 | 135,760,969 | — |
| 2033 | 281,912,051 | 142,996,336 | 138,915,715 | — |
| 2034 | 288,405,818 | 146,290,187 | 142,115,631 | — |
| 2035 | 294,986,052 | 149,626,806 | 145,359,246 | 20 |
| 2036 | 301,649,967 | 153,004,748 | 148,645,219 | — |
| 2037 | 308,394,398 | 156,422,336 | 151,972,062 | — |
| 2038 | 315,215,079 | 159,877,280 | 155,337,799 | — |
| 2039 | 322,107,382 | 163,367,083 | 158,740,299 | — |
| 2040 | 329,066,612 | 166,889,249 | 162,177,363 | 21 |
| 2041 | 336,089,719 | 170,442,146 | 165,647,573 | — |
| 2042 | 343,172,749 | 174,023,728 | 169,149,021 | — |
| 2043 | 350,309,002 | 177,630,580 | 172,678,422 | — |
| 2044 | 357,490,775 | 181,258,785 | 176,231,990 | — |
| 2045 | 364,711,807 | 184,905,156 | 179,806,651 | 22 |
| 2046 | 371,966,868 | 188,567,000 | 183,399,868 | — |
| 2047 | 379,253,707 | 192,243,098 | 187,010,609 | — |
| 2048 | 386,572,813 | 195,933,566 | 190,639,247 | — |
| 2049 | 393,926,393 | 199,639,374 | 194,287,019 | — |
| 2050 | 401,314,997 | 203,360,692 | 197,954,305 | 22 |
| 2051 | 408,736,956 | 207,096,596 | 201,640,360 | — |
| 2052 | 416,187,349 | 210,844,582 | 205,342,767 | — |
| 2053 | 423,659,653 | 214,601,354 | 209,058,299 | — |
| 2054 | 431,145,764 | 218,362,831 | 212,782,933 | — |
| 2055 | 438,639,109 | 222,125,688 | 216,513,421 | 23 |
| 2056 | 446,135,255 | 225,887,666 | 220,247,589 | — |
| 2057 | 453,632,504 | 229,647,856 | 223,984,648 | — |
| 2058 | 461,130,403 | 233,406,062 | 227,724,341 | — |
| 2059 | 468,629,811 | 237,162,760 | 231,467,051 | — |
| 2060 | 476,130,396 | 240,917,802 | 235,212,594 | 24 |
| 2061 | 483,629,668 | 244,669,931 | 238,959,737 | — |
| 2062 | 491,123,360 | 248,416,934 | 242,706,426 | — |
| 2063 | 498,607,383 | 252,156,626 | 246,450,757 | — |
| 2064 | 506,076,996 | 255,886,479 | 250,190,517 | — |
| 2065 | 513,527,742 | 259,604,122 | 253,923,620 | 25 |
| 2066 | 520,955,830 | 263,307,580 | 257,648,250 | — |
| 2067 | 528,358,013 | 266,995,223 | 261,362,790 | — |
| 2068 | 535,730,851 | 270,665,312 | 265,065,539 | — |
| 2069 | 543,071,029 | 274,316,190 | 268,754,839 | — |
| 2070 | 550,374,963 | 277,946,067 | 272,428,896 | 26 |
| 2071 | 557,638,520 | 281,552,860 | 276,085,660 | — |
| 2072 | 564,857,362 | 285,134,350 | 279,723,012 | — |
| 2073 | 572,027,254 | 288,688,379 | 283,338,875 | — |
| 2074 | 579,143,839 | 292,212,708 | 286,931,131 | — |
| 2075 | 586,202,596 | 295,705,034 | 290,497,562 | 27 |
| 2076 | 593,199,966 | 299,163,547 | 294,036,419 | — |
| 2077 | 600,131,284 | 302,585,926 | 297,545,358 | — |
| 2078 | 606,989,542 | 305,968,754 | 301,020,788 | — |
| 2079 | 613,766,871 | 309,308,183 | 304,458,688 | — |
| 2080 | 620,456,667 | 312,600,997 | 307,855,670 | 29 |
| 2081 | 627,054,693 | 315,845,115 | 311,209,578 | — |
| 2082 | 633,558,477 | 319,039,292 | 314,519,185 | — |
| 2083 | 639,965,674 | 322,182,273 | 317,783,401 | — |
| 2084 | 646,274,696 | 325,273,172 | 321,001,524 | — |
| 2085 | 652,484,053 | 328,311,174 | 324,172,879 | 30 |
| 2086 | 658,591,333 | 331,295,089 | 327,296,244 | — |
| 2087 | 664,594,517 | 334,223,983 | 330,370,534 | — |
| 2088 | 670,493,210 | 337,097,715 | 333,395,495 | — |
| 2089 | 676,287,598 | 339,916,458 | 336,371,140 | — |
| 2090 | 681,977,621 | 342,680,263 | 339,297,358 | 30 |
| 2091 | 687,562,621 | 345,388,894 | 342,173,727 | — |
| 2092 | 693,041,454 | 348,041,844 | 344,999,610 | — |
| 2093 | 698,412,752 | 350,638,515 | 347,774,237 | — |
| 2094 | 703,675,208 | 353,178,347 | 350,496,861 | — |
| 2095 | 708,827,841 | 355,660,949 | 353,166,892 | 31 |
| 2096 | 713,870,114 | 358,086,172 | 355,783,942 | — |
| 2097 | 718,801,966 | 360,454,132 | 358,347,834 | — |
| 2098 | 723,623,805 | 362,765,182 | 360,858,623 | — |
| 2099 | 728,336,563 | 365,019,972 | 363,316,591 | — |
| 2100 | 732,941,596 | 367,219,371 | 365,722,225 | 32 |