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Population in Nigeria

Latest: 237,527,782
Previous: 232,679,478
Change: +4,848,304 (+2.1%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Persons

Population over time

Annual, Persons, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Population in Nigeria
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	51,188,234
Dec 31, 1967	52,293,065
Dec 31, 1968	53,432,783
Dec 31, 1969	54,631,914
Dec 31, 1970	55,893,838
Dec 31, 1971	57,214,684
Dec 31, 1972	58,601,748
Dec 31, 1973	60,082,139
Dec 31, 1974	61,679,144
Dec 31, 1975	63,410,815
Dec 31, 1976	65,258,009
Dec 31, 1977	67,234,590
Dec 31, 1978	69,326,532
Dec 31, 1979	71,498,242
Dec 31, 1980	73,764,641
Dec 31, 1981	76,068,103
Dec 31, 1982	78,378,701
Dec 31, 1983	80,438,260
Dec 31, 1984	82,526,443
Dec 31, 1985	84,897,973
Dec 31, 1986	87,235,953
Dec 31, 1987	89,591,716
Dec 31, 1988	92,020,090
Dec 31, 1989	94,531,014
Dec 31, 1990	97,120,925
Dec 31, 1991	99,720,162
Dec 31, 1992	102,372,770
Dec 31, 1993	105,122,069
Dec 31, 1994	107,935,714
Dec 31, 1995	110,819,428
Dec 31, 1996	113,754,779
Dec 31, 1997	116,754,792
Dec 31, 1998	119,846,254
Dec 31, 1999	123,047,320
Dec 31, 2000	126,382,494
Dec 31, 2001	129,862,595
Dec 31, 2002	133,471,989
Dec 31, 2003	137,202,644
Dec 31, 2004	141,057,045
Dec 31, 2005	145,017,253
Dec 31, 2006	149,077,334
Dec 31, 2007	153,267,261
Dec 31, 2008	157,595,014
Dec 31, 2009	162,049,464
Dec 31, 2010	166,642,886
Dec 31, 2011	171,379,598
Dec 31, 2012	176,200,625
Dec 31, 2013	181,049,443
Dec 31, 2014	185,896,915
Dec 31, 2015	190,671,878
Dec 31, 2016	195,443,700
Dec 31, 2017	200,254,579
Dec 31, 2018	204,938,755
Dec 31, 2019	209,485,641
Dec 31, 2020	213,996,181
Dec 31, 2021	218,529,286
Dec 31, 2022	223,150,896
Dec 31, 2023	227,882,945
Dec 31, 2024	232,679,478
Dec 31, 2025	237,527,782

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