Nigeria Population 1950-2022
Chart and table of Nigeria population from 1950 to 2022. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Nigeria in 2022 is 216,746,934, a 2.53% increase from 2021.
- The population of Nigeria in 2021 was 211,400,708, a 2.55% increase from 2020.
- The population of Nigeria in 2020 was 206,139,589, a 2.58% increase from 2019.
- The population of Nigeria in 2019 was 200,963,599, a 2.6% increase from 2018.
Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
Country Name |
2022 Population |
India |
1,406,631,776 |
Indonesia |
279,134,505 |
Pakistan |
229,488,994 |
Nigeria |
216,746,934 |
Bangladesh |
167,885,689 |
Philippines |
112,508,994 |
Egypt |
106,156,692 |
Vietnam |
98,953,541 |
Kenya |
56,215,221 |
Myanmar |
55,227,143 |
Sudan |
45,992,020 |
Ukraine |
43,192,122 |
Morocco |
37,772,756 |
Angola |
35,027,343 |
Uzbekistan |
34,382,084 |
Ghana |
32,395,450 |
Cameroon |
27,911,548 |
Sri Lanka |
21,575,842 |
Zambia |
19,470,234 |
Cambodia |
17,168,639 |
Tunisia |
12,046,656 |
Bolivia |
11,992,656 |
Honduras |
10,221,247 |
Papua New Guinea |
9,292,169 |
Nicaragua |
6,779,100 |
El Salvador |
6,550,389 |
Mauritania |
4,901,981 |
Moldova |
4,013,171 |
Georgia |
3,968,738 |
Mongolia |
3,378,078 |
Lesotho |
2,175,699 |
Timor-Leste |
1,369,429 |
Eswatini |
1,184,817 |
Djibouti |
1,016,097 |
Bhutan |
787,941 |
Solomon Islands |
721,159 |
Cabo Verde |
567,678 |
Micronesia |
559,889 |
Vanuatu |
321,832 |
Sao Tome and Principe |
227,679 |
Kiribati |
123,419 |
Nigeria - Historical Population Data
|
Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
2022 |
216,746,934 |
2.53% |
2021 |
211,400,708 |
2.55% |
2020 |
206,139,589 |
2.58% |
2019 |
200,963,599 |
2.60% |
2018 |
195,874,683 |
2.62% |
2017 |
190,873,244 |
2.64% |
2016 |
185,960,241 |
2.66% |
2015 |
181,137,448 |
2.68% |
2014 |
176,404,934 |
2.70% |
2013 |
171,765,816 |
2.71% |
2012 |
167,228,794 |
2.72% |
2011 |
162,805,077 |
2.71% |
2010 |
158,503,197 |
2.71% |
2009 |
154,324,933 |
2.70% |
2008 |
150,269,623 |
2.69% |
2007 |
146,339,977 |
2.67% |
2006 |
142,538,308 |
2.65% |
2005 |
138,865,016 |
2.62% |
2004 |
135,320,422 |
2.59% |
2003 |
131,900,631 |
2.57% |
2002 |
128,596,076 |
2.55% |
2001 |
125,394,046 |
2.54% |
2000 |
122,283,850 |
2.54% |
1999 |
119,260,063 |
2.53% |
1998 |
116,319,759 |
2.52% |
1997 |
113,457,663 |
2.52% |
1996 |
110,668,794 |
2.52% |
1995 |
107,948,335 |
2.52% |
1994 |
105,293,700 |
2.52% |
1993 |
102,700,753 |
2.53% |
1992 |
100,161,710 |
2.55% |
1991 |
97,667,632 |
2.58% |
1990 |
95,212,450 |
2.61% |
1989 |
92,788,027 |
2.65% |
1988 |
90,395,271 |
2.67% |
1987 |
88,048,032 |
2.66% |
1986 |
85,766,399 |
2.64% |
1985 |
83,562,785 |
2.60% |
1984 |
81,448,755 |
2.56% |
1983 |
79,414,840 |
2.57% |
1982 |
77,427,546 |
2.63% |
1981 |
75,440,502 |
2.75% |
1980 |
73,423,633 |
2.89% |
1979 |
71,361,131 |
3.02% |
1978 |
69,271,917 |
3.08% |
1977 |
67,203,128 |
3.04% |
1976 |
65,221,378 |
2.91% |
1975 |
63,374,298 |
2.75% |
1974 |
61,677,177 |
2.60% |
1973 |
60,114,625 |
2.47% |
1972 |
58,665,808 |
2.39% |
1971 |
57,296,983 |
2.35% |
1970 |
55,982,144 |
2.31% |
1969 |
54,717,039 |
2.26% |
1968 |
53,506,196 |
2.22% |
1967 |
52,342,233 |
2.20% |
1966 |
51,217,973 |
2.17% |
1965 |
50,127,921 |
2.16% |
1964 |
49,066,760 |
2.15% |
1963 |
48,032,934 |
2.13% |
1962 |
47,029,822 |
2.10% |
1961 |
46,063,563 |
2.05% |
1960 |
45,138,458 |
2.00% |
1959 |
44,255,330 |
1.94% |
1958 |
43,412,097 |
1.89% |
1957 |
42,605,124 |
1.85% |
1956 |
41,830,614 |
1.81% |
1955 |
41,086,100 |
1.77% |
1954 |
40,370,852 |
1.73% |
1953 |
39,686,163 |
1.67% |
1952 |
39,035,444 |
1.59% |
1951 |
38,424,141 |
1.49% |
1950 |
37,859,748 |
0.00% |