Nigeria Population 1950-2021
Chart and table of Nigeria population from 1950 to 2021. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Nigeria in 2021 is 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.
- The population of Nigeria in 2018 was 195,874,683, a 2.62% increase from 2017.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2021 Population |
| India |
1,393,409,038 |
| Indonesia |
276,361,783 |
| Pakistan |
225,199,937 |
| Nigeria |
211,400,708 |
| Bangladesh |
166,303,498 |
| Philippines |
111,046,913 |
| Egypt |
104,258,327 |
| Vietnam |
98,168,833 |
| Kenya |
54,985,698 |
| Myanmar |
54,806,012 |
| Sudan |
44,909,353 |
| Ukraine |
43,466,819 |
| Morocco |
37,344,795 |
| Uzbekistan |
33,935,763 |
| Angola |
33,933,610 |
| Ghana |
31,732,129 |
| Cameroon |
27,224,265 |
| Sri Lanka |
21,497,310 |
| Zambia |
18,920,651 |
| Cambodia |
16,946,438 |
| Tunisia |
11,935,766 |
| Bolivia |
11,832,940 |
| Honduras |
10,062,991 |
| Papua New Guinea |
9,119,010 |
| Nicaragua |
6,702,385 |
| El Salvador |
6,518,499 |
| Mauritania |
4,775,119 |
| Moldova |
4,024,019 |
| Georgia |
3,979,765 |
| Mongolia |
3,329,289 |
| Lesotho |
2,159,079 |
| Timor-Leste |
1,343,873 |
| Eswatini |
1,172,362 |
| Djibouti |
1,002,187 |
| Bhutan |
779,898 |
| Solomon Islands |
703,996 |
| Cabo Verde |
561,898 |
| Micronesia |
554,397 |
| Vanuatu |
314,464 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
223,368 |
| Kiribati |
121,392 |
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Nigeria - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 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% |
