Nigeria Population Density 1950-2022
Chart and table of Nigeria population density from 1950 to 2022. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population density of Nigeria in 2022 is 234.63 people per square kilometer, a 2.53% increase from 2021.
- The population density of Nigeria in 2021 was 228.85 people per square kilometer, a 2.55% increase from 2020.
- The population density of Nigeria in 2020 was 223.15 people per square kilometer, a 2.58% increase from 2019.
- The population density of Nigeria in 2019 was 217.55 people per square kilometer, a 2.6% increase from 2018.
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Nigeria - Historical Population Density Data
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| Year |
Population Density |
Growth Rate |
| 2022 |
234.63 |
2.53% |
| 2021 |
228.85 |
2.55% |
| 2020 |
223.15 |
2.58% |
| 2019 |
217.55 |
2.60% |
| 2018 |
212.04 |
2.62% |
| 2017 |
206.62 |
2.64% |
| 2016 |
201.31 |
2.66% |
| 2015 |
196.09 |
2.68% |
| 2014 |
190.96 |
2.70% |
| 2013 |
185.94 |
2.71% |
| 2012 |
181.03 |
2.72% |
| 2011 |
176.24 |
2.71% |
| 2010 |
171.58 |
2.71% |
| 2009 |
167.06 |
2.70% |
| 2008 |
162.67 |
2.69% |
| 2007 |
158.42 |
2.67% |
| 2006 |
154.30 |
2.65% |
| 2005 |
150.32 |
2.62% |
| 2004 |
146.49 |
2.59% |
| 2003 |
142.79 |
2.57% |
| 2002 |
139.21 |
2.55% |
| 2001 |
135.74 |
2.54% |
| 2000 |
132.37 |
2.54% |
| 1999 |
129.10 |
2.53% |
| 1998 |
125.92 |
2.52% |
| 1997 |
122.82 |
2.52% |
| 1996 |
119.80 |
2.52% |
| 1995 |
116.86 |
2.52% |
| 1994 |
113.98 |
2.52% |
| 1993 |
111.18 |
2.53% |
| 1992 |
108.43 |
2.55% |
| 1991 |
105.73 |
2.58% |
| 1990 |
103.07 |
2.61% |
| 1989 |
100.44 |
2.65% |
| 1988 |
97.85 |
2.67% |
| 1987 |
95.31 |
2.66% |
| 1986 |
92.84 |
2.64% |
| 1985 |
90.46 |
2.60% |
| 1984 |
88.17 |
2.56% |
| 1983 |
85.97 |
2.57% |
| 1982 |
83.82 |
2.63% |
| 1981 |
81.67 |
2.75% |
| 1980 |
79.48 |
2.89% |
| 1979 |
77.25 |
3.02% |
| 1978 |
74.99 |
3.08% |
| 1977 |
72.75 |
3.04% |
| 1976 |
70.60 |
2.91% |
| 1975 |
68.60 |
2.75% |
| 1974 |
66.77 |
2.60% |
| 1973 |
65.08 |
2.47% |
| 1972 |
63.51 |
2.39% |
| 1971 |
62.03 |
2.35% |
| 1970 |
60.60 |
2.31% |
| 1969 |
59.23 |
2.26% |
| 1968 |
57.92 |
2.22% |
| 1967 |
56.66 |
2.20% |
| 1966 |
55.44 |
2.17% |
| 1965 |
54.26 |
2.16% |
| 1964 |
53.12 |
2.15% |
| 1963 |
52.00 |
2.13% |
| 1962 |
50.91 |
2.10% |
| 1961 |
49.86 |
2.05% |
| 1960 |
48.86 |
2.00% |
| 1959 |
47.91 |
1.94% |
| 1958 |
46.99 |
1.89% |
| 1957 |
46.12 |
1.85% |
| 1956 |
45.28 |
1.81% |
| 1955 |
44.48 |
1.77% |
| 1954 |
43.70 |
1.73% |
| 1953 |
42.96 |
1.67% |
| 1952 |
42.26 |
1.59% |
| 1951 |
41.59 |
1.49% |
| 1950 |
40.98 |
0.00% |
