Nigeria Population Density 1950-2023
Chart and table of Nigeria population density from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population density of Nigeria in 2023 is 242.27 people per square kilometer, a 2.41% increase from 2022.
- The population density of Nigeria in 2022 was 236.58 people per square kilometer, a 2.41% increase from 2021.
- The population density of Nigeria in 2021 was 231.01 people per square kilometer, a 2.44% increase from 2020.
- The population density of Nigeria in 2020 was 225.52 people per square kilometer, a 2.47% increase from 2019.
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Nigeria - Historical Population Density Data
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| Year |
Population Density |
Growth Rate |
| 2023 |
242.27 |
2.41% |
| 2022 |
236.58 |
2.41% |
| 2021 |
231.01 |
2.44% |
| 2020 |
225.52 |
2.47% |
| 2019 |
220.08 |
2.48% |
| 2018 |
214.76 |
2.53% |
| 2017 |
209.46 |
2.56% |
| 2016 |
204.24 |
2.54% |
| 2015 |
199.18 |
2.57% |
| 2014 |
194.18 |
2.66% |
| 2013 |
189.14 |
2.73% |
| 2012 |
184.11 |
2.79% |
| 2011 |
179.12 |
2.80% |
| 2010 |
174.23 |
2.78% |
| 2009 |
169.52 |
2.76% |
| 2008 |
164.96 |
2.76% |
| 2007 |
160.53 |
2.75% |
| 2006 |
156.24 |
2.73% |
| 2005 |
152.08 |
2.73% |
| 2004 |
148.04 |
2.73% |
| 2003 |
144.10 |
2.73% |
| 2002 |
140.28 |
2.72% |
| 2001 |
136.56 |
2.69% |
| 2000 |
132.99 |
2.64% |
| 1999 |
129.57 |
2.58% |
| 1998 |
126.32 |
2.55% |
| 1997 |
123.18 |
2.56% |
| 1996 |
120.11 |
2.56% |
| 1995 |
117.12 |
2.59% |
| 1994 |
114.16 |
2.61% |
| 1993 |
111.26 |
2.59% |
| 1992 |
108.45 |
2.56% |
| 1991 |
105.75 |
2.60% |
| 1990 |
103.07 |
2.66% |
| 1989 |
100.40 |
2.65% |
| 1988 |
97.81 |
2.62% |
| 1987 |
95.31 |
2.61% |
| 1986 |
92.88 |
2.65% |
| 1985 |
90.48 |
2.76% |
| 1984 |
88.05 |
2.50% |
| 1983 |
85.90 |
2.54% |
| 1982 |
83.77 |
2.94% |
| 1981 |
81.38 |
3.05% |
| 1980 |
78.97 |
3.11% |
| 1979 |
76.59 |
3.08% |
| 1978 |
74.30 |
3.07% |
| 1977 |
72.08 |
2.99% |
| 1976 |
69.99 |
2.88% |
| 1975 |
68.04 |
2.77% |
| 1974 |
66.20 |
2.60% |
| 1973 |
64.52 |
2.46% |
| 1972 |
62.97 |
2.35% |
| 1971 |
61.53 |
2.28% |
| 1970 |
60.15 |
2.22% |
| 1969 |
58.85 |
2.16% |
| 1968 |
57.60 |
2.12% |
| 1967 |
56.41 |
2.13% |
| 1966 |
55.23 |
2.19% |
| 1965 |
54.05 |
2.19% |
| 1964 |
52.89 |
2.16% |
| 1963 |
51.77 |
2.14% |
| 1962 |
50.69 |
2.11% |
| 1961 |
49.64 |
2.06% |
| 1960 |
48.64 |
2.01% |
| 1959 |
47.68 |
1.92% |
| 1958 |
46.78 |
1.89% |
| 1957 |
45.91 |
1.91% |
| 1956 |
45.05 |
1.90% |
| 1955 |
44.21 |
1.89% |
| 1954 |
43.39 |
1.87% |
| 1953 |
42.59 |
1.87% |
| 1952 |
41.81 |
1.90% |
| 1951 |
41.03 |
1.92% |
| 1950 |
40.26 |
0.00% |
