Nigeria Population Growth Rate 1950-2023

Chart and table of Nigeria population from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population of Nigeria in 2023 is 223,804,632, a 2.41% increase from 2022.
  • The population of Nigeria in 2022 was 218,541,212, a 2.41% increase from 2021.
  • The population of Nigeria in 2021 was 213,401,323, a 2.44% increase from 2020.
  • The population of Nigeria in 2020 was 208,327,405, a 2.47% increase from 2019.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population Growth Rate
Country Name 2023 Population Growth Rate
India 1,428,627,663
Indonesia 277,534,122
Pakistan 240,485,658
Nigeria 223,804,632
Bangladesh 172,954,319
Philippines 117,337,368
Egypt 112,716,598
Vietnam 98,858,950
Kenya 55,100,586
Myanmar 54,577,997
Sudan 48,109,006
Morocco 37,840,044
Ukraine 36,744,634
Angola 36,684,202
Uzbekistan 35,163,944
Ghana 34,121,985
Cameroon 28,647,293
Sri Lanka 21,893,579
Zambia 20,569,737
Cambodia 16,944,826
Tunisia 12,458,223
Bolivia 12,388,571
Honduras 10,593,798
Papua New Guinea 10,329,931
Nicaragua 7,046,310
El Salvador 6,364,943
Republic of Congo 6,106,869
Mauritania 4,862,989
Georgia 3,728,282
Mongolia 3,447,157
Moldova 3,435,931
Lesotho 2,330,318
Timor-Leste 1,360,596
Eswatini 1,210,822
Djibouti 1,136,455
Bhutan 787,424
Solomon Islands 740,424
Cabo Verde 598,682
Micronesia 544,321
Vanuatu 334,506
Sao Tome and Principe 231,856
Kiribati 133,515
Nigeria - Historical Population Growth Rate Data
Year Population Growth Rate Growth Rate
2023 223,804,632 2.41%
2022 218,541,212 2.41%
2021 213,401,323 2.44%
2020 208,327,405 2.47%
2019 203,304,492 2.48%
2018 198,387,623 2.53%
2017 193,495,907 2.56%
2016 188,666,931 2.54%
2015 183,995,785 2.57%
2014 179,379,016 2.66%
2013 174,726,123 2.73%
2012 170,075,932 2.79%
2011 165,463,745 2.80%
2010 160,952,853 2.78%
2009 156,595,758 2.76%
2008 152,382,506 2.76%
2007 148,294,028 2.75%
2006 144,329,764 2.73%
2005 140,490,722 2.73%
2004 136,756,848 2.73%
2003 133,119,801 2.73%
2002 129,583,026 2.72%
2001 126,152,678 2.69%
2000 122,851,984 2.64%
1999 119,695,565 2.58%
1998 116,690,527 2.55%
1997 113,791,181 2.56%
1996 110,956,183 2.56%
1995 108,187,610 2.59%
1994 105,456,121 2.61%
1993 102,775,465 2.59%
1992 100,182,045 2.56%
1991 97,685,360 2.60%
1990 95,214,257 2.66%
1989 92,744,064 2.65%
1988 90,351,467 2.62%
1987 88,044,187 2.61%
1986 85,804,185 2.65%
1985 83,585,251 2.76%
1984 81,337,553 2.50%
1983 79,351,586 2.54%
1982 77,388,067 2.94%
1981 75,175,387 3.05%
1980 72,951,439 3.11%
1979 70,750,307 3.08%
1978 68,633,344 3.07%
1977 66,589,655 2.99%
1976 64,658,315 2.88%
1975 62,851,312 2.77%
1974 61,157,931 2.60%
1973 59,605,446 2.46%
1972 58,173,834 2.35%
1971 56,837,614 2.28%
1970 55,569,264 2.22%
1969 54,360,750 2.16%
1968 53,210,119 2.12%
1967 52,106,681 2.13%
1966 51,020,296 2.19%
1965 49,925,799 2.19%
1964 48,856,332 2.16%
1963 47,822,569 2.14%
1962 46,821,845 2.11%
1961 45,855,507 2.06%
1960 44,928,342 2.01%
1959 44,044,231 1.92%
1958 43,214,753 1.89%
1957 42,413,359 1.91%
1956 41,616,571 1.90%
1955 40,839,223 1.89%
1954 40,082,479 1.87%
1953 39,347,719 1.87%
1952 38,624,425 1.90%
1951 37,903,171 1.92%
1950 37,189,369 0.00%