Nigeria Population Growth Rate 1950-2024
Chart and table of Nigeria population from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Nigeria in 2024 is 229,152,217, a 2.39% increase from 2023.
- The population of Nigeria in 2023 was 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.
Similar Countries Ranked by Population Growth Rate |
Country Name |
2024 Population Growth Rate |
India |
1,441,719,852 |
Indonesia |
279,798,049 |
Pakistan |
245,209,815 |
Nigeria |
229,152,217 |
Bangladesh |
174,701,211 |
Philippines |
119,106,224 |
Egypt |
114,484,252 |
Vietnam |
99,497,680 |
Kenya |
56,203,030 |
Myanmar |
54,964,694 |
Sudan |
49,358,228 |
Morocco |
38,211,459 |
Ukraine |
37,937,821 |
Angola |
37,804,634 |
Uzbekistan |
35,673,804 |
Ghana |
34,777,522 |
Cameroon |
29,394,433 |
Sri Lanka |
21,949,268 |
Zambia |
21,134,695 |
Cambodia |
17,121,847 |
Bolivia |
12,567,336 |
Tunisia |
12,564,689 |
Honduras |
10,759,406 |
Papua New Guinea |
10,515,788 |
Nicaragua |
7,142,529 |
El Salvador |
6,396,289 |
Republic of Congo |
6,244,547 |
Mauritania |
4,993,922 |
Georgia |
3,717,425 |
Mongolia |
3,493,629 |
Moldova |
3,329,865 |
Lesotho |
2,356,083 |
Timor-Leste |
1,379,883 |
Eswatini |
1,222,075 |
Djibouti |
1,152,329 |
Bhutan |
792,382 |
Solomon Islands |
756,673 |
Cabo Verde |
604,461 |
Micronesia |
549,553 |
Vanuatu |
342,325 |
Sao Tome and Principe |
236,381 |
Kiribati |
135,763 |
Nigeria - Historical Population Growth Rate Data
|
Year |
Population Growth Rate |
Growth Rate |
2024 |
229,152,217 |
2.39% |
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% |