Population of Nigeria
Updated on May 15, 2023.
The Population of Nigeria was 213,401,323 in 2021, a difference of +5,073,918 (2% increase) from 2020, according to recent data from the World Bank.
The chart and table below shows the population of Nigeria for 1960-2021.
Data Source: World Bank.
Population of Nigeria
Population of Nigeria
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| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1,960 | 44,928,342.00 |
| 1,961 | 45,855,507.00 |
| 1,962 | 46,821,845.00 |
| 1,963 | 47,822,569.00 |
| 1,964 | 48,856,332.00 |
| 1,965 | 49,925,799.00 |
| 1,966 | 51,020,296.00 |
| 1,967 | 52,106,681.00 |
| 1,968 | 53,210,119.00 |
| 1,969 | 54,360,750.00 |
| 1,970 | 55,569,264.00 |
| 1,971 | 56,837,614.00 |
| 1,972 | 58,173,834.00 |
| 1,973 | 59,605,446.00 |
| 1,974 | 61,157,931.00 |
| 1,975 | 62,851,312.00 |
| 1,976 | 64,658,315.00 |
| 1,977 | 66,589,655.00 |
| 1,978 | 68,633,344.00 |
| 1,979 | 70,750,307.00 |
| 1,980 | 72,951,439.00 |
| 1,981 | 75,175,387.00 |
| 1,982 | 77,388,067.00 |
| 1,983 | 79,351,586.00 |
| 1,984 | 81,337,553.00 |
| 1,985 | 83,585,251.00 |
| 1,986 | 85,804,185.00 |
| 1,987 | 88,044,187.00 |
| 1,988 | 90,351,467.00 |
| 1,989 | 92,744,064.00 |
| 1,990 | 95,214,257.00 |
| 1,991 | 97,685,360.00 |
| 1,992 | 100,182,045.00 |
| 1,993 | 102,775,465.00 |
| 1,994 | 105,456,121.00 |
| 1,995 | 108,187,610.00 |
| 1,996 | 110,956,183.00 |
| 1,997 | 113,791,181.00 |
| 1,998 | 116,690,527.00 |
| 1,999 | 119,695,565.00 |
| 2,000 | 122,851,984.00 |
| 2,001 | 126,152,678.00 |
| 2,002 | 129,583,026.00 |
| 2,003 | 133,119,801.00 |
| 2,004 | 136,756,848.00 |
| 2,005 | 140,490,722.00 |
| 2,006 | 144,329,764.00 |
| 2,007 | 148,294,028.00 |
| 2,008 | 152,382,506.00 |
| 2,009 | 156,595,758.00 |
| 2,010 | 160,952,853.00 |
| 2,011 | 165,463,745.00 |
| 2,012 | 170,075,932.00 |
| 2,013 | 174,726,123.00 |
| 2,014 | 179,379,016.00 |
| 2,015 | 183,995,785.00 |
| 2,016 | 188,666,931.00 |
| 2,017 | 193,495,907.00 |
| 2,018 | 198,387,623.00 |
| 2,019 | 203,304,492.00 |
| 2,020 | 208,327,405.00 |
| 2,021 | 213,401,323.00 |