Trend of Population for Nigeria

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2025, the Population of Nigeria was 232,679,478. A difference of +4,796,533 compared to 2023.

The chart and table below shows the population trend of Nigeria for recent years.

You can see similar information for other countries.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Population for Nigeria

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Year	Population
1,960	45,053,782
1,961	45,989,310
1,962	46,965,292
1,963	47,973,575
1,964	49,012,016
1,965	50,086,764
1,966	51,188,234
1,967	52,293,065
1,968	53,432,783
1,969	54,631,914
1,970	55,893,838
1,971	57,214,684
1,972	58,601,748
1,973	60,082,139
1,974	61,679,144
1,975	63,410,815
1,976	65,258,009
1,977	67,234,590
1,978	69,326,532
1,979	71,498,242
1,980	73,764,641
1,981	76,068,103
1,982	78,378,701
1,983	80,438,260
1,984	82,526,443
1,985	84,897,973
1,986	87,235,953
1,987	89,591,716
1,988	92,020,090
1,989	94,531,014
1,990	97,120,925
1,991	99,720,162
1,992	102,372,770
1,993	105,122,069
1,994	107,935,714
1,995	110,819,428
1,996	113,754,779
1,997	116,754,792
1,998	119,846,254
1,999	123,047,320
2,000	126,382,494
2,001	129,862,595
2,002	133,471,989
2,003	137,202,644
2,004	141,057,045
2,005	145,017,253
2,006	149,077,334
2,007	153,267,261
2,008	157,595,014
2,009	162,049,464
2,010	166,642,886
2,011	171,379,598
2,012	176,200,625
2,013	181,049,443
2,014	185,896,915
2,015	190,671,878
2,016	195,443,700
2,017	200,254,579
2,018	204,938,755
2,019	209,485,641
2,020	213,996,181
2,021	218,529,286
2,022	223,150,896
2,023	227,882,945
2,024	232,679,478