Population of Nigeria today

236,571,136
Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Population of Nigeria as of today

The current population of Nigeria is 236,571,136 with an annual growth rate of 2.055%. Nigeria has a population of 2.868% of the world's population.

Population236,571,136
Growth Rate2.055%
Male119,693,719 (50.595%)
Female116,877,417 (49.405%)
Today Change+ 917
Births today1,450
Deaths today521
Births in 20252,345,959
Deaths in 2025842,943
Change in 2025+ 1,483,322 (0.631%)

Population chart for Nigeria

Population History of Nigeria

YearPopulation
(01 Jan)
Natural ChangeGrowth Rate
(%)
Total Population
(31 December)
2024230,271,1414,766,6132.07%235,037,754
2023225,494,7494,726,3702.096%230,221,119
2022220,807,0424,639,1562.101%225,446,198
2021216,251,5314,508,8442.085%220,760,375
2020211,740,8314,463,4972.108%216,204,328
2019207,230,4514,461,6722.153%211,692,123
2018202,647,0584,533,2152.237%207,180,273
2017197,862,0994,728,9042.39%202,591,003
2016193,025,3014,777,3762.475%197,802,677
2015188,318,4554,649,5832.469%192,968,038

Net Migration Rate of Nigeria

The net migration rate of Nigeria in the most recent year (2023) is estimated at -57,936, indicating a negative migration trend where more people are leaving than arriving.

Net Migration Rate Over the Last 10 Years

YearNet Migration
2023-57,936
2022-51,680
2021-86,115
2020-14,497
2019-99,722
2018-76,565
201778,685
201675,265
2015-116,162
2014-19,376

The population of countries near Nigeria

RankIsoCountryPopulationEquivalent Nigeria
1CM Cameroon29,730,01012.548%
2TD Chad20,894,9918.817%
3ST São Tomé and Pr...239,3270.101%
4BJ Benin14,744,9146.226%
5NE Niger27,741,55011.686%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank, Nations Geo ,Census,Wikidata