Population of Nigeria today

237,667,164
Monday, July 14, 2025

Population of Nigeria as of today

The current population of Nigeria is 237,667,164 with an annual growth rate of 2.055%. Nigeria has a population of 2.868% of the world's population.

Population237,667,164
Growth Rate2.055%
Male120,248,257 (50.595%)
Female117,418,907 (49.405%)
Today Change+ 11,611
Births today18,363
Deaths today6,598
Births in 20254,079,389
Deaths in 20251,465,794
Change in 2025+ 2,579,350 (1.097%)

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 Cameroon29,900,00412.548%
2TD Chad21,018,5268.817%
3ST São Tomé and Pr...240,3900.101%
4BJ Benin14,824,2496.226%
5NE Niger27,940,43511.686%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank, Nations Geo ,Census,Wikidata