Population of Nigeria today

226,003,003
Monday, December 4, 2023

Population of Nigeria as of today

The current population of Nigeria is 226,003,003 with an annual growth rate of 2.369%. Nigeria has a population of 2.761% of the world's population.

Population226,003,003
Growth Rate2.369%
Male114,244,163 (50.55%)
Female111,758,840 (49.45%)
Today Change+ 11,779
Births today18,231
Deaths today6,178
Births in 20237,505,297
Deaths in 20232,543,244
Change in 2023+ 4,849,011 (2.193%)

Population chart for Nigeria

Population History of Nigeria

YearPopulation
(01 Jan)
Natural ChangeGrowth Rate
(%)
Total Population
(31 December)
2022215,928,4315,162,8492.391%221,091,280
2021210,874,2144,995,6102.369%215,869,824
2020205,780,5955,031,3362.445%210,811,931
2019200,828,3884,892,1802.436%205,720,568
2018195,946,8594,822,2522.461%200,769,111
2017191,044,9544,839,1692.533%195,884,123
2016186,288,9084,696,3432.521%190,985,251
2015181,702,6614,529,8472.493%186,232,508
2014177,055,3724,587,5052.591%181,642,877
2013172,396,8754,596,1012.666%176,992,976

The population of countries near Nigeria

RankIsoCountryPopulationEquivalent Nigeria
1CM Cameroon28,953,65012.786%
2TD Chad18,509,9098.138%
3ST São Tomé and Pr...233,7310.104%
4BJ Benin13,862,8696.119%
5NE Niger27,616,72312.071%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank,Nations Geo,Census,Wikidata