Nigeria
Population 2026
242,431,835
Overview
- Yearly change
- +2.06%
- Density
- 266 per km²
- Land area
- 910,770 km²
- Capital
- Abuja
- Currency
- Naira (NGN)
- Official languages
- EN-NG, HA, YO, IG
- Urban population
- 63.8%
- Continent
- AF
Demographics
- Births
- 7,711,7522026
- Deaths
- 2,780,7872026
- Birth rate
- 32.5per 1,000
- Death rate
- 11.6per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 4.38
- Life expectancy
- 54.6At birth, years
- Median age
- 18.3
- Net migration
- -15,258
Age distribution
- 0–1440.5%
- 15–6456.4%
- 65+3.1%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $291B
- GDP per capita
- $1.2K
- GDP growth
- +4.0%
- Inflation
- 23.0%
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
- Exports
- $388M
- Imports
- $710M
- Tourism receipts
- 0.8%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture23.0%
- Industry16.4%
- Manufacturing8.3%
- Services58.2%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture33.5%
- Industry17.0%
- Services49.5%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LagosLagos | 15,388,0002023 |
| 2 | KanoKano State | 4,910,0002026 |
| 3 | IbadanOyo State | 3,649,0002026 |
| 4 | AbujaFCT | 2,690,0002024 |
| 5 | Port HarcourtRivers State | 2,120,0002026 |
| 6 | KadunaKaduna State | 1,850,0002026 |
| 7 | Benin CityEdo State | 1,782,0002026 |
| 8 | OnitshaAnambra | 1,553,0002022 |
| 9 | AbaAbia State | 1,160,0002024 |
| 10 | MaiduguriBorno State | 1,110,0002026 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 242,431,835 | 7.7M | 2.8M |
| 2020 | 213,996,185 | 7.2M | 2.7M |
| 2010 | 166,642,888 | 7.0M | 2.4M |
| 2000 | 126,382,490 | 5.5M | 2.2M |
| 1990 | 97,120,926 | 4.3M | 1.8M |
| 1980 | 73,764,641 | 3.6M | 1.4M |
| 1970 | 55,893,836 | 2.6M | 1.4M |
| 1960 | 45,053,787 | 2.1M | 1.2M |
| 1950 | 37,283,019 | 1.7M | 1.0M |