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Nigeria

Country

Member state of the United Nations.[1]

Capital
Population
237,527,782 in 2025[3]
Other published figures
  • 211,400,708in June 2021[4]
Land area
910,770 km²[5]
Total area
923,768 km²[6] land and water
Official language
Currency
Land borders
Cameroon, Niger, Chad, Benin[10]
Coast
Yes[10]
Continent
Official names
  • Federal Republic of Nigeria[11]
  • Orílẹ̀-èdè Olómìniira Aláàpapọ̀ Nàìjíríà[12]
  • Nijeriya[13]
  • Nigeria[14]
  • Naigeria[15]
  • Nàìjíríà[16]
  • République fédérale du Nigéria[17]

Parts of Nigeria

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Through time

Population over time[3]
19602025237.5M

45,053,782 in 1960, 237,527,782 in 2025

Show as a table
YearPopulation
196045,053,782
196145,989,310
196246,965,292
196347,973,575
196449,012,016
196550,086,764
196651,188,234
196752,293,065
196853,432,783
196954,631,914
197055,893,838
197157,214,684
197258,601,748
197360,082,139
197461,679,144
197563,410,815
197665,258,009
197767,234,590
197869,326,532
197971,498,242
198073,764,641
198176,068,103
198278,378,701
198380,438,260
198482,526,443
198584,897,973
198687,235,953
198789,591,716
198892,020,090
198994,531,014
199097,120,925
199199,720,162
1992102,372,770
1993105,122,069
1994107,935,714
1995110,819,428
1996113,754,779
1997116,754,792
1998119,846,254
1999123,047,320
2000126,382,494
2001129,862,595
2002133,471,989
2003137,202,644
2004141,057,045
2005145,017,253
2006149,077,334
2007153,267,261
2008157,595,014
2009162,049,464
2010166,642,886
2011171,379,598
2012176,200,625
2013181,049,443
2014185,896,915
2015190,671,878
2016195,443,700
2017200,254,579
2018204,938,755
2019209,485,641
2020213,996,181
2021218,529,286
2022223,150,896
2023227,882,945
2024232,679,478
2025237,527,782

Earlier capitals

  1. 1914 to 12 December 1991 Lagos[18]

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Codes

ISO alpha-2
NG[19]
ISO alpha-3
NGA[20]
ISO numeric
566[21]

Changes to this page's data

No changes recorded since the dataset of 5 November 2026.

Sources

  1. United Nations: Member States (checked 2026-11-05) Published directly by the source.
  2. Wikidata: Nigeria (Q1033), capital: Abuja (revision 2562957087) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
    • Cites: Encyclopædia Britannica Online, retrieved 13 May 2025
  3. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  4. Wikidata: Nigeria (Q1033), population (revision 2562957087) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  5. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Land area (sq. km) (AG.LND.TOTL.K2) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  6. Wikidata: Nigeria (Q1033), area (revision 2562957087) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  7. Wikidata: Nigeria (Q1033), official language: English (revision 2562957087) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
    • Cites: Constitution of Nigeria
  8. Wikidata: Nigeria (Q1033), currency: naira (revision 2562957087) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  9. Wikidata: Nigeria (Q1033), continent: Africa (revision 2562957087) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  10. Natural Earth: Admin 0 countries, 1:50m (revision v5.1.2) Published directly by the source.
  11. Wikidata: Nigeria (Q1033), official name (revision 2562957087) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  12. Wikidata: Nigeria (Q1033), official name (revision 2562957087) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  13. Wikidata: Nigeria (Q1033), official name (revision 2562957087) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  14. Wikidata: Nigeria (Q1033), official name (revision 2562957087) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  15. Wikidata: Nigeria (Q1033), official name (revision 2562957087) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  16. Wikidata: Nigeria (Q1033), official name (revision 2562957087) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  17. Wikidata: Nigeria (Q1033), official name (revision 2562957087) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  18. Wikidata: Nigeria (Q1033), capital: Lagos (revision 2562957087) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
    • Cites: Encyclopædia Britannica Online, retrieved 13 May 2025
  19. Wikidata: Nigeria (Q1033), ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code (revision 2562957087) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  20. Wikidata: Nigeria (Q1033), ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code (revision 2562957087) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  21. Wikidata: Nigeria (Q1033), ISO 3166-1 numeric code (revision 2562957087) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.

Flag image: Flag of Nigeria.svg, Public domain, Jon Harald Søby ., via Wikimedia Commons.