Population of Nigeria (2025)

18,216,393

Births this year: 0 Births today 0

Deaths this year 388,945 Deaths today 23

Nigeria Population by Religions

Ethnic groups Name	Percents	Number
Nigeria, Africa	100%	18,605,338 people

Age	Both Sexes Population	Male Population	Female Population	Both Sexes (%)	Male (%)	Female (%)	Sex ratio (female/male)
Total	233,557,691	119,198,552	114,359,139	100	100	100	104.2
00-04	36,395,744	18,674,336	17,721,408	15.6	15.7	15.5	105.4
05-09	32,454,848	16,656,160	15,798,688	13.9	14	13.8	105.4
10-14	29,312,311	15,067,095	14,245,216	12.6	12.6	12.5	105.8
15-19	25,462,454	13,086,024	12,376,430	10.9	11	10.8	105.7
20-24	21,493,857	11,032,390	10,461,467	9.2	9.3	9.1	105.5
25-29	17,630,729	9,030,432	8,600,297	7.5	7.6	7.5	105
30-34	14,701,470	7,518,305	7,183,165	6.3	6.3	6.3	104.7
35-39	12,653,758	6,461,658	6,192,100	5.4	5.4	5.4	104.4
40-44	10,928,100	5,568,820	5,359,280	4.7	4.7	4.7	103.9
45-49	9,064,276	4,589,779	4,474,497	3.9	3.9	3.9	102.6
50-54	7,176,268	3,600,413	3,575,855	3.1	3	3.1	100.7
55-59	5,513,657	2,727,122	2,786,535	2.4	2.3	2.4	97.9
60-64	4,244,608	2,072,807	2,171,801	1.8	1.7	1.9	95.4
65-69	3,047,309	1,468,209	1,579,100	1.3	1.2	1.4	93
70-74	1,931,116	914,720	1,016,396	0.8	0.8	0.9	90
75-79	1,043,640	496,061	547,579	0.4	0.4	0.5	90.6
80-84	399,891	187,411	212,480	0.2	0.2	0.2	88.2
85-89	91,726	41,726	50,000	0	0	0	83.5
90-94	11,157	4,779	6,378	0	0	0	74.9
95-99	735	291	444	0	0	0	65.5
100+	37	14	23	0	0	0	60.9

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Sex ratio	Density (P/Km²)
2024	228,031,617	2.44	5,433,309	104.20	250.37
2023	222,598,308	2.46	5,342,714	104.16	244.41
2022	217,255,594	2.48	5,254,925	104.12	238.54
2021	212,000,669	2.50	5,169,686	104.08	232.77
2020	206,830,983	2.52	5,082,423	104.04	227.09
2019	201,748,560	2.54	4,995,720	103.99	221.51
2018	196,752,840	2.56	4,916,904	103.94	216.03
2017	191,835,936	2.59	4,848,373	103.89	210.63
2016	186,987,563	2.63	4,785,601	103.84	205.31
2015	182,201,962	2.66	4,725,976	103.78	200.05
2014	177,475,986	2.70	4,659,469	103.71	194.86
2013	172,816,517	2.72	4,576,114	103.64	189.75
2012	168,240,403	2.73	4,469,734	103.57	184.72
2011	163,770,669	2.73	4,345,927	103.49	179.82
2010	159,424,742	2.72	4,217,597	103.42	175.04
2005	139,611,303	13.62	16,734,580	102.98	153.29
2000	122,876,723	13.33	14,451,901	102.54	134.92
1995	108,424,822	13.39	12,807,477	102.17	119.05
1990	95,617,345	13.96	11,715,775	101.98	104.99
1985	83,901,570	13.84	10,203,474	101.73	92.12
1980	73,698,096	15.94	10,132,498	101.74	80.92
1975	63,565,598	13.24	7,433,754	100.90	69.79
1970	56,131,844	11.73	5,893,275	100.56	61.63
1965	50,238,569	11.12	5,026,955	100.28	55.16
1960	45,211,614	9.94	4,089,281	99.98	49.64
1955	41,122,333	8.62	3,262,588	99.74	45.15
1950	37,859,745			99.54	41.57