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Population, total
237,527,782 latest (2025-01-01)
unitless unit
annual frequency
Nigeria geography
Coverage 1960-01-01 to 2025-01-01 · series id worldbank/SP.POP.TOTL:NGA
Recent values
| Period | Value | Revision |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | 237,527,782 | 1 |
| 2024-01-01 | 232,679,478 | 1 |
| 2023-01-01 | 227,882,945 | 1 |
| 2022-01-01 | 223,150,896 | 1 |
| 2021-01-01 | 218,529,286 | 1 |
| 2020-01-01 | 213,996,181 | 1 |
| 2019-01-01 | 209,485,641 | 1 |
| 2018-01-01 | 204,938,755 | 1 |
| 2017-01-01 | 200,254,579 | 1 |
| 2016-01-01 | 195,443,700 | 1 |
| 2015-01-01 | 190,671,878 | 1 |
| 2014-01-01 | 185,896,915 | 1 |
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License cc-by-4.0 (terms). Source: The World Bank, World Development Indicators. Licensed under CC BY-4.0.
Official table: Population, total · The World Bank Group
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