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Overview Population Over Time Population By Age and Gender Projected Population Human Development Index (HDI) Weather States in Nigeria
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Nigeria

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal republic in West Africa, bordering Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west. Its coast in the south is located on the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Nigeria 909,843 km²
Population 182.1 million
Male Population 92,550,297 (50.8%)
Female Population 89,563,270 (49.2%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015 +186.8%
Population change from 2000 to 2015 +48.3%
Median Age 18.9 years
Male Median Age 18.5 years
Female Median Age 19.3 years
Timezone West Africa Standard Time

Map of Nigeria

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015
Data1975199020002015
Population 63,506,140 95,546,657 122,794,912 182,113,567
Population Density 69.8 / km² 105.0 / km² 135.0 / km² 200.2 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population By Age and Gender

Nigeria Population Tree
AgeMaleFemaleTotal
Under 5 14,994,138 14,291,909 29,286,047
5-9 13,457,464 12,460,757 25,918,221
10-14 11,012,772 9,888,220 20,900,992
15-19 9,762,016 9,540,930 19,302,946
20-24 8,103,690 9,343,519 17,447,209
25-29 7,208,237 8,672,066 15,880,304
30-34 5,864,967 6,440,628 12,305,596
35-39 4,764,819 4,761,359 9,526,179
40-44 4,410,791 3,966,980 8,377,771
45-49 3,326,304 2,628,809 5,955,114
50-54 3,064,061 2,440,140 5,504,201
55-59 1,542,320 1,134,203 2,676,524
60-64 1,763,770 1,405,553 3,169,323
65-69 812,591 675,641 1,488,233
70-74 989,787 729,729 1,719,517
75-79 422,868 326,165 749,034
80-84 528,129 454,373 982,503
85 Plus 521,573 402,289 923,863
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 800 to 2100
YearEst. PopulationAvg 10 Year Growth %Avg 10 Year Growth
800 4,784,033 n/a n/a
900 5,739,687 1.8% 95,565
1000 6,695,598 1.6% 95,591
1100 7,175,038 0.7% 47,944
1200 7,654,812 0.6% 47,977
1300 8,611,992 1.2% 95,718
1400 9,569,076 1.1% 95,708
1500 10,526,327 1% 95,725
1600 13,389,483 2.4% 286,315
1700 17,204,236 2.5% 381,475
1800 18,867,164 0.9% 166,292
1900 22,720,027 1.9% 385,286
1910 23,560,252 3.7% 840,225
1920 24,661,898 4.7% 1,101,646
1930 26,222,761 6.3% 1,560,863
1940 28,790,825 9.8% 2,568,064
1950 35,032,114 21.7% 6,241,289
1960 43,125,524 23.1% 8,093,410
1970 54,806,980 27.1% 11,681,456
1990 95,546,657 32% 20,369,838
2000 122,794,912 28.5% 27,248,255
2020 203,935,959 28.9% 40,570,523
2030 255,762,805 25.4% 51,826,846
2040 314,373,459 22.9% 58,610,654
2050 376,199,204 19.7% 61,825,745
2060 432,587,893 15% 56,388,689
2070 483,797,658 11.8% 51,209,765
2080 527,658,830 9.1% 43,861,172
2090 562,570,021 6.6% 34,911,191
2100 589,533,552 4.8% 26,963,531
Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.
Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Top States in Nigeria

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