Nigeria's population is estimated by the United Nations to be 223.8 million in 2021.
The population of Nigeria grew at 2.6% in the last year and is ranked the 1st most populated country in Africa, ahead of Ethiopia.
Nigeria last conducted a national census in 2018 and 42.6% of births in Nigeria are recorded. Read more from the World Econcomics Population Data Quality Ratings and see how Nigeria compares to other countries around the world and in the Africa region.
Nigeria's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.
Data source: United Nations, Washington D.C., Eurostat, Luxembourg and World Economics Research, London