In 2024, total population in Nigeria stood at 232,679,478. That is up 4,796,533 from 227,882,945 in 2023. Across 54 member states with data, Nigeria ranks 1st highest. This is above the regional average of 30,071,780.
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- Source
- World Bank Open Data (illustrative) — production: NSOs via STATAFRIC
- Methodology
- Series SP.POP.TOTL. Harmonized to ISO 3166-1 / UN M49.
- Unit
- persons
- Update frequency
- ANNUAL
- Coverage
- 54 / 55
- License
- CC BY 4.0
- Cite as
- STATAFRIC (2024). Total population. African Union Institute for Statistics.