Nigeria | Population, total
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. The values shown are midyear estimates.
| year | value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 45926253 |
| 1961 | 46912826 |
| 1962 | 47935878 |
| 1963 | 48992838 |
| 1964 | 50079946 |
| 1965 | 51195706 |
| 1966 | 52341981 |
| 1967 | 53524049 |
| 1968 | 54748444 |
| 1969 | 56023503 |
| 1970 | 57357275 |
| 1971 | 58745411 |
| 1972 | 60191508 |
| 1973 | 61720304 |
| 1974 | 63363756 |
| 1975 | 65141058 |
| 1976 | 67067499 |
| 1977 | 69127157 |
| 1978 | 71269619 |
| 1979 | 73424869 |
| 1980 | 75543388 |
| 1981 | 77604166 |
| 1982 | 79623647 |
| 1983 | 81635550 |
| 1984 | 83691577 |
| 1985 | 85828707 |
| 1986 | 88057486 |
| 1987 | 90363921 |
| 1988 | 92731304 |
| 1989 | 95133496 |
| 1990 | 97552057 |
| 1991 | 99986136 |
| 1992 | 102444773 |
| 1993 | 104931559 |
| 1994 | 107452627 |
| 1995 | 110014688 |
| 1996 | 112618306 |
| 1997 | 115268715 |
| 1998 | 117983368 |
| 1999 | 120784408 |
| 2000 | 123688536 |
| 2001 | 126704722 |
| 2002 | 129832447 |
| 2003 | 133067097 |
| 2004 | 136399438 |
| 2005 | 139823340 |
| 2006 | 143338939 |
| 2007 | 146951477 |
| 2008 | 150665730 |
| 2009 | 154488072 |
| 2010 | 158423182 |
| 2011 | 162470737 |
| 2012 |
Nigeria | Population, total
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. The values shown are midyear estimates.