Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Nigeria
Nigeria: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates was 0.2457 Persons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Nigeria, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Persons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.2457 Persons per square kilometre for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Nigeria peaked at 0.2457 Persons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1045 Persons per square kilometre, in 1990.
Nigeria ranks 34th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1176 Persons per square kilometre | 0.1045 Persons per square kilometre | 0.1314 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1527 Persons per square kilometre | 0.1349 Persons per square kilometre | 0.1719 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1997 Persons per square kilometre | 0.1767 Persons per square kilometre | 0.2232 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2372 Persons per square kilometre | 0.2287 Persons per square kilometre | 0.2457 Persons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 31 Jamaica 0.2609 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 32 Luxembourg 0.2543 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 33 Liechtenstein 0.2474 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 35 Uganda 0.2423 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 36 Kuwait 0.2419 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 37 Sao Tome and Principe 0.2415 Persons per square kilometre compare
More population data for Nigeria
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.023 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 32.05 million (2100)
- Population density 523.46 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.023 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5063 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.22 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 377,460 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 2.22 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 4.38 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 96,387 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Nigeria?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Nigeria was 0.2457 Persons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2457 Persons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1045 Persons per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
- Nigeria ranks 34th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.