Africa's Development: Demographic estimates Population … square 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.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Persons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1045 Persons per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.1073 Persons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.11 Persons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1128 Persons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1158 Persons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1188 Persons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1218 Persons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1249 Persons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1281 Persons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1314 Persons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1349 Persons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1385 Persons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1423 Persons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1462 Persons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1502 Persons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1543 Persons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1585 Persons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1628 Persons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1673 Persons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1719 Persons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1767 Persons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1817 Persons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1867 Persons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1918 Persons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.197 Persons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.202 Persons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2072 Persons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2125 Persons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2178 Persons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2232 Persons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2287 Persons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2343 Persons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.24 Persons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2457 Persons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.2457 Persons per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0802 Persons per square kilometre, 3.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.2457 Persons per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0606 Persons per square kilometre, 4.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
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
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 377,460 Persons (2050)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1509 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0306 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.23 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.0306 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 32.05 million people (2100)
- Population density 523.46 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.0% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5063 % change on previous year (2100)
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.