Population growth rate in Nigeria
Nigeria: Population growth rate was 0.023 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
0.023
Change on year
down 39.5%
World rank
74th
of 239 countries
All-time high
3.15
in 1980
All-time low
0.023
in 2100
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Nigeria, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.023 for population growth rate in 2100. That is the lowest value across all 163 years on record.
The figure is down 39.5% on the previous year and down 87.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Nigeria peaked at 3.15 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.023, in 2100.
Nigeria ranks 74th of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.2513 | — |
| 1800 | 0.0526 | -79.1% |
| 1900 | 0.8267 | +1470.9% |
| 1905 | 1.03 | +25.1% |
| 1910 | 1.04 | +0.2% |
| 1915 | 1.04 | +0.4% |
| 1920 | 1.19 | +14.0% |
| 1925 | 1.58 | +33.3% |
| 1930 | 1.54 | -2.5% |
| 1935 | 1.48 | -3.8% |
| 1940 | 1.61 | +8.3% |
| 1945 | 1.78 | +11.0% |
| 1950 | 1.88 | +5.5% |
| 1951 | 1.9 | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 1.87 | -1.4% |
| 1953 | 1.83 | -1.9% |
| 1954 | 1.87 | +1.7% |
| 1955 | 1.88 | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 1.9 | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 1.91 | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 1.85 | -2.8% |
| 1959 | 1.97 | +6.4% |
| 1960 | 2.03 | +2.8% |
| 1961 | 2.08 | +2.7% |
| 1962 | 2.12 | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 2.13 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 2.15 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 2.19 | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 2.17 | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 2.11 | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 2.21 | +4.7% |
| 1969 | 2.23 | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 2.33 | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 2.34 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 2.45 | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 2.54 | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 2.71 | +6.6% |
| 1975 | 2.83 | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 2.91 | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 3.05 | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 3.07 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 3.1 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 3.15 | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 3.01 | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 2.98 | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 2.22 | -25.5% |
| 1984 | 2.9 | +30.6% |
| 1985 | 2.77 | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 2.67 | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 2.66 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 2.68 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 2.7 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 2.71 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 2.58 | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 2.67 | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 2.63 | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 2.65 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 2.62 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 2.61 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 2.6 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 2.63 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 2.64 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 2.7 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 2.73 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 2.75 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 2.76 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 2.78 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 2.76 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 2.77 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 2.78 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 2.79 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 2.78 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 2.81 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 2.8 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 2.75 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 2.68 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 2.6 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 2.47 | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 2.48 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 2.39 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 2.24 | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 2.15 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 2.11 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 2.08 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 2.1 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 2.1 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 2.07 | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 2.06 | -0.7% |
| 2026 | 2.03 | -1.1% |
| 2027 | 2 | -1.4% |
| 2028 | 1.98 | -1.4% |
| 2029 | 1.95 | -1.2% |
| 2030 | 1.92 | -1.8% |
| 2031 | 1.89 | -1.5% |
| 2032 | 1.86 | -1.3% |
| 2033 | 1.83 | -2.0% |
| 2034 | 1.79 | -1.8% |
| 2035 | 1.76 | -1.9% |
| 2036 | 1.72 | -2.0% |
| 2037 | 1.69 | -2.2% |
| 2038 | 1.65 | -2.1% |
| 2039 | 1.61 | -2.2% |
| 2040 | 1.57 | -2.4% |
| 2041 | 1.53 | -2.7% |
| 2042 | 1.49 | -2.5% |
| 2043 | 1.46 | -2.4% |
| 2044 | 1.42 | -2.7% |
| 2045 | 1.38 | -2.6% |
| 2046 | 1.34 | -2.6% |
| 2047 | 1.31 | -2.5% |
| 2048 | 1.28 | -2.7% |
| 2049 | 1.25 | -2.4% |
| 2050 | 1.22 | -2.3% |
| 2051 | 1.19 | -2.5% |
| 2052 | 1.16 | -2.4% |
| 2053 | 1.13 | -2.6% |
| 2054 | 1.09 | -2.8% |
| 2055 | 1.07 | -2.5% |
| 2056 | 1.04 | -2.5% |
| 2057 | 1.01 | -2.7% |
| 2058 | 0.987 | -2.6% |
| 2059 | 0.961 | -2.6% |
| 2060 | 0.937 | -2.5% |
| 2061 | 0.913 | -2.6% |
| 2062 | 0.887 | -2.8% |
| 2063 | 0.863 | -2.7% |
| 2064 | 0.838 | -2.9% |
| 2065 | 0.81 | -3.3% |
| 2066 | 0.783 | -3.3% |
| 2067 | 0.759 | -3.1% |
| 2068 | 0.73 | -3.8% |
| 2069 | 0.705 | -3.4% |
| 2070 | 0.676 | -4.1% |
| 2071 | 0.652 | -3.6% |
| 2072 | 0.626 | -4.0% |
| 2073 | 0.599 | -4.3% |
| 2074 | 0.574 | -4.2% |
| 2075 | 0.55 | -4.2% |
| 2076 | 0.522 | -5.1% |
| 2077 | 0.495 | -5.2% |
| 2078 | 0.473 | -4.4% |
| 2079 | 0.447 | -5.5% |
| 2080 | 0.419 | -6.3% |
| 2081 | 0.394 | -6.0% |
| 2082 | 0.368 | -6.6% |
| 2083 | 0.346 | -6.0% |
| 2084 | 0.324 | -6.4% |
| 2085 | 0.298 | -8.0% |
| 2086 | 0.276 | -7.4% |
| 2087 | 0.252 | -8.7% |
| 2088 | 0.231 | -8.3% |
| 2089 | 0.211 | -8.7% |
| 2090 | 0.19 | -10.0% |
| 2091 | 0.172 | -9.5% |
| 2092 | 0.148 | -14.0% |
| 2093 | 0.131 | -11.5% |
| 2094 | 0.113 | -13.7% |
| 2095 | 0.101 | -10.6% |
| 2096 | 0.086 | -14.9% |
| 2097 | 0.071 | -17.4% |
| 2098 | 0.057 | -19.7% |
| 2099 | 0.038 | -33.3% |
| 2100 | 0.023 | -39.5% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.023 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.038, 61% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.023 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2765, 8% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | +1470.9% | 0.0526 | 0.8267 |
| 1800 | -79.1% | 0.2513 | 0.0526 |
| 2100 | -39.5% | 0.038 | 0.023 |
| 1925 | +33.3% | 1.19 | 1.58 |
| 1984 | +30.6% | 2.22 | 2.9 |
| 2099 | -33.3% | 0.057 | 0.038 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.2513 | 0.2513 | 0.2513 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.0526 | 0.0526 | 0.0526 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.9305 | 0.8267 | 1.03 | 2 |
| 1910s | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 2 |
| 1920s | 1.38 | 1.19 | 1.58 | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.51 | 1.48 | 1.54 | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.7 | 1.61 | 1.78 | 2 |
| 1950s | 1.89 | 1.83 | 1.97 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.14 | 2.03 | 2.23 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.73 | 2.33 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.77 | 2.22 | 3.15 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.63 | 2.58 | 2.71 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.76 | 2.7 | 2.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.54 | 2.15 | 2.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.05 | 1.95 | 2.11 | 10 |
| 2030s | 1.77 | 1.61 | 1.92 | 10 |
| 2040s | 1.4 | 1.25 | 1.57 | 10 |
| 2050s | 1.08 | 0.961 | 1.22 | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.8225 | 0.705 | 0.937 | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.5614 | 0.447 | 0.676 | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.3119 | 0.211 | 0.419 | 10 |
| 2090s | 0.1107 | 0.038 | 0.19 | 10 |
| 2100s | 0.023 | 0.023 | 0.023 | 1 |
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- 71 Burkina Faso 0.034 compare
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- 73 Tajikistan 0.025 compare
- 75 Kyrgyzstan 0.017 compare
- 75 Uganda 0.017 compare
- 77 Gambia 0.012 compare
More population data for Nigeria
- Population regions 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 long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0306 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1509 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 377,460 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.22 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5063 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population density 523.46 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 32.05 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.023 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Nigeria?
- Population growth rate in Nigeria was 0.023 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.15 in 1980.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.023 in 2100.
- How does Nigeria rank for population growth rate?
- Nigeria ranks 74th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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