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Population by world region in Nigeria

Nigeria: Population by world region was 476.75 million people in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
476.75 million people
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
4th
of 238 countries
All-time high
476.75 million people
in 2100
All-time low
7.00 million people
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population by world region in Nigeria, 1000–2100

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2100, population by world region in Nigeria stood at 476.75 million people. That is the highest value across all 318 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population by world region in Nigeria peaked at 476.75 million people in 2100 and was at its lowest, 7.00 million people, in 1000.

Nigeria ranks 4th of 238 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 7.00 million people 7.00 million people 7.00 million people 1
1100s 7.50 million people 7.50 million people 7.50 million people 1
1200s 8.00 million people 8.00 million people 8.00 million people 1
1300s 9.00 million people 9.00 million people 9.00 million people 1
1400s 10.00 million people 10.00 million people 10.00 million people 1
1500s 11.00 million people 11.00 million people 11.00 million people 1
1600s 14.00 million people 14.00 million people 14.00 million people 1
1700s 18.00 million people 18.00 million people 18.00 million people 1
1710s 18.80 million people 18.80 million people 18.80 million people 1
1720s 18.94 million people 18.94 million people 18.94 million people 1
1730s 19.09 million people 19.09 million people 19.09 million people 1
1740s 19.24 million people 19.24 million people 19.24 million people 1
1750s 19.41 million people 19.41 million people 19.41 million people 1
1760s 19.58 million people 19.58 million people 19.58 million people 1
1770s 19.77 million people 19.77 million people 19.77 million people 1
1780s 19.96 million people 19.96 million people 19.96 million people 1
1790s 20.18 million people 20.18 million people 20.18 million people 1
1800s 12.10 million people 12.10 million people 12.10 million people 10
1810s 12.10 million people 12.10 million people 12.11 million people 10
1820s 12.31 million people 12.13 million people 12.52 million people 10
1830s 12.78 million people 12.56 million people 12.99 million people 10
1840s 13.26 million people 13.04 million people 13.49 million people 10
1850s 13.86 million people 13.54 million people 14.19 million people 10
1860s 14.63 million people 14.26 million people 15.00 million people 10
1870s 15.54 million people 15.09 million people 16.01 million people 10
1880s 16.68 million people 16.12 million people 17.26 million people 10
1890s 17.94 million people 17.38 million people 18.51 million people 10
1900s 19.53 million people 18.66 million people 20.44 million people 10
1910s 21.65 million people 20.66 million people 22.66 million people 10
1920s 24.56 million people 22.93 million people 26.33 million people 10
1930s 28.62 million people 26.74 million people 30.59 million people 10
1940s 33.68 million people 31.09 million people 36.47 million people 10
1950s 40.63 million people 37.28 million people 44.16 million people 10
1960s 49.66 million people 45.05 million people 54.63 million people 10
1970s 63.02 million people 55.89 million people 71.50 million people 10
1980s 83.95 million people 73.76 million people 94.53 million people 10
1990s 109.65 million people 97.12 million people 123.05 million people 10
2000s 143.50 million people 126.38 million people 162.05 million people 10
2010s 188.20 million people 166.64 million people 209.49 million people 10
2020s 235.33 million people 214.00 million people 257.35 million people 10
2030s 285.12 million people 262.38 million people 307.76 million people 10
2040s 334.09 million people 312.71 million people 354.79 million people 10
2050s 377.97 million people 359.19 million people 396.01 million people 10
2060s 415.62 million people 399.79 million people 430.50 million people 10
2070s 445.32 million people 433.49 million people 455.94 million people 10
2080s 465.05 million people 457.92 million people 470.94 million people 10
2090s 474.70 million people 471.89 million people 476.60 million people 10
2100s 476.75 million people 476.75 million people 476.75 million people 1

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 1 India 1.51 billion people compare
  2. 2 China 633.37 million people compare
  3. 3 Pakistan 511.00 million people compare
  4. 5 Democratic Republic of Congo 430.71 million people compare
  5. 6 United States 421.28 million people compare
  6. 7 Ethiopia 367.29 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population by world region in Nigeria?
Population by world region in Nigeria was 476.75 million people in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population by world region recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 476.75 million people in 2100.
What is the lowest population by world region recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 7.00 million people in 1000.
How does Nigeria rank for population by world region?
Nigeria ranks 4th out of 238 countries with data for 2100.
Is population by world region rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by world region
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.