Urban and rural population 2050 in Nigeria
Nigeria: Urban and rural population 2050 was 59.72 million in 2050. ▲ Rising
Latest (2050)
59.72 million
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
9th
of 238 countries
All-time high
86.20 million
in 2023
All-time low
7.00 million
in 1000
Years of data
133
1000–2050
Urban and rural population 2050 in Nigeria, 1000–2050
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 59.72 million for urban and rural population 2050 in 2050.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban and rural population 2050 in Nigeria peaked at 86.20 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.00 million, in 1000.
Nigeria ranks 9th of 238 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 133 years of available data.
Urban and rural population 2050 in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 7.00 million | — |
| 1100 | 7.50 million | +7.1% |
| 1200 | 8.00 million | +6.7% |
| 1300 | 9.00 million | +12.5% |
| 1400 | 10.00 million | +11.1% |
| 1500 | 10.99 million | +9.9% |
| 1600 | 13.95 million | +27.0% |
| 1700 | 17.82 million | +27.7% |
| 1710 | 18.59 million | +4.3% |
| 1720 | 18.71 million | +0.6% |
| 1730 | 18.83 million | +0.7% |
| 1740 | 18.96 million | +0.7% |
| 1750 | 19.10 million | +0.7% |
| 1760 | 19.24 million | +0.7% |
| 1770 | 19.39 million | +0.8% |
| 1780 | 19.54 million | +0.8% |
| 1790 | 19.71 million | +0.9% |
| 1800 | 19.89 million | +0.9% |
| 1810 | 20.08 million | +1.0% |
| 1820 | 20.28 million | +1.0% |
| 1830 | 20.50 million | +1.1% |
| 1840 | 20.74 million | +1.2% |
| 1850 | 21.00 million | +1.3% |
| 1860 | 21.30 million | +1.4% |
| 1870 | 21.64 million | +1.6% |
| 1880 | 22.02 million | +1.8% |
| 1890 | 22.48 million | +2.1% |
| 1900 | 23.03 million | +2.5% |
| 1910 | 23.73 million | +3.0% |
| 1920 | 24.66 million | +3.9% |
| 1930 | 26.01 million | +5.5% |
| 1940 | 28.31 million | +8.8% |
| 1950 | 33.51 million | +18.4% |
| 1951 | 34.05 million | +1.6% |
| 1952 | 34.59 million | +1.6% |
| 1953 | 35.12 million | +1.5% |
| 1954 | 35.63 million | +1.5% |
| 1955 | 36.14 million | +1.4% |
| 1956 | 36.64 million | +1.4% |
| 1957 | 37.14 million | +1.4% |
| 1958 | 37.62 million | +1.3% |
| 1959 | 38.12 million | +1.3% |
| 1960 | 38.64 million | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 39.19 million | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 39.75 million | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 40.34 million | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 40.93 million | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 41.54 million | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 42.15 million | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 42.73 million | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 43.33 million | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 43.95 million | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 44.59 million | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 45.26 million | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 45.96 million | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 46.70 million | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 47.51 million | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 48.38 million | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 49.32 million | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 50.32 million | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 51.37 million | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 52.44 million | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 53.54 million | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 54.63 million | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 55.69 million | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 56.53 million | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 57.36 million | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 58.35 million | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 59.27 million | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 60.17 million | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 61.08 million | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 62.01 million | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 62.95 million | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 63.85 million | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 64.76 million | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 65.67 million | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 66.56 million | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 67.45 million | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 68.31 million | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 69.15 million | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 69.99 million | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 70.83 million | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 71.69 million | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 72.56 million | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 73.44 million | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 74.31 million | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 75.18 million | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 76.04 million | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 76.89 million | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 77.80 million | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 78.72 million | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 79.62 million | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 80.53 million | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 81.42 million | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 82.28 million | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 83.08 million | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 83.80 million | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 84.41 million | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 84.94 million | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 85.41 million | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 85.76 million | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 85.97 million | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 86.10 million | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 86.17 million | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 86.20 million | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 86.20 million | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 86.15 million | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 86.04 million | -0.1% |
| 2026 | 85.88 million | -0.2% |
| 2027 | 85.66 million | -0.3% |
| 2028 | 85.37 million | -0.3% |
| 2029 | 85.02 million | -0.4% |
| 2030 | 84.60 million | -0.5% |
| 2031 | 84.10 million | -0.6% |
| 2032 | 83.53 million | -0.7% |
| 2033 | 82.89 million | -0.8% |
| 2034 | 82.18 million | -0.9% |
| 2035 | 81.38 million | -1.0% |
| 2036 | 80.51 million | -1.1% |
| 2037 | 79.55 million | -1.2% |
| 2038 | 78.51 million | -1.3% |
| 2039 | 77.40 million | -1.4% |
| 2040 | 76.19 million | -1.6% |
| 2041 | 74.91 million | -1.7% |
| 2042 | 73.54 million | -1.8% |
| 2043 | 72.09 million | -2.0% |
| 2044 | 70.56 million | -2.1% |
| 2045 | 68.94 million | -2.3% |
| 2046 | 67.25 million | -2.5% |
| 2047 | 65.48 million | -2.6% |
| 2048 | 63.63 million | -2.8% |
| 2049 | 61.71 million | -3.0% |
| 2050 | 59.72 million | -3.2% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 59.72 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.39 million, 11.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 59.72 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.62 million, 5.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban and rural population 2050 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1700 | +27.7% | 13.95 million | 17.82 million |
| 1600 | +27.0% | 10.99 million | 13.95 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 7.00 million | 7.00 million | 7.00 million | 1 |
| 1100s | 7.50 million | 7.50 million | 7.50 million | 1 |
| 1200s | 8.00 million | 8.00 million | 8.00 million | 1 |
| 1300s | 9.00 million | 9.00 million | 9.00 million | 1 |
| 1400s | 10.00 million | 10.00 million | 10.00 million | 1 |
| 1500s | 10.99 million | 10.99 million | 10.99 million | 1 |
| 1600s | 13.95 million | 13.95 million | 13.95 million | 1 |
| 1700s | 17.82 million | 17.82 million | 17.82 million | 1 |
| 1710s | 18.59 million | 18.59 million | 18.59 million | 1 |
| 1720s | 18.71 million | 18.71 million | 18.71 million | 1 |
| 1730s | 18.83 million | 18.83 million | 18.83 million | 1 |
| 1740s | 18.96 million | 18.96 million | 18.96 million | 1 |
| 1750s | 19.10 million | 19.10 million | 19.10 million | 1 |
| 1760s | 19.24 million | 19.24 million | 19.24 million | 1 |
| 1770s | 19.39 million | 19.39 million | 19.39 million | 1 |
| 1780s | 19.54 million | 19.54 million | 19.54 million | 1 |
| 1790s | 19.71 million | 19.71 million | 19.71 million | 1 |
| 1800s | 19.89 million | 19.89 million | 19.89 million | 1 |
| 1810s | 20.08 million | 20.08 million | 20.08 million | 1 |
| 1820s | 20.28 million | 20.28 million | 20.28 million | 1 |
| 1830s | 20.50 million | 20.50 million | 20.50 million | 1 |
| 1840s | 20.74 million | 20.74 million | 20.74 million | 1 |
| 1850s | 21.00 million | 21.00 million | 21.00 million | 1 |
| 1860s | 21.30 million | 21.30 million | 21.30 million | 1 |
| 1870s | 21.64 million | 21.64 million | 21.64 million | 1 |
| 1880s | 22.02 million | 22.02 million | 22.02 million | 1 |
| 1890s | 22.48 million | 22.48 million | 22.48 million | 1 |
| 1900s | 23.03 million | 23.03 million | 23.03 million | 1 |
| 1910s | 23.73 million | 23.73 million | 23.73 million | 1 |
| 1920s | 24.66 million | 24.66 million | 24.66 million | 1 |
| 1930s | 26.01 million | 26.01 million | 26.01 million | 1 |
| 1940s | 28.31 million | 28.31 million | 28.31 million | 1 |
| 1950s | 35.86 million | 33.51 million | 38.12 million | 10 |
| 1960s | 41.25 million | 38.64 million | 43.95 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.19 million | 44.59 million | 52.44 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.86 million | 53.54 million | 62.01 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.95 million | 62.95 million | 70.83 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.63 million | 71.69 million | 79.62 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.76 million | 80.53 million | 85.97 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.88 million | 85.02 million | 86.20 million | 10 |
| 2030s | 81.46 million | 77.40 million | 84.60 million | 10 |
| 2040s | 69.43 million | 61.71 million | 76.19 million | 10 |
| 2050s | 59.72 million | 59.72 million | 59.72 million | 1 |
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- Population density 523.46 (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban and rural population 2050 in Nigeria?
- Urban and rural population 2050 in Nigeria was 59.72 million in 2050, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban and rural population 2050 recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 86.20 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest urban and rural population 2050 recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.00 million in 1000.
- How does Nigeria rank for urban and rural population 2050?
- Nigeria ranks 9th out of 238 countries with data for 2050.
- Is urban and rural population 2050 rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Urban and rural population 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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