FAO · Labor

Nigeria: Annual population: Urban population

287,1301000 No · 2050+32.9% since 2040

FAOSTAT domain OA. Annual population: Urban population (1000 No). Annual figures for Nigeria from 2000 to 2050.

20112050

Every year

YearValue (1000 No)Note
2050287,130.349X
2049279,565.414X
2048272,096.169X
2047264,725.026X
2046257,453.998X
2045250,285.391X
2044243,221.876X
2043236,266.616X
2042229,422.908X
2041222,694.181X
2040216,083.536X
2039209,593.153X
2038203,225.124X
2037196,982.147X
2036190,866.978X
2035184,887.647X
2034178,985.374X
2033173,169.45X
2032167,446.524X
2031161,821.935X
2030156,299.881X
2029150,883.581X
2028145,575.314X
2027140,376.686X
2026135,288.691X
2025130,312.056X
2024125,447.884X
2023120,696.717X
2022116,057.853X
2021111,530.092X
2020107,112.526X
2019102,805.995X
201898,610.801X
201794,525.016X
201690,546.177X
201586,673.094X
201482,905.203X
201379,244.42X
201275,695.011X
201172,262.333X
201068,949.828X
200965,756.94X
200862,698.163X
200759,766.266X
200656,964.781X
200554,288.918X
200451,737.07X
200349,299.52X
200246,974.239X
200144,751.942X
200042,627.44X

Source

Published by FAO, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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FAO (2026). Annual population: Urban population. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/fao-oa-3010-561-1000-no (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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