UIS · Demographics

Nigeria: Population growth

2.08percent · 2024-21.2% since 2014

Population growth (annual %). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator SP.POP.GROW. Annual figures for Nigeria from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20242.083
20232.098
20222.093
20212.096
20202.13
20192.194
20182.312
20172.432
20162.472
20152.536
20142.642
20132.715
20122.774
20112.803
20102.795
20092.787
20082.785
20072.772
20062.761
20052.769
20042.771
20032.757
20022.741
20012.716
20002.674

Source

Published by UIS, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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UIS (2026). Population growth. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-sp-pop-grow (accessed 2026-11-09). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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