Total population rose 1.49% to 217 mil in Nigeria in 2022, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, total population in Nigeria reached an all time high of 217 mil in 2022 and an all time low of 37.9 mil in 1950. When compared to Nigeria's main peers, total population in Benin amounted to 12.6 mil, 26.9 mil in Cameroon, 16.3 mil in Chad and 24.8 mil in Niger in 2022.
Nigeria has been ranked 5th within the group of 179 countries we follow in terms of total population, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population (Total) | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Algeria | mil | 47.5 | 47.6 | 47.6 | 47.6 | 47.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Benin | mil | 18.3 | 18.5 | 18.8 | 19.0 | 19.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | mil | 33.3 | 33.8 | 34.4 | 34.9 | 35.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | mil | 39.6 | 40.2 | 40.7 | 41.3 | 41.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | mil | 7.05 | 7.11 | 7.18 | 7.24 | 7.30 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | mil | 26.9 | 27.4 | 27.9 | 28.4 | 28.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gabon | mil | 2.72 | 2.75 | 2.78 | 2.81 | 2.84 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | mil | 7.28 | 7.28 | 7.28 | 7.28 | 7.27 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | mil | 35.9 | 36.7 | 37.6 | 38.4 | 39.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | mil | 53.1 | 54.7 | 56.4 | 58.1 | 59.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | mil | 355 | 362 | 369 | 376 | 383 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | mil | 63.9 | 64.6 | 65.3 | 66.0 | 66.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Togo | mil | 11.9 | 12.0 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 12.5 |
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