WESTERN AFRICA · NGA

Nigeria

Name: Nigeria — Africa Intelligence
Creator: World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The complete profile, from demographic trends to infrastructure. Every figure retains its year and source.

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Demography

Population237.5m2025 · World Bank WDI
Rank 1/54 · 2025Retrieved : 2026-10-20

Population growth2.1 %2025 · World Bank WDI
Rank 32/54 · 2025Retrieved : 2026-10-20

Fertility4.42024 · World Bank WDI
Rank 13/54 · 2024Retrieved : 2026-10-20

Life expectancy54.6 yrs2024 · World Bank WDI
Rank 54/54 · 2024Retrieved : 2026-10-20

Urban population63.8 %2025 · World Bank WDI
Rank 14/54 · 2025Retrieved : 2026-10-20

Population aged 0–1440.5 %2025 · World Bank WDI
Rank 18/54 · 2025Retrieved : 2026-10-20

Economy

GDP growth4 %2025 · World Bank WDI
Rank 32/52 · 2025Retrieved : 2026-10-20

GDP290.8bn $2025 · World Bank WDI
Rank 3/52 · 2025Retrieved : 2026-10-20

GDP per capita1,224.3 $2025 · World Bank WDI
Rank 32/52 · 2025Retrieved : 2026-10-20

Inflation23 %2025 · World Bank WDI
Rank 3/45 · 2025Retrieved : 2026-10-20

Personal remittances7.8 %2025 · World Bank WDI
Rank 6/24 · 2025Retrieved : 2026-10-20

Net official aid received3.6bn $2023 · World Bank WDI
Rank 3/53 · 2023Retrieved : 2026-10-20

Infrastructure & inclusion

Access to electricity62.5 %2024 · World Bank WDI
Rank 25/54 · 2024Retrieved : 2026-10-20

Internet users41.2 %2024 · World Bank WDI
Rank 26/51 · 2024Retrieved : 2026-10-20

Mobile subscriptions70.82024 · World Bank WDI
Rank 31/39 · 2024Retrieved : 2026-10-20

Account ownership63.3 %2024 · World Bank WDI
Rank 11/40 · 2024Retrieved : 2026-10-20

Agriculture & food

Undernourishment22.2 %2024 · World Bank WDI
Rank 16/49 · 2024Retrieved : 2026-10-20

Agriculture value added23 %2025 · World Bank WDI
Rank 19/51 · 2025Retrieved : 2026-10-20

Arable land40.8 %2024 · World Bank WDI
Rank 7/54 · 2024Retrieved : 2026-10-20

Annual time series

Total population · 2000–latest available year · World Bank WDI
Year	Population	Source
2000	126,382,494	World Bank WDI
2001	129,862,595	World Bank WDI
2002	133,471,989	World Bank WDI
2003	137,202,644	World Bank WDI
2004	141,057,045	World Bank WDI
2005	145,017,253	World Bank WDI
2006	149,077,334	World Bank WDI
2007	153,267,261	World Bank WDI
2008	157,595,014	World Bank WDI
2009	162,049,464	World Bank WDI
2010	166,642,886	World Bank WDI
2011	171,379,598	World Bank WDI
2012	176,200,625	World Bank WDI
2013	181,049,443	World Bank WDI
2014	185,896,915	World Bank WDI
2015	190,671,878	World Bank WDI
2016	195,443,700	World Bank WDI
2017	200,254,579	World Bank WDI
2018	204,938,755	World Bank WDI
2019	209,485,641	World Bank WDI
2020	213,996,181	World Bank WDI
2021	218,529,286	World Bank WDI
2022	223,150,896	World Bank WDI
2023	227,882,945	World Bank WDI
2024	232,679,478	World Bank WDI
2025	237,527,782	World Bank WDI

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