Nigeria
Population, total
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.
Historical trend
Analytical takeaways
- Nigeria records 237.53M for Population, total in 2025, ranking #6 globally out of 217 countries.
- Population, total increased from 45.05M in 1960 to 237.53M in 2025, a gain of 192.47M.
- The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.
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