Nigeria Demographics

Population of Nigeria (2024)

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Nigeria Population
232,679,478
Yearly Change
+ 2.10%
Global Share
2.85%
Global Rank

Median Age

The median age in Nigeria is 17.9 years (2024).

Fertility in Nigeria

A Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 2.1 represents the Replacement-Level Fertility: the average number of children per woman needed for each generation to exactly replace itself without needing international immigration. A value below 2.1 will cause the native population to decline

pregnant_woman Total Fertiliy Rate (TFR)
4.4
(Live Births per Woman, 2024)

Life Expectancy in Nigeria

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Both Sexes
54.6 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes combined)
Females
54.9 years
(life expectancy at birth, females)
Males
54.3 years
(life expectancy at birth, males)

Infant Mortality Rate and Deaths of Children under 5 Years Old in Nigeria

Infant Mortality
68.5
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
Deaths under age 5
102.8
(per 1,000 live births)

Nigeria Urban Population

Currently, 53.9 % of the population of Nigeria is urban (125,447,884 people in 2024)

Population Density

The 2024 population density in Nigeria is 255 people per Km2 (662 people per mi2), calculated on a total land area of 910,770 Km2 (351,650 sq. miles).

Largest Cities in Nigeria

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Lagos 15,388,000
2 Kano 4,910,000
3 Ibadan 3,649,000
4 Abuja 2,690,000
5 Port Harcourt 2,120,000
6 Kaduna 1,850,000
7 Benin City 1,782,000
8 Onitsha 1,553,000
9 Aba 1,160,000
10 Maiduguri 1,110,000
11 Ilorin 1,080,000
12 Sokoto 1,040,000
12 Jos 1,040,000
13 Zaria 980,000
14 Enugu 950,000
15 Warri 910,000
16 Oyo 736,072
17 Abeokuta 735,000
18 Akure 730,000
19 Bauchi 693,700
20 Katsina 670,000
21 Osogbo 645,000
22 Gombe 560,000
22 Ile-Ife 560,000
23 Ajegunle 550,000
24 Owerri 545,000
25 Calabar 540,000
26 Ebute Ikorodu 535,619
27 Okene 479,178
28 Ikare 465,000

See also

Sources

Definitions

Population Pyramid

A Population pyramid (also called "Age-Sex Pyramid") is a graphical representation of the age and sex of a population.

Types:

  • Expansive - pyramid with a wide base (larger percentage of people in younger age groups, indicating high birth rates and high fertility rates) and narrow top (high death rate and lower life expectancies). It suggests a growing population. Example: Nigera Population Pyramid
  • Constrictive - pyramid with a narrow base (lower percentage of younger people, indicating declining birth rates with each succeeding age group getting smaller than the previous one). Example: United States
  • Stationary - with a somewhat equal proportion of the population in each age group. The population is stable, neither increasing nor decreasing.

Stages:

 

Dependency Ratio

There are three types of age dependency ratio: Youth, Elderly, and Total. All three ratios are commonly multiplied by 100.

Youth Dependency Ratio
Definition: population ages 0-15 divided by the population ages 16-64.
Formula: ([Population ages 0-15] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Elderly dependency ratio
Definition: population ages 65-plus divided by the population ages 16-64.
Formula: ([Population ages 65-plus] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Total dependency ratio
Definition: sum of the youth and old-age ratios.
Formula: (([Population ages 0-15] + [Population ages 65-plus]) ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

NOTE: Dependency Ratio does not take into account labor force participation rates by age group. Some portion of the population counted as "working age" may actually be unemployed or not in the labor force whereas some portion of the "dependent" population may be employed and not necessarily economically dependent.