What is the population of Nigeria?
Nigeria has 237.5 million people (2025). Since 1960, the population has grown from 45.1 million to 237.5 million, 5.3 times the 1960 figure.
Population by decade
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 45,053,782 |
| 1970 | 55,893,838 |
| 1980 | 73,764,641 |
| 1990 | 97,120,925 |
| 2000 | 126,382,494 |
| 2010 | 166,642,886 |
| 2020 | 213,996,181 |
| 2025 | 237,527,782 |
What is the capital of Nigeria?
The capital of Nigeria is Abuja.
What currency does Nigeria use?
Nigeria uses the Nigerian naira (NGN).
What languages are spoken in Nigeria?
The official languages of Nigeria are English and Yoruba.
Where is Nigeria?
Nigeria is in Africa.
Location on the map
Neighboring countries
Countries that border this country:
How big is Nigeria?
Nigeria covers 923,768 km² (356,669 sq mi). The United States is about 11 times as large.
Economy of Nigeria
- Gross domestic product (GDP)
- $291 billion
- GDP per person
- $1,224
- Life expectancy
- 54.6 years
Data: World Bank (GDP 2025, GDP per person 2025, life expectancy 2024)
Economic development
Income group World Bank classification
Based on economic indicators, Nigeria is classified as lower middle income. Lower-middle-income countries have a gross national income per person between $1,146 and $4,515.
Data based on World Bank classifications
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Where does Nigeria rank?
Nigeria is in the top 50 on three of our six rankings: