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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 Km 2 (662 people per mi 2 ), calculated on a total land area of 910,770 Km2 (351,650 sq. miles).
According to the United Nations, the population of Nigeria will reach 375 million by 2050. Nigeria might then be the 3rd most populous country in the world. In 2100, the population of Nigeria may reach 541 million. [43]
List of countries and dependencies in the world ranked by population, from the most populated. Growth rate, median age, fertility rate, area, density, population density, urbanization, urban population, share of world population.
2.12. 2024. 2.1. The current population of Nigeria is 234,243,959 as of Monday, October 28, 2024, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data 1. Nigeria 2024 population is estimated at 232,679,478 people at mid year. Nigeria population is equivalent to 2.85% of the total world population.
Population, total - Nigeria. ( 1 ) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision. ( 2 ) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, ( 3 ) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, ( 4 ) United Nations Statistical Division.
As of July 2024, Nigeria's population was estimated at around 229.5 million. Between 1965 and 2024, the number of people living in Nigeria increased at an average rate of over two percent.
