🇳🇬

NG · NGA

Nigeria

Official nameFederal Republic of Nigeria

CapitalAbuja

CurrencyNGN

Languagesen, yo

Calling code234

Internet domain.ng

Time zoneAfrica/Lagos

RegionsAfrica

Area923,768 km²

Country data

The observed population of Nigeria in 2025 was 237,527,782. GDP: 290,794,361,542 USD (2025) GDP per capita: 1,224 USD (2025)

Population237,527,782 Observed year: 2025 · World Bank Indicators API v2

GDP290,794,361,542 USDObserved year: 2025 · World Bank Indicators API v2

GDP per capita1,224 USDObserved year: 2025 · World Bank Indicators API v2

Area923,770 km²Observed year: 2023 · World Bank Indicators API v2

Population density257.1 /km²Observed year: 2025 / 2023 · calculated · Calculated from World Bank population and area

Life expectancy54.6 yearsObserved year: 2024 · World Bank Indicators API v2

Urban population63.8 %Observed year: 2025 · World Bank Indicators API v2

Population · Observed year

World Bank · 2006–2025

2006149,077,3342007153,267,2612008157,595,0142009162,049,4642010166,642,8862011171,379,5982012176,200,6252013181,049,4432014185,896,9152015190,671,8782016195,443,7002017200,254,5792018204,938,7552019209,485,6412020213,996,1812021218,529,2862022223,150,8962023227,882,9452024232,679,4782025237,527,782

Global rankings

Population #6 GDP #49 GDP per capita #187 Area #31 Population density #50 Life expectancy #215 Urban population #112

Compare countries

Algeria / Nigeria Angola / Nigeria

Related countries

🇧🇯

BEN

Benin

Porto-Novo

14,814,460🇨🇲

CMR

Cameroon

Yaoundé

29,879,337🇹🇩

TCD

Chad

N'Djamena

21,003,705🇳🇪

NER

Niger

Niamey

27,917,831🇩🇿

DZA

Algeria

Algiers

47,435,312🇦🇴

AGO

Angola

Luanda

39,040,039🇧🇼

BWA

Botswana

Gaborone

2,562,122🇮🇴

IOT

British Indian Ocean Territory

Diego Garcia

No data

Questions

Population · Nigeria?

237,527,782 · Observed year: 2025 · World Bank Indicators API v2

GDP · Nigeria?

290,794,361,542 USD · Observed year: 2025 · World Bank Indicators API v2

GDP per capita · Nigeria?

1,224 USD · Observed year: 2025 · World Bank Indicators API v2

Data source

World Bank Indicators API v2 · ISO / CLDR / IANA · ISO/CLDR/IANA-derived core + CountryInfo fallback for geography/contact fields; see per-table sources.