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Nigeria

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Capital
Abuja
Currency
naira
Continent
Africa
Area
923,768 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q1033 ↗ · Official languages: English
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
237.53M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
290.79B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
1,224.25 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
23.01 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
3.06 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
4.38 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
54.64 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

Population

All countries ↗
people · 2006–2025
2025Nigeria: 237.53M
Nigeria · Population140.23M166.77M193.3M219.84M246.37M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Nigeria · Population · people
YearNigeria
2025237,527,782
2024232,679,478
2023227,882,945
2022223,150,896
2021218,529,286
2020213,996,181
2019209,485,641
2018204,938,755
2017200,254,579
2016195,443,700
2015190,671,878
2014185,896,915
2013181,049,443
2012176,200,625
2011171,379,598
2010166,642,886
2009162,049,464
2008157,595,014
2007153,267,261
2006149,077,334

GDP

All countries ↗
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Nigeria: 290.79B
Nigeria · GDP195.48B324.41B453.34B582.27B711.2B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Nigeria · GDP · current US$
YearNigeria
2025290,794,361,542.11
2024252,261,880,140.27
2023487,387,801,877.8
2022646,950,257,575.46
2021609,147,716,965.35
2020598,586,817,817.39
2019668,219,992,686.58
2018421,739,251,509.08
2017375,745,731,053.43
2016404,649,125,252.16
2015493,026,682,800.63
2014574,183,763,411.51
2013520,117,180,313.91
2012463,971,018,239.28
2011414,466,676,831.16
2010366,990,417,129.04
2009295,008,835,381
2008339,476,276,257.79
2007278,260,846,800.1
2006238,454,997,161.48

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Nigeria: 1,224.25
Nigeria · GDP per capita873.61,505.292,136.992,768.683,400.382006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Nigeria · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearNigeria
20251,224.25
20241,084.16
20232,138.76
20222,899.16
20212,787.49
20202,797.18
20193,189.81
20182,057.88
20171,876.34
20162,070.41
20152,585.73
20143,088.72
20132,872.79
20122,633.2
20112,418.41
20102,202.26
20091,820.49
20082,154.11
20071,815.53
20061,599.54

Inflation

All countries ↗
% · 2006–2025
2025Nigeria: 23.01
Nigeria · Inflation2.610.9619.3127.6736.032006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Nigeria · Inflation · %
YearNigeria
202523.01
202433.24
202324.66
202218.85
202116.95
202013.25
201911.4
201812.1
201716.5
201615.7
20159.01
20148.05
20138.5
201212.22
201110.83
201013.74
200912.54
200811.58
20075.39
20068.23

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025Nigeria: 3.06
Nigeria · Unemployment2.783.584.385.185.982006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Nigeria · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearNigeria
20253.06
20243.05
20233.07
20223.83
20215.4
20205.71
20195.21
20185.07
20174.83
20164.5
20154.13
20143.9
20133.71
20123.76
20113.77
20103.74
20093.76
20083.79
20073.79
20063.75

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Nigeria: —
Nigeria · Fertility rate4.214.725.225.726.222006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Nigeria · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearNigeria
2025No data available
20244.38
20234.48
20224.55
20214.64
20204.7
20194.86
20185.02
20175.18
20165.34
20155.5
20145.62
20135.69
20125.8
20115.89
20105.95
20095.99
20086.02
20076.03
20066.05

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Nigeria: —
Nigeria · Life expectancy49.450.8352.2653.6855.112006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Nigeria · Life expectancy · years
YearNigeria
2025No data available
202454.64
202354.46
202254.08
202153.46
202053.07
201953.01
201852.67
201752.4
201652.19
201551.94
201451.94
201351.83
201251.69
201151.49
201051.32
200951.08
200850.75
200750.38
200649.88
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology ↗

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