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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
Population growth ↗
2.06 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
4.01 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
9,531.61 · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
3.07 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
63.78 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
82.52 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
5.34 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
41.21 · 2024
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
26.17 · 1960
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
1.38 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
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 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Nigeria

17 World Bank indicators each use their latest available observation, so reference years can differ. Open any indicator card to explore its historical series. Missing observations are preserved. Country information comes from Wikidata.

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