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Understand Nigeria.Better.

Figures about Nigeria, every state and every sector, from official sources. Each one shows who published it, when, and under what licence.

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37States and FCT14Sectors74Indicators2,653Published figures
AbiaAdamawaAkwa IbomAnambraBauchiBenueBornoBayelsaCross RiverDeltaEbonyiEdoEkitiEnuguFCT, AbujaGombeImoJigawaKadunaKebbiKanoKogiKatsinaKwaraLagosNasarawaNigerOgunOndoOsunOyoPlateauRiversSokotoTarabaYobeZamfara

Federal Capital Territory · capital Abuja · Open report

237.5Mpeople live in Nigeria2025 · World Bank23.0%average inflation2025 · World Bank₦1,518.38naira per US dollar, official2025 · World Bank62.5%of people have electricity2024 · World Bank
Figures from
  • INEC
  • World Bank WDI
  • DHS Program
  • FAO
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Nigeria right now

Population estimate…About 13,645 more each day
Added since you opened this page estimate+0people, at today's growth rate
Until the presidential election…Saturday 16 January 2027 · INECNext official releaseIn 74 daysPresidential and National Assembly elections · Independent National Electoral Commission

Population estimate projected from the World Bank mid-2025 total (237.5 million) and growth rate (2.06% a year). It is not a count; Nigeria's last census was in 2006.

Nigeria at a glance

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Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average)

₦1,518.38

2025
Up 2.7% from ₦1,478.97 in 2024.

Source: World Bank · World Development Indicators · PA.NUS.FCRF · version 3, published 2 Nov 2026 · CC-BY-4.0

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  • Nigeria 53.1%
2013

Figures exist only for the survey years shown; the movement between them is animation, not data. Source: The DHS Program (ICF), Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (DHS Program API).

Election 2027

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Source: INEC revised timetable of 26 February 2026, issued under the Electoral Act 2026.

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All 14 sectors
Population237.5MPopulation, 2025Economy4.0%GDP growth, 2025Health54.6 yearsLife expectancy, 2024Education70.4%Adult literacy, 2024Agriculture23.0%Agriculture share of GDP, 2025Energy62.5%Access to electricity, 2024Infrastructure82.2%Basic drinking water, 2024Transport5.3MAir passengers carried, 2023Environment and climate18.9%Forest area, 2024Telecoms and digital41.2%Internet users, 2024Governance$108.8BExternal debt, 2024Elections4.2%Women in parliament, 2025Security15.7 per 100,000 peopleIntentional homicides, 2023Business and industry16.4%Industry share of GDP, 2025

237.5 million people in 37 states

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Horsemen in red turbans and colourful robes at the Durbar in Kano, with a long horn raised and a mosque behind
KanoThe Durbar, held at the end of Ramadan and at Eid al-Adha
Woman wearing strings of cowrie shells at a Yoruba festival in Osogbo, Osun State
Osogbo, OsunCowrie-shell regalia at a Yoruba festival in Osogbo
Zuma Rock rising above green trees under a clear blue sky, Niger State
Niger StateZuma Rock, the granite monolith beside the road from Abuja to Suleja
40.5%of Nigerians are under 15 (2025, World Bank)
2UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Sukur and Osun-Osogbo
Lagos skyline across the lagoon, with a speedboat crossing the water
LagosThe Lagos skyline across the lagoon63.8% of Nigerians live in towns and cities (2025, World Bank)
Herder walking with cattle beside village houses in Adamawa State
AdamawaHerding cattle at the edge of a village in Adamawa

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How every figure gets here

  1. CollectedImported from the publisher. The original file is kept unchanged, with a checksum.
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SourceWhat we useUpdatedStatus
National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)Prices, jobs, GDP, surveysMonthly and quarterlyBeing connected
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)Exchange rates, interest rates, moneyDaily and monthlyBeing connected
INECElection timetable, candidates, resultsAs publishedTimetable live
World Bank WDILong-run indicators back to 1960YearlyLive
DHS ProgramHealth, education and households by stateEach survey roundLive
FAO (FAOSTAT)Crop output and food balanceYearlyPartly live
GRID3 NigeriaSettlements, facilities, boundariesPeriodicBeing connected