Population growth (annual %)
2.1% Nigeria, 2025
Unchanged from 2024.
International estimateYearly
Source: World Bank · World Development Indicators · SP.POP.GROW · version 3, published 2 Nov 2026 · CC-BY-4.0
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How we know
- Definition
- Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
- Type of figure
- International estimate. Estimated by an international organisation from several national sources.
- Updated
- Yearly
- Compiled from
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN); Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); Demographic Statistics, Eurostat (ESTAT); Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), United Nations (UN)
- Source
- World Bank, World Development Indicators (SP.POP.GROW)
- Licence
- CC-BY-4.0
- Version
- Dataset wb-wdi-nigeria, version 3, published 2 November 2026
- Cite this
- World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.POP.GROW. Retrieved via DataNigeria (dataset wb-wdi-nigeria, version 3, published 2 November 2026). Licence: CC-BY-4.0.
All years
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.1% |
| 2024 | 2.1% |
| 2023 | 2.1% |
| 2022 | 2.1% |
| 2021 | 2.1% |
| 2020 | 2.1% |
| 2019 | 2.2% |
| 2018 | 2.3% |
| 2017 | 2.4% |
| 2016 | 2.5% |
| 2015 | 2.5% |
| 2014 | 2.6% |
| 2013 | 2.7% |
| 2012 | 2.8% |
| 2011 | 2.8% |
| 2010 | 2.8% |
| 2009 | 2.8% |
| 2008 | 2.8% |
| 2007 | 2.8% |
| 2006 | 2.8% |
| 2005 | 2.8% |
| 2004 | 2.8% |
| 2003 | 2.8% |
| 2002 | 2.7% |
| 2001 | 2.7% |
| 2000 | 2.7% |
| 1999 | 2.6% |
| 1998 | 2.6% |
| 1997 | 2.6% |
| 1996 | 2.6% |
| 1995 | 2.6% |
| 1994 | 2.6% |
| 1993 | 2.7% |
| 1992 | 2.6% |
| 1991 | 2.6% |
| 1990 | 2.7% |
| 1989 | 2.7% |
| 1988 | 2.7% |
| 1987 | 2.7% |
| 1986 | 2.7% |
| 1985 | 2.8% |
| 1984 | 2.6% |
| 1983 | 2.6% |
| 1982 | 3.0% |
| 1981 | 3.1% |
| 1980 | 3.1% |
| 1979 | 3.1% |
| 1978 | 3.1% |
| 1977 | 3.0% |
| 1976 | 2.9% |
| 1975 | 2.8% |
| 1974 | 2.6% |
| 1973 | 2.5% |
| 1972 | 2.4% |
| 1971 | 2.3% |
| 1970 | 2.3% |
| 1969 | 2.2% |
| 1968 | 2.2% |
| 1967 | 2.1% |
| 1966 | 2.2% |
| 1965 | 2.2% |
| 1964 | 2.1% |
| 1963 | 2.1% |
| 1962 | 2.1% |
| 1961 | 2.1% |