# Population growth rate: Nigeria

2.096% in 2023, the latest year published. Figures for 74 years from 1950 to 2023 are below.

Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. [Source and method](/sources/population-growth) · [All countries and regions](/population-growth).

## Every year

| Year | Value (%) |
| ---: | ---: |
| 2023 | 2.096 |
| 2022 | 2.101 |
| 2021 | 2.085 |
| 2020 | 2.108 |
| 2019 | 2.153 |
| 2018 | 2.237 |
| 2017 | 2.39 |
| 2016 | 2.475 |
| 2015 | 2.469 |
| 2014 | 2.605 |
| 2013 | 2.68 |
| 2012 | 2.75 |
| 2011 | 2.799 |
| 2010 | 2.807 |
| 2009 | 2.783 |
| 2008 | 2.792 |
| 2007 | 2.777 |
| 2006 | 2.766 |
| 2005 | 2.756 |
| 2004 | 2.782 |
| 2003 | 2.759 |
| 2002 | 2.755 |
| 2001 | 2.728 |
| 2000 | 2.704 |
| 1999 | 2.644 |
| 1998 | 2.628 |
| 1997 | 2.598 |
| 1996 | 2.608 |
| 1995 | 2.621 |
| 1994 | 2.653 |
| 1993 | 2.629 |
| 1992 | 2.671 |
| 1991 | 2.578 |
| 1990 | 2.706 |
| 1989 | 2.7 |
| 1988 | 2.684 |
| 1987 | 2.664 |
| 1986 | 2.665 |
| 1985 | 2.77 |
| 1984 | 2.898 |
| 1983 | 2.219 |
| 1982 | 2.979 |
| 1981 | 3.006 |
| 1980 | 3.146 |
| 1979 | 3.095 |
| 1978 | 3.074 |
| 1977 | 3.054 |
| 1976 | 2.912 |
| 1975 | 2.83 |
| 1974 | 2.706 |
| 1973 | 2.538 |
| 1972 | 2.45 |
| 1971 | 2.339 |
| 1970 | 2.332 |
| 1969 | 2.234 |
| 1968 | 2.205 |
| 1967 | 2.107 |
| 1966 | 2.165 |
| 1965 | 2.186 |
| 1964 | 2.152 |
| 1963 | 2.131 |
| 1962 | 2.117 |
| 1961 | 2.082 |
| 1960 | 2.028 |
| 1959 | 1.972 |
| 1958 | 1.854 |
| 1957 | 1.908 |
| 1956 | 1.898 |
| 1955 | 1.879 |
| 1954 | 1.866 |
| 1953 | 1.834 |
| 1952 | 1.87 |
| 1951 | 1.896 |
| 1950 | 1.882 |

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