๐ณ๐ฌ Nigeria
Total Population
242,431,835
2050: 359,185,557
Median age
19.4 years
2050: 24.9 years
Elderly Population Percentage
3.09%
2050: 4.54%
Growth Rate
2.06%
2050: 1.24%
At year 2026, population distribution of Nigeria is:
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Young Population
97,010,304
40.02%
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Working Age Population
137,925,646
56.89%
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Elderly Population
7,495,885
3.09%
The population growth rate of Nigeria in 2026 is 2.06%, sex ratio is 102.5 (102.8 for working age), dependency ratio is 75.8%.
Total population is projected to keep growing through 2100, reaching 476,747,779.
In 2050, the population growth rate of Nigeria is 1.24%, sex ratio is 103.2 (103.9 for working age), dependency ratio is 54.9%.
|
Demographic dividend (dependency ratio below 50%) |
2058โ2100 |
|
Aging society (65+ reaches 7%) |
2073 |
|
Aged society (65+ reaches 14%) |
Not reached by 2100 |
|
Super-aged society (65+ reaches 20%) |
Not reached by 2100 |
Long-term trends, 1950โ2100
Total Population
Young (0โ14), working-age (15โ64) and elderly (65+) population, stacked to the total.
Age Ratio
Share of each age group in the total population.
Age Density
Population at each age, year by year; darker means more people. The line is the median age.
Population Growth Rate (Total)
Change in total population compared with the previous year.
Dependency Ratio
Young and elderly population per 100 working-age people; together they make up the total dependency ratio.
Gender Ratio
Males per 100 females.