Nigeria Population Pyramid (1950–2100)

Nigeria
2026
Population: 242,431,832

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Nigeria in 2026

As of 2026, Nigeria counts an estimated 242,431,832 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 2016, the population was 195,443,700; it has grown by 24.0% since. With a median age of 19.4 years, Nigeria has a youth dependency ratio of 70.3 and an old-age dependency ratio of 5.4 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.

Share of the population by age group, 1950–2100

Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.


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