NationMaster - Time Series > People > Population

DEFINITION
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin.

People Statistics > Population > Nigeria (historical data)

Date

Amount

Rank

2008

146,255,312

2007

135,031,164

#10

2006

144,749,000

2005

141,356,100

#10

2004

138,001,100

#10

2003

134,659,400

2002

131,336,200

2001

128,038,600

2000

124,772,600

#10

1999

121,541,600

#10

1998

118,347,600

#10

1997

115,192,800

#10

1996

112,079,500

#10

1995

109,010,100

#10

1994

105,988,200

#10

1993

103,017,900

#10

1992

100,103,000

#10

1991

97,247,060

#10

1990

94,454,290

#10

1989

91,722,420

#10

1988

89,054,620

#10

1987

86,466,180

#10

1986

83,976,750

#10

1985

81,598,130

#10

1984

79,342,290

#10

1983

77,200,030

#11

1982

75,136,260

#11

1981

73,102,200

#11

1980

71,064,740

#11

1979

69,007,220

#11

1978

66,945,060

#11

1977

64,916,280

#11

1976

62,976,000

#11

1975

61,162,920

#11

1974

59,488,900

#11

1973

57,938,260

#11

1972

56,488,600

#11

1971

55,105,660

#12

1970

53,763,520

#13

1969

52,455,530

#13

1968

51,186,470

#13

1967

49,955,150

#13

1966

48,763,010

#14

1965

47,610,640

#14

1964

46,494,960

#14

1963

45,412,120

#14

1962

44,361,410

#14

1961

43,342,730

#14

1960

42,355,720

#15

DEFINITION: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin.