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Nigeria Average Population Density 1961-2025

Name: Nigeria Population Density
Creator: World Bank
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127.9 64 data points

People per sq. km of land area · World Bank

Nigeria's average population density from 1961 to 2025 was 127.9, based on 64 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	260.2	+10.0	51st
2023	250.2	+5.2	162nd
2022	245.0	+5.1	162nd
2021	239.9	+5.0	162nd
2020	235.0	+5.0	159th
2019	230.0	+5.0	160th
2018	225.0	+5.1	160th
2017	219.9	+5.3	159th
2016	214.6	+5.2	158th
2015	209.4	+5.2	157th
2014	204.1	+5.3	156th
2013	198.8	+5.3	155th
2012	193.5	+5.3	155th
2011	188.2	+5.2	151st
2010	183.0	+5.0	151st
2009	177.9	+4.9	149th
2008	173.0	+4.8	149th
2007	168.3	+4.6	149th
2006	163.7	+4.5	150th
2005	159.2	+4.3	148th
2004	154.9	+4.2	147th
2003	150.6	+4.1	148th
2002	146.5	+4.0	148th
2001	142.6	+3.8	146th
2000	138.8	+3.7	145th
1999	135.1	+3.5	145th
1998	131.6	+3.4	142nd
1997	128.2	+3.3	143rd
1996	124.9	+3.2	141st
1995	121.7	+3.2	141st
1994	118.5	+3.1	141st
1993	115.4	+3.0	139th
1992	112.4	+2.9	136th
1991	109.5	+2.9	118th
1990	106.6	+2.8	113th
1989	103.8	+2.8	113th
1988	101.0	+2.7	113th
1987	98.4	+2.6	112th
1986	95.8	+2.6	112th
1985	93.2	+2.6	110th
1984	90.6	+2.3	110th
1983	88.3	+2.3	110th
1982	86.1	+2.5	109th
1981	83.5	+2.5	109th
1980	81.0	+2.5	109th
1979	78.5	+2.4	107th
1978	76.1	+2.3	108th
1977	73.8	+2.2	107th
1976	71.7	+2.0	106th
1975	69.6	+1.9	103rd
1974	67.7	+1.8	103rd
1973	66.0	+1.6	103rd
1972	64.3	+1.5	103rd
1971	62.8	+1.5	103rd
1970	61.4	+1.4	103rd
1969	60.0	+1.3	103rd
1968	58.7	+1.3	103rd
1967	57.4	+1.2	103rd
1966	56.2	+1.2	104th
1965	55.0	+1.2	103rd
1964	53.8	+1.1	103rd
1963	52.7	+1.1	103rd
1962	51.6	+1.1	104th
1961	50.5	–	104th

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