Nigeria Lowest Population Growth
Annual population growth rate · World Bank
The lowest population growth in Nigeria was 2.06% in 1961. The top 5 years were: 1961 (2.06%), 2025 (2.07%), 2024 (2.08%), 2022 (2.09%), 2021 (2.10%).
Top 5 Lowest Years▾
Nigeria Top 5 Lowest Population Growth Years
| Rank | Year | Value |
|---|
| 1st |
1961 |
2.06% |
| 2nd |
2025 |
2.07% |
| 3rd |
2024 |
2.08% |
| 4th |
2022 |
2.09% |
| 5th |
2021 |
2.10% |
All Data (sorted by value)▾
| Year | Value | Change | Rank |
|---|
| 2025 |
2.07% |
−0.01pp |
51st |
| 2024 |
2.08% |
−0.02pp |
169th |
| 2023 |
2.10% |
+0.01pp |
165th |
| 2022 |
2.09% |
−0.00pp |
168th |
| 2021 |
2.10% |
−0.03pp |
175th |
| 2020 |
2.13% |
−0.06pp |
172nd |
| 2019 |
2.19% |
−0.12pp |
167th |
| 2018 |
2.31% |
−0.12pp |
171st |
| 2017 |
2.43% |
−0.04pp |
178th |
| 2016 |
2.47% |
−0.06pp |
177th |
| 2015 |
2.54% |
−0.11pp |
175th |
| 2014 |
2.64% |
−0.07pp |
179th |
| 2013 |
2.71% |
−0.06pp |
178th |
| 2012 |
2.77% |
−0.03pp |
181st |
| 2011 |
2.80% |
+0.01pp |
184th |
| 2010 |
2.80% |
+0.01pp |
186th |
| 2009 |
2.79% |
+0.00pp |
179th |
| 2008 |
2.78% |
+0.01pp |
179th |
| 2007 |
2.77% |
+0.01pp |
173rd |
| 2006 |
2.76% |
−0.01pp |
178th |
| 2005 |
2.77% |
−0.00pp |
181st |
| 2004 |
2.77% |
+0.01pp |
183rd |
| 2003 |
2.76% |
+0.02pp |
184th |
| 2002 |
2.74% |
+0.03pp |
183rd |
| 2001 |
2.72% |
+0.04pp |
185th |
| 2000 |
2.67% |
+0.04pp |
180th |
| 1999 |
2.64% |
+0.02pp |
178th |
| 1998 |
2.61% |
+0.01pp |
176th |
| 1997 |
2.60% |
−0.01pp |
173rd |
| 1996 |
2.61% |
−0.02pp |
169th |
| 1995 |
2.64% |
−0.00pp |
170th |
| 1994 |
2.64% |
−0.01pp |
170th |
| 1993 |
2.65% |
+0.02pp |
164th |
| 1992 |
2.63% |
−0.02pp |
156th |
| 1991 |
2.64% |
−0.06pp |
158th |
| 1990 |
2.70% |
+0.01pp |
155th |
| 1989 |
2.69% |
+0.02pp |
155th |
| 1988 |
2.67% |
+0.01pp |
147th |
| 1987 |
2.66% |
−0.05pp |
143rd |
| 1986 |
2.72% |
−0.12pp |
147th |
| 1985 |
2.83% |
+0.27pp |
155th |
| 1984 |
2.56% |
−0.03pp |
141st |
| 1983 |
2.59% |
−0.40pp |
139th |
| 1982 |
2.99% |
−0.08pp |
167th |
| 1981 |
3.07% |
−0.05pp |
172nd |
| 1980 |
3.12% |
+0.04pp |
177th |
| 1979 |
3.08% |
+0.02pp |
175th |
| 1978 |
3.06% |
+0.08pp |
171st |
| 1977 |
2.98% |
+0.11pp |
169th |
| 1976 |
2.87% |
+0.10pp |
162nd |
| 1975 |
2.77% |
+0.15pp |
153rd |
| 1974 |
2.62% |
+0.13pp |
144th |
| 1973 |
2.49% |
+0.10pp |
135th |
| 1972 |
2.40% |
+0.06pp |
125th |
| 1971 |
2.34% |
+0.05pp |
121st |
| 1970 |
2.28% |
+0.06pp |
120th |
| 1969 |
2.22% |
+0.06pp |
109th |
| 1968 |
2.16% |
+0.02pp |
101st |
| 1967 |
2.14% |
−0.04pp |
96th |
| 1966 |
2.18% |
+0.01pp |
100th |
| 1965 |
2.17% |
+0.03pp |
97th |
| 1964 |
2.14% |
+0.02pp |
93rd |
| 1963 |
2.12% |
+0.02pp |
92nd |
| 1962 |
2.10% |
+0.04pp |
96th |
| 1961 |
2.06% |
– |
96th |
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