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Nigeria

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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	97,120,925 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20628 · revision 1 Value 97120925.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 97120925.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
1991	99,720,162 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20627 · revision 1 Value 99720162.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 99720162.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
1992	102,372,770 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20626 · revision 1 Value 102372770.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 102372770.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
1993	105,122,069 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20625 · revision 1 Value 105122069.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 105122069.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
1994	107,935,714 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20624 · revision 1 Value 107935714.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 107935714.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
1995	110,819,428 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20623 · revision 1 Value 110819428.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 110819428.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
1996	113,754,779 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20622 · revision 1 Value 113754779.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 113754779.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
1997	116,754,792 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20621 · revision 1 Value 116754792.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 116754792.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
1998	119,846,254 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20620 · revision 1 Value 119846254.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 119846254.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
1999	123,047,320 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20619 · revision 1 Value 123047320.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 123047320.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2000	126,382,494 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20618 · revision 1 Value 126382494.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 126382494.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2001	129,862,595 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20617 · revision 1 Value 129862595.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 129862595.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2002	133,471,989 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20616 · revision 1 Value 133471989.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 133471989.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2003	137,202,644 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20615 · revision 1 Value 137202644.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 137202644.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2004	141,057,045 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20614 · revision 1 Value 141057045.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 141057045.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2005	145,017,253 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20613 · revision 1 Value 145017253.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 145017253.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2006	149,077,334 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20612 · revision 1 Value 149077334.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 149077334.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2007	153,267,261 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20611 · revision 1 Value 153267261.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 153267261.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2008	157,595,014 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20610 · revision 1 Value 157595014.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 157595014.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2009	162,049,464 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20609 · revision 1 Value 162049464.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 162049464.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2010	166,642,886 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20608 · revision 1 Value 166642886.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 166642886.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2011	171,379,598 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20607 · revision 1 Value 171379598.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 171379598.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2012	176,200,625 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20606 · revision 1 Value 176200625.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 176200625.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2013	181,049,443 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20605 · revision 1 Value 181049443.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 181049443.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2014	185,896,915 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20604 · revision 1 Value 185896915.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 185896915.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2015	190,671,878 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20603 · revision 1 Value 190671878.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 190671878.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2016	195,443,700 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20602 · revision 1 Value 195443700.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 195443700.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2017	200,254,579 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20601 · revision 1 Value 200254579.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 200254579.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2018	204,938,755 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20600 · revision 1 Value 204938755.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 204938755.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2019	209,485,641 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20599 · revision 1 Value 209485641.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 209485641.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2020	213,996,181 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20598 · revision 1 Value 213996181.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 213996181.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2021	218,529,286 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20597 · revision 1 Value 218529286.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 218529286.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2022	223,150,896 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20596 · revision 1 Value 223150896.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 223150896.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2023	227,882,945 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20595 · revision 1 Value 227882945.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 227882945.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2024	232,679,478 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20594 · revision 1 Value 232679478.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 232679478.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2025	237,527,782 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20593 · revision 1 Value 237527782.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 237527782.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified

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