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Nigeria

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Indicator summary

IndicatorValueYearPosition by value10-year change
Demography
Total population237,527,782 people20256 of 217 · 2025+24.57%
Life expectancy at birth54.64 years2024217 of 217 · 2024+5.19%
Total fertility rate4.38 births per woman202415 of 217 · 2024−22.06%
Population growth+2.06%202545 of 217 · 2025−0.47 pp
Infant mortality69.8 per 1,000 live births2024195 of 196 · 2024+2.5%
Urban population63.78%2025112 of 217 · 2025+8.04 pp
Population ages 65 and above3.07%2025193 of 217 · 2025+0.1 pp
Population density250.21 people per km²202352 of 215 · 2023+25.87%
Economy
GDP per capita, PPP9,531.61 current international dollars (PPP)2025129 of 185 · 2025+30.43%
Annual GDP growth+4.01%202571 of 186 · 2025+1.36 pp
Consumer price inflation+23.01%2025160 of 165 · 2025+14 pp
Employment
Total unemployment3.06%202544 of 182 · 2025−1.07 pp
Youth unemployment5.34%202528 of 182 · 2025−3.12 pp
Labor force participation82.52%20255 of 182 · 2025+1.72 pp
Technology and connectivity
Individuals using the Internet41.21%2024153 of 182 · 2024+20.21 pp
Fixed broadband subscriptions0.08 per 100 people2024147 of 151 · 2024+829.93%
Energy and environment
Renewable energy consumption80.3%202116 of 212 · 2021−3.8 pp
CO₂ emissions per capita0.57 t CO₂e per person202446 of 203 · 2024−14.13%
Access to electricity62.5%2024183 of 215 · 2024+8.3 pp
Forest area23.21%2023124 of 213 · 2023−1.79 pp
Society
Current health expenditure4.19%2023150 of 192 · 2023+0.77 pp
Maternal mortality993 per 100,000 live births2023194 of 194 · 2023−13.35%

Historical trend

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Methodology and limitations

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Aggregates are excluded and missing values are not interpolated.

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