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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Nigeria

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population237.53M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$290.79B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$1.22K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth54.62024 · yearsInternet use41.2%2024 · % of populationForest area23.2%2023 · % of land area
Life expectancy at birth
54.6

years·2024

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Nigeria2024 · 54.6
013.6627.3240.9854.641960199320251960: 37.21961: 37.41962: 37.61963: 37.81964: 381965: 38.21966: 38.41967: 37.51968: 38.61969: 38.91970: 401971: 40.61972: 41.31973: 41.81974: 42.51975: 43.11976: 44.21977: 44.81978: 45.31979: 45.71980: 461981: 46.31982: 46.41983: 46.41984: 46.31985: 46.21986: 461987: 45.91988: 45.81989: 45.81990: 45.71991: 45.51992: 45.61993: 45.81994: 45.71995: 45.91996: 45.81997: 461998: 46.11999: 46.62000: 47.12001: 47.52002: 482003: 48.62004: 49.12005: 49.52006: 49.92007: 50.42008: 50.72009: 51.12010: 51.32011: 51.52012: 51.72013: 51.82014: 51.92015: 51.92016: 52.22017: 52.42018: 52.72019: 532020: 53.12021: 53.52022: 54.12023: 54.52024: 54.6

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

Country context

Nigeria in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Abuja
Country code
NGA

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