Editing Demographics of Nigeria (section)

==Population==
{{Historical populations
|percentages=pagr
|1000|7000000
|1500|10000000
|1921|18720000
|1952|30403305
|1962|45920000
|1991|88992200
|2006|140431790
|2011|162471000
|2022|227830000}}
[[File:Nigeria lato.svg|thumb|right|Total population of states in Nigeria, according to the 2006 census.]]

Nigeria's population has been increasing rapidly for at least the last 5 decades due to very high birth rates, quadrupling its population during this time. Growth was fastest in the 1980s, after child mortality dropped rapidly. It has slowed slightly since then as both the birth rate and total fertility, rate have declined marginally since a 1978 peak. According to the 2017 revision of the [[World Population Prospects]] the total population was 191 million in 2016, compared to only 38 million in 1950. The proportion of children under the age of 15 in 2010 was 44.0%, 53.2% were between 15 and 65 years of age, while 2.7% were 65 years or older. There is a large degree of [[population momentum]], with 3.2 per cent growth leading to the projected population of 546 million by 2100.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.populationpyramid.net/population-size-per-country/2100// |title=Countries Ordered by Population in 2100 |access-date=27 February 2024 |archive-date=12 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230912212557/https://www.populationpyramid.net/population-size-per-country/2100/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The federal government has not elected to implement the type of controversial [[family planning]] programs that have reduced population growth of other developing nations, a result of low political support for these programs and a cultural preference for large families as well as high levels of social instability. Rising educational levels and health care improvements may enable future parents to plan for smaller families.<ref name="ciafactbook"/>

The former Nigeria's chairman of [[National Population Commission]], Eze Duruiheoma, delivering Nigeria's statement in [[New York City]] on [[sustainable cities]], human mobility and [[international migration]] in the 51st session of Commission on Population and Development, said that "Nigeria remains the most populous in Africa, the seventh globally with an estimated population of over 198 million. The World Population Prospects predicts that by 2050, Nigeria will become the third most populated country in the world. Over the last 50 years, Nigeria's urban population has grown at an average annual growth rate of more than 6.5% without commensurate increases in social amenities and infrastructure." He also stated that the population "grew substantially from 17.3% in 1967 to 49.4% in 2017."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://population.gov.ng/nigerias-population-hit-198m-people-npopc-chairman/ |title=NIGERIA'S POPULATION HITS 198M PEOPLE – NPopC CHAIRMAN |publisher=National Population Commission of Nigeria |access-date=14 July 2018 |archive-date=29 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629021739/http://population.gov.ng/nigerias-population-hit-198m-people-npopc-chairman/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>



[[File:Bevölkerungpyramide Nigeria 1963.PNG|alt=Population pyramid of Nigeria in 1963 (Hausa)|thumb|345x345px|Population pyramid of Nigeria in 1963 (Hausa)]]
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| x = 1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

| y1= 18.5,18.5,18.5,18.8,18.9,19.1,19.2,19.4,19.5,19.7,19.9,20.2,20.5,20.8,21.0,21.3,21.4,20.3,21.2,21.4,22.3,23.3,24.0,24.8,25.9,26.8,27.6,28.2,28.7,28.5,28.3,28.1,
27.8,27.8,27.1,26.4,25.6,25.3,25.2,25.4,25.2,24.9,24.9,25.0,24.9,24.9,24.8,24.6,24.6,25.4,26.0,26.4,26.6,26.9,26.9,27.2,27.3,27.4,27.5,27.6,27.5,27.5,27.0,26.6,26.2,25.7,25.5,25.3,25.0,24.9,24.5,24.0

| y1Title=Natural change (per 1000)
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| x = 1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

| y1= 184.0,183.2,181.6,180.4,179.0,177.9,176.9,176.0,175.1,173.8,172.4,171.0,169.6,167.2,165.9,165.0,164.2,165.8,163.6,162.6,160.7,156.9,153.0,149.0,144.9,141.0,137.2,133.8,130.7,128.1,126.1,124.4,123.5,123.1,123.2,123.5,123.9,124.3,124.6,124.6,124.5,124.4,123.9,123.4,122.6,121.6,120.3,118.4,116.2,113.7,110.9,108.1,105.2,102.3,99.5,96.6,94.0,91.7,89.6,87.8,86.4,85.1,84.0,83.1,82.4,81.6,80.6,79.4,77.9,76.3,74.7,73.0

| y1Title=Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
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| x = 1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

| y1= 6.42,6.42,6.39,6.40,6.40,6.40,6.41,6.40,6.39,6.38,6.36,6.35,6.36,6.35,6.36,6.37,6.39,6.40,6.42,6.44,6.47,6.53,6.58,6.63,6.70,6.77,6.81,6.86,6.92,6.89,6.85,6.82,
6.80,6.78,6.70,6.62,6.56,6.50,6.50,6.49,6.46,6.43,6.39,6.35,6.32,6.27,6.22,6.14,6.07,6.08,6.12,6.14,6.14,6.12,6.09,6.07,6.08,6.08,6.08,6.04,5.98,5.92,5.83,5.74,
5.66,5.62,5.58,5.52,5.45,5.38,5.31,5.24

| y1Title=Total fertility rate
}}

===Population by sex and age===
Population by sex and age group (Census 21.III.2006)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.population.gov.ng/images/Priority%20table%20Vol%204.pdf |title=Federal Republic of Nigeria: 2006 Population and Housing Census - Population distribution by age & sex |access-date=19 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120201645/http://www.population.gov.ng/images/Priority%20table%20Vol%204.pdf |archive-date=20 January 2017 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! width="50"|Age 
! width="80" |Population
! width="50"|Percent
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 140,431,790
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 22,594,967
| align="right" | 16.09
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 20,005,380
| align="right" | 14.25
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 16,135,950
| align="right" | 11.49
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 14,899,419
| align="right" | 10.61
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 13,435,079
| align="right" | 9.57
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 12,211,426
| align="right" | 8.70
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 9,467,538
| align="right" | 6.74
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 7,331,755
| align="right" | 5.22
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 6,456,470
| align="right" | 4.60
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 4,591,293
| align="right" | 3.27
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 4,249,219
| align="right" | 3.03
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 2,066,247
| align="right" | 1.47
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 2,450,286
| align="right" | 1.74
|-
| align="right" | 65–69
| align="right" | 1,151,048
| align="right" | 0.82
|-
| align="right" | 70–74
| align="right" | 1,264,937
| align="right" | 0.95
|-
| align="right" | 75–79
| align="right" | 579,838
| align="right" | 0.41
|-
| align="right" | 80–84
| align="right" | 760,053
| align="right" | 0.54
|-
| align="right" | 85+
| align="right" | 715,225
| align="right" | 0.51
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="80pt"|Age group
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80pt"|Female
! width="80pt"|%
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 58,736,297
| align="right" | 30,462,148
| align="right" | 28,274,149
| align="right" | 41.83
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 77,158,732
| align="right" | 38,348,799
| align="right" | 38,809,933
| align="right" | 54.94
|-
| align="right" | 65+ 
| align="right" | 4,536,761
| align="right" | 2,534,541
| align="right" | 2,002,220
| align="right" | 3.23
|-
|}

Population by age group (estimates 1.VII.2016) (Data are projections based on the 2006 Population Census.)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/products/dyb/dyb_2020/ |title=Demographic and Social Statistics |publisher=United Nations |access-date=16 April 2022 |archive-date=14 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220414000805/https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/products/dyb/dyb_2020/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! width="50"|Age 
! width="80" |Population
! width="50"|Percent
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 193,392,517
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 31,116,156
| align="right" | 16.09
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 27,549,964
| align="right" | 14.25
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 22,221,265
| align="right" | 11.49
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 20,518,404
| align="right" | 10.61
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 18,501,820
| align="right" | 9.57
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 16,816,694
| align="right" | 8.70
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 13,038,009
| align="right" | 6.74
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 10,096,763
| align="right" | 5.22
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 8,891,384
| align="right" | 4.60
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 6,322,797
| align="right" | 3.27
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 5,851,717
| align="right" | 3.03
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 2,845,486
| align="right" | 1.47
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 3,374,357
| align="right" | 1.74
|-
| align="right" | 65–69
| align="right" | 1,585,140
| align="right" | 0.82
|-
| align="right" | 70–74
| align="right" | 1,832,402
| align="right" | 0.95
|-
| align="right" | 75–79
| align="right" | 798,511
| align="right" | 0.41
|-
| align="right" | 80–84
| align="right" | 1,046,690
| align="right" | 0.54
|-
| align="right" | 85+
| align="right" | 984,956
| align="right" | 0.51
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 80,887,385
| align="right" | 41.83
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 107,242,389
| align="right" | 55.45
|-
| align="right" | 65+ 
| align="right" | 5,262,743
| align="right" | 2.72
|-
|}

Population by age group (estimates 1.VII.2020) (Source: National Population Commission.)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/products/dyb/#statistics|title=Demographic and Social Statistics|publisher=United Nations|access-date=3 January 2023|archive-date=18 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218223334/https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/products/dyb/#statistics|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! width="50"|Age 
! width="80" |Population
! width="50"|Percent
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 206,283,338
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 32,819,289
| align="right" | 15.91
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 29,231,173
| align="right" | 14.17
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 25,970,650
| align="right" | 12.59
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 20,342,647
| align="right" | 9.86
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 17,871,826
| align="right" | 8.66
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 14,992,764
| align="right" | 7.27
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 13,402,007
| align="right" | 6.50
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 12,505,764
| align="right" | 6.06
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 10,427,144
| align="right" | 5.05
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 7,963,484
| align="right" | 3.86
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 6,383,640
| align="right" | 3.09
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 5,002,819
| align="right" | 2.43
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 3,696,336
| align="right" | 1.79
|-
| align="right" | 65–69
| align="right" | 2,447,988
| align="right" | 1.19
|-
| align="right" | 70–74
| align="right" | 1,591,000
| align="right" | 0.77
|-
| align="right" | 75–79
| align="right" | 915,154
| align="right" | 0.44
|-
| align="right" | 80+
| align="right" | 719,653
| align="right" | 0.35
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 88,021,112
| align="right" | 42.67
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 112,588,431
| align="right" | 54.58
|-
| align="right" | 65+ 
| align="right" | 5,673,795
| align="right" | 2.75
|-
|}

===Population projections===
The total population in sub-Saharan Africa is projected to increase to almost one billion people, making it the most populated region outside of South-Central Asia.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |title=Population and Development: The Demographic Transition |last=Dyson |first=Tim |publisher=Zed Books |year=2010 |pages=70–77}}</ref> According to the United Nations, the population of Nigeria will reach 375 million by 2050. Nigeria might then be the 3rd most populous country in the world. In 2100, the population of Nigeria may reach 541&nbsp;million.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.populationpyramid.net/population-size-per-country/2100// |title=Countries Ordered by Population in 2100 |access-date=27 February 2024 |archive-date=12 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230912212557/https://www.populationpyramid.net/population-size-per-country/2100/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> While the overall population is expected to increase, the growth rate is estimated to decrease from 1.2 per cent per year in 2010 to 0.4 per cent per year in 2050.<ref name=":1" /> The [[birth rate]] is also projected to decrease from 20.7 to 13.7, while the [[death rate]] is projected to increase from 8.5 in 2010 to 9.8 in 2050.<ref name=":1" /> By 2050, 69.6% of the population is estimated to be living in urban areas compared to 50.6% in 2010.<ref name=":1" />