Nigeria Population Pyramid 2031
Nigeria in 2031
By 2031, the population of Nigeria is expected to reach 267,421,074. Compared with 2021, when the projection stands at 218,529,287, that represents growth of 22.4% over ten years.
The median age is projected at 20.5 years, with 63.5 children under 15 and 5.5 people aged 65 or over for every 100 people of working age (15–64). This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Nigeria had on average 4.48 children, above the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 54.5 years on average (54.7 years for girls, 54.2 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
1,262,314 immigrants live in Nigeria, 0.5% of the population.
| Benin | 404,468 |
| Ghana | 255,531 |
| Mali | 184,965 |
| Togo | 169,717 |
| Niger | 129,540 |
2,094,162 people born in Nigeria live in other countries.
| United States of America | 565,053 |
| United Kingdom | 324,007 |
| Niger | 199,722 |
| Cameroon | 188,266 |
| Italy | 112,792 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 267,421,075 | 20.5 | |
| Ghana | 38,856,803 | 23.7 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 37,529,366 | 20.5 | |
| Niger | 33,469,618 | 17.7 | |
| Mali | 29,804,539 | 17.7 |
