Country
Nigeria
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Income group
- lower middle income
- Capital
- Abuja
- ISO code
- NG · NGA
74 indicators. Each shows the value, the rank among the world’s countries and the change over time – click to see the map.
- Population
- 238M
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- 8,145 int-$ (PPP, 2021 prices)
- Life expectancy
- 54.6 years
- CO₂ emissions per person
- 0.6 t CO₂
Population
- Population 238M 2025 6th of 214
- Population density 255 people/km² 2024 50th of 212
- Population growth 2.06 % per year 2025 45th of 214
- Natural increase 21.2 per 1,000 people 2023 44th of 228
- Net migration -0.1 per 1,000 people 2025 90th of 214
- Fertility rate 4.38 births per woman 2024 15th of 214
- Urban population 63.8 % 2025 110th of 214
- Median age 17.8 years 2023 211th of 228
- Population aged 65+ 3.1 % 2025 190th of 214
- Old-age dependency ratio 5.4 per 100 people aged 15–64 2025 189th of 214
- Children under 15 40.5 % 2025 20th of 214
Health
- Life expectancy 54.6 years 2024 214th of 214
- Life expectancy, women 54.9 years 2024 214th of 214
- Life expectancy, men 54.3 years 2024 213th of 214
- Life expectancy gap, women vs men 0.6 years 2024 213th of 214
- Infant mortality 69.8 per 1,000 births 2024 2nd of 195
- Under-5 mortality 115.6 per 1,000 births 2024 1st of 195
- Maternal mortality 993 per 100,000 births 2023 1st of 193
- Health spending per person 67 USD 2023 160th of 190
- Health spending (PPP) 260 $ (PPP) 2023 146th of 191
- Physicians 0.38 per 1,000 people 2023 134th of 179
- Hospital beds 0.5 per 1,000 people 2004 not ranked – no value for 2023
- Measles immunization 57 % 2024 179th of 191
- Undernourishment 22.2 % 2024 21st of 165
- Tobacco use 3.1 % 2024 165th of 165
- Calorie supply 2,470 kcal per day 2023 150th of 175
- Meat supply 7.1 kg per person per year 2023 169th of 175
Economy
- GDP 291B USD 2025 49th of 185
- GDP per capita 1,224 USD 2025 165th of 185
- GDP per capita (PPP) 8,145 int-$ (PPP, 2021 prices) 2025 129th of 184
- GDP per capita since 1820 5,070 int-$ (2011 prices) 2022 122nd of 165
- GDP growth 4.0 % 2025 71st of 185
- GDP per capita growth 1.9 % 2025 110th of 185
- Inflation 23.0 % 2025 6th of 169
- Unemployment 3.1 % 2025 138th of 181
- Youth unemployment 5.3 % 2025 154th of 181
- Youth not in education, employment or training 11.9 % 2024 109th of 150
- Trade 26 % of GDP 1960 not ranked – no value for 2024
- Income inequality (Gini) 33.9 2022 82nd of 151
- Extreme poverty 41.8 % 2022 17th of 151
- Agriculture in the economy 25.9 % of GDP 2024 16th of 187
- Women in the labour force 80.7 % 2025 3rd of 181
Education and society
- Human Development Index (HDI) 0.560 2023 163rd of 192
- Literacy rate 70.4 % 2024 96th of 122
- Education spending 0.3 % of GDP 2022 162nd of 163
- Secondary school enrolment 47 % 2023 134th of 145
- Tertiary enrolment 10 % 2011 not ranked – no value for 2023
- Primary completion rate 70 % 2010 not ranked – no value for 2023
- Women in parliament 4.2 % 2025 177th of 183
- Homicide rate 15.7 per 100,000 people 2023 not ranked – no value for 2020
Technology and infrastructure
- Internet use 41 % 2024 153rd of 182
- Mobile phone subscriptions 98 per 100 people 2023 127th of 172
- Fixed broadband 0.1 per 100 people 2023 163rd of 169
- Access to electricity 62.5 % 2024 180th of 212
- Safe drinking water 30 % 2024 127th of 146
- Safely managed sanitation 32 % 2024 105th of 140
- Research and development 0.28 % of GDP 2019 not ranked – no value for 2023
Environment and energy
- CO₂ emissions 131.9 Mt CO₂ 2024 35th of 201
- CO₂ emissions per person 0.6 t CO₂ 2024 157th of 201
- CO₂ emissions per person since 1850 0.58 t CO₂ 2024 175th of 212
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 4.7 Gt CO₂ 2024 45th of 212
- Greenhouse gases per person 1.5 t CO₂e 2024 163rd of 201
- Forest area 18.9 % of land 2024 131st of 208
- Water stress 10 % 2022 92nd of 176
- Arable land 40.8 % of land 2024 13th of 205
- Renewable energy 80.3 % of final energy 2021 16th of 210
- Renewable electricity 25.0 % of electricity 2024 106th of 193
- Nuclear electricity 0.0 % of electricity 2024 32nd of 193
- Electricity from coal 0.0 % of electricity 2024 82nd of 193
- Electricity from wind 0.0 % of electricity 2024 108th of 193
- Electricity from solar 0.3 % of electricity 2024 153rd of 193
- Carbon intensity of electricity 496 g CO₂e/kWh 2024 90th of 193
- Electricity generation per person 161 kWh 2024 168th of 190
- PM2.5 air pollution 65.7 µg/m³ 2023 4th of 199
Nigeria on other Ominuvo maps
- Languages of the worldEnglish · official languageSource: Unicode CLDR (Unicode License v3)
- Prices around the worldNigerian naira (NGN)Source: ISO 4217
- Time zones mapUTC+1Source: IANA tz database (public domain)
- Plugs and sockets of the worldType D, G · 230 V · 50 Hz
- National dishes of the world5 national dishes
- Plants of the world10 characteristic plants
- Ghost map1 ghost story
- VPN provider mapServers of 21 VPN providersSource: VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0)