Nigeria’s Population to Exceed 237 Million by 2025
Nigeria’s population is expected to reach 237,527,782 by 2025, according to the most recent United Nations figures calculated by Worldometer.
According to the research, the estimate will climb from the 235,072,214 recorded in December 2024.
Between 2023 and 2024, the country’s population expanded by 4,796,533.
According to U.S. Census Bureau estimates issued on Monday, the global population will grow by more than 71 million people in 2024.
This represents a small decrease from the 75 million increase seen in 2023.
According to Worldometer, Nigeria’s population is equivalent to 2.85% of the total global population, and the country ranks sixth among countries (including dependencies) in terms of population.
According to the data, the most populated cities are Lagos (15,388,000 inhabitants), Kano (4,910,000), Ibadan (3,649,000), Abuja (2,690,000), and Port Harcourt (2,120,000). Urban areas account for 53.9% of the population (125,447,884 in 2024).
The population density in Nigeria is 255 per Km2 (662 people per mi2) and the total land area is 910,770 Km2 (351,650 sq. miles), the report said.
“The median age in Nigeria is 17.9 years while the life expectancy at birth for both sexes is 54.6 years.
“Females have a life expectancy of 54.9 years at birth while that of males is
54.3 years,” the report said.
The data projected the world population to reach 8.09 billion people on Wednesday, January 1, 2025.
Source channelstv
