People in Nigeria right nowestimate
243,621,226
Growing by about 13,500 people a day
- Born today
- 12,494
- Died today
- 4,505
- Growth this year
- +3,653,477
Born and died count from midnight in your time zone, growth from 1 January. All three are estimates.
How the count works
The UN gives the population of Nigeria on 1 January of each year, plus the births, deaths and migration it expects during the year. This page moves in a straight line from one 1 January to the next, so the number changes at the same pace all year. Born today and died today spread the year's births and deaths evenly over the seconds since midnight in your time zone.
It is an estimate, not a head count. Countries count their people in censuses and registers, and the UN builds these figures from those sources and from surveys.
Source: UN DESA, Population Division, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant), licensed under CC BY 3.0 IGO. Livecounts.nl turns the yearly figures into a per-second estimate; the UN has not reviewed this page.
Questions
What is the population of Nigeria right now?
About 243,621,226 people at 14:11 UTC, by the UN's World Population Prospects 2024 model. The counter at the top keeps moving by about 13,500 people a day.
Is the population of Nigeria growing?
Yes. For 2026 the UN expects about 7,711,800 births, 2,780,800 deaths and net migration of -2,810, so the population grows by about 4,928,200 people (+2.1%).
How many babies are born in Nigeria each day?
About 21,130 a day on average in 2026, while about 7,620 people die each day, by the UN's estimates.