🇳🇬 Nigeria
NG / NGA #31
Nomad Score
48.0
Cities
19
Region
African Union,
Sahel,
OPEC,
Africa,
Africa,
Western Africa,
MINT Countries,
Next Eleven,
Emerging Markets,
Developing Countries
Currency
NGN
📊 KEY DEMOGRAPHICS
Population
236.7M
Density
228.9/km²
HDI
0.560
(Medium)
Gini Index (2018)
35.1
Life Expectancy (2023)
54.5 yrs
Fertility Rate (2023)
4.48
Urban Population (2024)
63.0%
Literacy Rate (2024)
70.4%
Labor Force (2025)
83.3%
Gender Wage Gap (2024)
26.7%
🗣 LANGUAGES & CULTURE
Languages
| Language | Native Name |
|---|---|
| English | English |
Religions
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Islam | 53.5% |
| Christianity | 45.9% |
| Other | 0.6% |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Hausa | 30.0% |
| Yoruba | 15.5% |
| Igbo | 15.2% |
| Fulani | 6.0% |
| Tiv | 2.4% |
| Kanuri | 2.4% |
| Ibibio | 1.8% |
| Ijaw | 1.8% |
| Others | 24.7% |
Demonym (male)
Nigerian
Demonym (female)
Nigerian
National Anthem
Nigeria, We Hail Thee
📈 POPULATION STRUCTURE
| Age Group | Distribution | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 0-14 Youth | 41.0% | |
| 15-64 Working | 55.9% | |
| 65+ Elderly | 3.1% |
Dependency Ratio
78.8%
Profile
Very Young
Urban Pop. (2024)
63.0%
Birth Rate (2023)
33.0 /1000
Death Rate (2023)
11.7 /1000
Largest City (2025)
11.3%
Fertility Rate (2023)
4.48
Infant Mortality (2023)
60.1 /1000
Slum Pop. (2022)
48.5%
Tourism (2016)
5.3M
🏥 HEALTHCARE
Life Expectancy (2023)
54.5 yrs
HALE (2021)
55.0 yrs
Health Spending (2023)
4.2% of GDP
Infant Mortality (2023)
60.1/1000
UHC Index (2021)
38/100
Physicians (2023)
0.38/1000
Nurses (2022)
1.65/1000
Health Spending/cap (2023)
$67
Out-of-Pocket (2023)
71.9%
🎓 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY
Literacy Rate (2024)
70.4%
Education Spending (2023)
0.3% of GDP
Learning Outcomes (2020)
309
Internet Users (2023)
39.2%
Mobile Subscriptions (2023)
98.5/100
Broadband (2023)
0.1/100
Secure Servers (2024)
98/1M
🌐 BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY
Broadband per 100 (2023)
0.1
🌍 GEOGRAPHY & PRACTICAL
Area
923,768 km²
Capital
Abuja
📍
Continent
Africa
Region
Africa
Subregion
Western Africa
Landlocked
No
Driving Side
Right
Timezones
UTC+01:00
Calling Codes
+234
Postal Code
######
TLD
.ng
Maps
Google Maps
| OpenStreetMap
Borders
🇧🇯 Benin,
🇨🇲 Cameroon,
🇹🇩 Chad,
🇳🇪 Niger
🏅 NATIONAL SYMBOLS
Flag
The flag of Nigeria is composed of three equal vertical bands of green, white and green.
National Anthem
Nigeria, We Hail Thee
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