Key demographics
- Population
- 236.7M
- Density
- 228.9/km²
- HDI
- 0.560 (Medium)
- Gini index (2018)
- 35.1
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 54.6 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 4.38
- Urban population (2025)
- 63.8%
- Literacy rate (2024)
- 70.4%
- Labor force (2025)
- 83.3%
- Gender wage gap (2024)
- 26.7%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 77.3%
- Profile
- Very Young
- Urban population (2025)
- 63.8%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 32.5 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 11.6 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 11.3%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 4.38
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 69.8 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 48.5%
- Tourism (2016)
- 5.3M
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| English | English |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Islam | 53.5% |
| Christianity | 45.9% |
| Other | 0.6% |
| 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
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 54.6 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 55.0 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 4.2% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 69.8/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 47/100
- Physicians (2023)
- 0.38/1000
- Nurses (2022)
- 1.65/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $67
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 71.9%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2024)
- 70.4%
- Education spending (2023)
- 0.3% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 309
- Internet users (2024)
- 41.2%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 70.8/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 0.1/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 98/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 0.1
Geography and practical
- Area
- 923,768 km²
- 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
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