Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income
Nigeria: key statistics
Nigeria has 238m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $1,224. Below: 72 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Abuja
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Income group
- Lower-middle income
- Currency
- naira NGN
- Languages
- English
- ISO codes
- NGNGA
- Land neighbours
- Benin, Cameroon, Niger, São Tomé and Príncipe, Chad
Population238m2025 · rank 6 of 217GDP$291bn2025 · rank 50 of 211GDP per capita$1,2242025 · rank 189 of 211Life expectancy54.6 yrs2024 · rank 217 of 217Internet users41.2%2024 · rank 157 of 188Fertility4.382024 · rank 15 of 217CO₂ per person0.57 t2024 · rank 158 of 203Inflation23.0%2025 · rank 10 of 180
topic profiles
Nigeria, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Nigeria by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Sub-Saharan Africa.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 238m | 2025 | 6/217 | 1/48 | +25% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 2.06% | 2025 | 45/217 | 32/48 | −0.5 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 63.8% | 2025 | 112/217 | 10/48 | +8.0 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 4.38 | 2024 | 15/217 | 13/48 | −22% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 3.1% | 2025 | 193/217 | 31/48 | +0.1 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 40.5% | 2025 | 20/217 | 18/48 | −3.8 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 255.5 | 2024 | 53/216 | 7/48 | +25% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 32.5 | 2024 | 20/217 | 18/48 | −19% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 923,768 km² | 2024 | 31/216 | 11/48 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $291bn | 2025 | 50/211 | 2/46 | −41% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $1,224 | 2025 | 189/211 | 26/46 | −53% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $9,532 | 2025 | 141/199 | 11/46 | +30% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $1,360 | 2025 | 175/201 | 23/46 | −51% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 4.0% | 2025 | 78/210 | 28/46 | +1.4 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 1.9% | 2025 | 122/210 | 26/46 | +1.8 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 23.0% | 2025 | 28/198 | 19/45 | +2.3 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 16.4% | 2025 | 153/201 | 37/45 | −3.7 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 58.2% | 2025 | 99/201 | 8/45 | +0.1 pp | 63.3% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 23.0% | 2025 | 10/180 | 6/44 | +14.0 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 4.0% | 2025 | 80/136 | 26/36 | −9.6 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 18.5% | 2025 | 18/136 | 9/36 | +1.6 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 1,518.38 | 2025 | 19/210 | 8/47 | +689% | — | |
| External debt | 60.0% | 2024 | 38/119 | 12/43 | +51.6 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 0.91% | 2025 | 120/156 | 31/45 | +0.5 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current account | 4.8% | 2025 | 38/185 | 4/42 | +8.0 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 1.4% | 2025 | 126/197 | 32/46 | +0.8 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 7.8% | 2025 | 38/178 | 11/41 | +3.7 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 5.3m | 2016 | 35/196 | 1/42 | +72% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 3.1% | 2025 | 144/187 | 33/47 | −1.1 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 5.3% | 2025 | 160/187 | 33/47 | −3.1 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 82.5% | 2025 | 5/187 | 3/47 | +1.7 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 80.7% | 2025 | 3/187 | 2/47 | +4.9 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $3.6bn | 2023 | 9/145 | 3/48 | +43% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 0.8% | 2023 | 99/139 | 42/47 | +0.2 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $15.8 | 2023 | 120/145 | 46/48 | +14% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 41.8% | 2022 | 17/151 | 17/44 | +4.4 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 64.0% | 2022 | 16/151 | 16/44 | +6.3 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 56.2% | 2022 | 9/145 | 8/45 | — | — | |
| Gini index | 33.9 | 2022 | 83/151 | 37/44 | −4.5% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 22.2% | 2024 | 21/167 | 16/44 | +10.8 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 4.2% | 2025 | 182/190 | 46/46 | −1.3 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 70.4% | 2024 | 114/141 | 21/41 | +0.2 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 62.4% | 2024 | 121/147 | 22/41 | −1.8 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 89.6% | 2023 | 167/191 | 30/41 | +1.8 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 46.9% | 2023 | 160/176 | 19/34 | −5.9 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 9.7% | 2011 | — | — | +3.9 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 70.2% | 2010 | — | — | −10.4 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 37.6 | 2010 | — | — | −12% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 0.3% | 2023 | 183/184 | 42/43 | −0.2 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 54.6 yrs | 2024 | 217/217 | 48/48 | +5.2% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 69.8 | 2024 | 2/196 | 2/48 | +2.5% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 115.6 | 2024 | 1/196 | 1/48 | −2.6% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 993 | 2023 | 1/194 | 1/48 | −13% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 4.2% | 2023 | 151/193 | 29/48 | +0.8 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $66.8 | 2023 | 163/193 | 26/48 | −31% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 0.38 | 2023 | 135/180 | 10/46 | +4.7% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 57% | 2024 | 182/193 | 41/48 | +15.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 1.2% | 2024 | 32/153 | 27/44 | −0.6 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 33.8% | 2021 | 23/154 | 15/46 | −2.0 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 82.2% | 2024 | 166/206 | 13/46 | +15.7 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 47.9% | 2024 | 169/203 | 17/46 | +9.6 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 41.2% | 2024 | 157/188 | 20/46 | +20.2 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 70.8 | 2024 | 178/210 | 32/48 | −5.3% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 0.1 | 2024 | 198/208 | 40/48 | +830% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 62.5% | 2024 | 183/215 | 19/48 | +8.3 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 28.0% | 2024 | 157/192 | 21/48 | +24.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 0.57 t | 2024 | 158/203 | 18/47 | −14% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 80.3% | 2021 | 16/212 | 14/48 | −3.8 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 22.0% | 2021 | 109/206 | 29/48 | +3.8 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 18.9% | 2024 | 133/214 | 29/48 | −1.4 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 40.8% | 2024 | 13/206 | 7/48 | +1.4 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 5.6% | 2022 | 104/177 | 21/47 | ±0.0 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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