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2026.08.5
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Nigeria

227.9M
Population · 2023 · UN 2024
2.10%
Growth rate · 2023 · UN 2024
4.48
Fertility rate · 2023 · UN 2024
54.5 yrs
Life expectancy · 2023 · UN 2024

Life expectancy at birth

Nigeria19501980201020402070210035.0 yrs40.0 yrs45.0 yrs50.0 yrs55.0 yrs60.0 yrs65.0 yrs
UN · World Bank · release 2026.08.5

Deaths

Nigeria1950198020102040207021001M2M3M4M5M6Mdeaths

1 series: Nigeria (1950–2100, latest 6.6M, projected).

UN · release 2026.08.5

Infant mortality rate

Nigeria19501980201020402070210040.060.080.0100.0120.0140.0160.0deaths per 1,000 live births

1 series: Nigeria (1950–2100, latest 38.9, projected).

UN · release 2026.08.5

Under-5 mortality rate

Nigeria19501980201020402070210050.0100.0150.0200.0250.0300.0350.0deaths per 1,000 live births

1 series: Nigeria (1950–2100, latest 58.0, projected).

UN · release 2026.08.5