Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 10:01 PM

SERIAL · 566Africa

Nigeria

CapitalAbuja

CurrencyNGN · naira

LanguageEnglish

Area923,770 km²

Since1963

ISONGA · NG

Population

237.5Mas of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Country in West Africa

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of 923,769 square kilometres (356,669 mi2). With a population of more than 242 million, it is the most populous country in Africa, and the world's sixth-most populous country. Nigeria borders Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west. Nigeria is a federal republic comprising 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, where its capital, Abuja, is located. The largest city in Nigeria by population is Lagos, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world and the second largest in Africa.

Text: Wikipedia — NigeriaCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-28

— FACTS —

Capital: Abuja
Currency: naira (NGN)
Official language: English
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +234
Licence plate code: WAN
Top-level domain: .ng
Independence / founding: 01 Oct 1963
Highest point: Chappal Waddi (2,419 m)
Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean (0 m)
Anthem: Nigeria, We Hail Thee

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

23.2%% of land area

#124 of 2132023

73% of world average

Forest area

211,371km²

#29 of 2132023

112% of world average

Agricultural land

76.2%% of land area

#10 of 2092023

205% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

40.5%% of land area

#13 of 2062023

291% of world average

Land area

923,770km²

#31 of 2152023

141% of world average

— PEOPLE —

Population

237.5Mpeople

#6 of 2162025

626% of world average

Population growth

2.1%% per year

#45 of 2162025

209% of world average

Population density

250people per km²

#52 of 2152023

55% of world average

People living in cities

63.8%% of population

#112 of 2162025

101% of world average

Urban population growth

3.3%% per year

#36 of 2162025

217% of world average

People living rurally

36.2%% of population

#105 of 2162025

99% of world average

Population aged 0-14

40.5%% of population

#20 of 2162025

161% of world average

Population aged 15-64

56.4%% of population

#194 of 2162025

88% of world average

Population aged 65+

3.1%% of population

#192 of 2162025

28% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

77.3%% of working-age population

#23 of 2162025

135% of world average

Female population

49.4%% of population

#176 of 2162025

99% of world average

Births per woman

4births per woman

#15 of 2162024

186% of world average

Birth rate

32.5 /1,000per 1,000 people

#20 of 2162024

189% of world average

Death rate

11.6 /1,000per 1,000 people

#20 of 2162024

151% of world average

Net migration

-15,258people (5-year total)

#164 of 2162025

-13857% of world average

Migrants living in the country

0.6%% of population

#191 of 2152024

5% of world average

— MONEY —

GDP

$290.79Bcurrent US$

#50 of 2112025

52% of world average

GDP, purchasing power parity

$2.26Tcurrent int'l $

#19 of 1992025

217% of world average

GDP per person

$1,224current US$

#188 of 2112025

5% of world average

GDP per person, purchasing power parity

$9,532current int'l $

#141 of 1992025

29% of world average

GDP growth

4.0%% per year

#78 of 2102025

119% of world average

GDP per person growth

1.9%% per year

#121 of 2102025

80% of world average

Gross national income

$281.70Bcurrent US$

#50 of 2042025

49% of world average

Gross national income per person

$1,360current US$

#176 of 2032025

7% of world average

Gross national income per person, PPP

$9,230current int'l $

#143 of 1972025

29% of world average

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Inflation

23.0%% per year

#180 of 1902025

267% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

13.9%% per year

#189 of 2092025

196% of world average

Real interest rate

2.9%%

#89 of 1342023

69% of world average

Lending interest rate

14.0%%

#35 of 1342023

124% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

$4.01Bcurrent US$

#51 of 2012025

48% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

1.4%% of GDP

#130 of 1982025

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

0.4%% of GDP

#87 of 1792025

19% of world average

Current account balance

4.8%% of GDP

#39 of 1912025

no comparison

Foreign reserves

$46.02Bcurrent US$

#53 of 1772025

46% of world average

External debt

$108.76Bcurrent US$

#104 of 1212024

141% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

340-100

#69 of 1472022

95% of world average

People below the poverty line

41.8%% of population

#131 of 1472022

327% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

26.3%%

#72 of 1472022

94% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

3.0%%

#57 of 1472022

107% of world average

Stock market value

29.9%% of GDP

#53 of 882025

39% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$22.79Bcurrent US$

#10 of 1862025

442% of world average

Foreign aid received

0.8%% of GNI

#97 of 1372023

13% of world average

Exchange rate

1,518local currency per US$

#20 of 2112025

105% of world average

Agriculture's share of the economy

23.0%% of GDP

#29 of 1992025

230% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

16.4%% of GDP

#155 of 2022025

67% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

8.3%% of GDP

#123 of 1952025

75% of world average

Services' share of the economy

58.2%% of GDP

#99 of 2022025

101% of world average

8 of 39 figures unavailable for Nigeria.

— TRADE —

Exports

9.2%% of GDP

not enough data to rank1960

21% of world average

Imports

16.9%% of GDP

not enough data to rank1960

34% of world average

Trade balance

-7.7%% of GDP

not enough data to rank1960

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

33.3%% of GDP

#167 of 2052025

52% of world average

Goods exported

$55.47Bcurrent US$

#52 of 2072025

45% of world average

Goods imported

$41.45Bcurrent US$

#67 of 2072025

33% of world average

Services exported

$5.06Bcurrent US$

#95 of 1912025

10% of world average

Services imported

$19.64Bcurrent US$

#53 of 1912025

45% of world average

Goods and services exported

$62.54Bcurrent US$

#60 of 1912025

36% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$62.62Bcurrent US$

#61 of 1912025

37% of world average

High-tech share of exports

2.7%% of manufactured exports

#127 of 1792024

22% of world average

Terms of trade

127index

#29 of 2062024

120% of world average

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

54.6 yrsyears

#216 of 2162024

74% of world average

Life expectancy, women

54.9 yrsyears

#216 of 2162024

72% of world average

Life expectancy, men

54.3 yrsyears

#215 of 2162024

76% of world average

Infant deaths

69.8 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#195 of 1962024

377% of world average

Deaths under age 5

115.6 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#196 of 1962024

478% of world average

Maternal deaths

993per 100,000 live births

#194 of 1942023

855% of world average

Health spending

4.2%% of GDP

#151 of 1932023

61% of world average

Health spending per person

$67current US$

#163 of 1932023

5% of world average

Physicians

0.4 /1,000per 1,000 people

#141 of 1872023

18% of world average

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Nurses and midwives

1.6 /1,000per 1,000 people

#148 of 1962022

35% of world average

Hospital beds

0.5 /1,000per 1,000 people

not enough data to rank2004

17% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

82.2%% of population

#172 of 2142024

91% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

47.9%% of population

#178 of 2132024

59% of world average

Suicide rate

5per 100,000 people

#63 of 1852021

58% of world average

Adults who smoke

3.1%% of adults

#1 of 1662024

16% of world average

HIV prevalence

1.2%% aged 15-49

#123 of 1532024

87% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

219per 100,000 people

#179 of 2082024

221% of world average

Undernourishment

19.9%% of population

#141 of 1682023

197% of world average

Children vaccinated against measles

57.0%% of children 12-23 months

#182 of 1932024

66% of world average

— LEARNING —

Education spending

0.3%% of GDP

#189 of 1902023

7% of world average

Education spending

3.0%% of government spending

#188 of 1892024

22% of world average

Adult literacy

70.4%% aged 15+

#94 of 1192024

84% of world average

Youth literacy

81.4%% aged 15-24

#104 of 1262024

89% of world average

Primary school enrolment

89.6%% gross

#174 of 2002023

89% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

46.9%% gross

#168 of 1882023

54% of world average

University enrolment

9.7%% gross

not enough data to rank2011

20% of world average

Primary school completion

70.2%% of relevant age group

not enough data to rank2010

78% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

38pupils per teacher

not enough data to rank2010

169% of world average

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Years of compulsory education

9.0 yrsyears

#143 of 1972025

90% of world average

— WORK —

Unemployment

3.1%% of labour force

#44 of 1862025

44% of world average

Youth unemployment

5.3%% of labour force aged 15-24

#28 of 1862025

34% of world average

Labour force participation

82.5%% aged 15+

#5 of 1862025

136% of world average

Women in the labour force

80.7%% of women aged 15+

#3 of 1862025

158% of world average

Men in the labour force

84.3%% of men aged 15+

#14 of 1862025

121% of world average

Labour force

116.6Mpeople

#5 of 1862025

576% of world average

Working in agriculture

33.5%% of employment

#52 of 1862025

152% of world average

Working in industry

17.0%% of employment

#116 of 1862025

87% of world average

Working in services

49.5%% of employment

#132 of 1862025

85% of world average

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Self-employed

86.2%% of employment

#5 of 1862025

223% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

74.2%% of labour force

#118 of 1712024

98% of world average

Employed

80.0%% aged 15+

#6 of 1862025

141% of world average

— CONNECTED —

People online

41.2%% of population

#170 of 2072024

58% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

71per 100 people

#178 of 2102024

61% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

0per 100 people

#198 of 2082024

0% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

0per 100 people

#199 of 2132024

0% of world average

Access to electricity

62.5%% of population

#182 of 2142024

70% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

26.2%% of population

#151 of 1892023

38% of world average

Electricity used per person

144kWh per person

#135 of 1492023

3% of world average

Energy used per person

320kg oil equivalent per person

#141 of 1492023

14% of world average

Air passengers carried

5.3Mpassengers

#58 of 1652023

20% of world average

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Air freight

3million tonne-km

#103 of 1632023

0% of world average

Rail network

3,528route-km

not enough data to rank2015

34% of world average

Rail passengers

174million passenger-km

not enough data to rank2005

1% of world average

Container port traffic

1.6MTEU

#57 of 1672023

29% of world average

Research and development spending

0.3%% of GDP

#78 of 1272019

29% of world average

Patent applications by residents

410count

#48 of 1422020

3% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

9,799count

#43 of 1972023

60% of world average

Tourists arriving

5.3Mcount

#35 of 1942016

103% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$321.0Mcurrent US$

#106 of 1752020

9% of world average

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

1tonnes per person

#46 of 2032024

13% of world average

Carbon emissions

132Mt CO2

#169 of 2032024

71% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

351Mt CO2-equivalent

#178 of 2032024

138% of world average

Protected land

13.9%% of land area

#135 of 2132025

74% of world average

Protected coastal waters

0.0%% of territorial waters

#168 of 1742025

0% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

5.6%% of internal resources

#74 of 1772022

4% of world average

Renewable water available per person

990m³ per person

#128 of 1832022

7% of world average

Renewable energy use

80.3%% of final energy consumption

#16 of 2122021

276% of world average

Electricity from renewables

22.2%% of total

#108 of 2062021

64% of world average

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Electricity from fossil fuels

75.5%% of total

#113 of 2092022

127% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

0.0%% of total

#151 of 2082021

0% of world average

Energy imported (net)

-66.3%% of energy use

#113 of 1432022

no comparison

— STATE —

Military spending

0.6%% of GDP

#144 of 1562024

25% of world average

Military spending

$1.13Bcurrent US$

#80 of 1602024

7% of world average

Military spending

3.1%% of government spending

#123 of 1532024

41% of world average

Armed forces personnel

223,000people

#30 of 1702020

139% of world average

Armed forces

0.2%% of labour force

#152 of 1682020

18% of world average

Homicides

16per 100,000 people

#136 of 1582023

202% of world average

1 of 7 figures unavailable for Nigeria.

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

Exports toas of 2024

Spain$5.50B
Spain$5.50B
France$4.70B
France$4.70B
Netherlands$4.69B
Netherlands$4.69B
India$3.91B
India$3.91B

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USA$3.80B
USA$3.80B
Indonesia$2.94B
Indonesia$2.94B
Canada$2.86B
Canada$2.86B
Italy$2.70B

Imports fromas of 2024

China$9.57B
China$9.57B
Belgium$4.73B
Belgium$4.73B
India$4.18B
India$4.18B
USA$2.76B
USA$2.76B

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Netherlands$1.56B
Netherlands$1.56B
United Arab Emirates$1.51B
United Arab Emirates$1.51B
France$1.12B
France$1.12B
Saudi Arabia$1.01B

Trade balance, 2024+$11.39B

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

Nigeria, We Hail TheeAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Abuja · approx. UTC+0

Neighbours

Landmarks

People

Wole SoyinkaNigerian writer (born 1934)

Chinua AchebeNigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic (1930-2013)

Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieNigerian writer (born 1977)

Muhammadu Buhariformer President of Nigeria from 1983 to 1985 and 2015 to 2025 (born 1942–2025)

Goodluck JonathanPresident of Nigeria from 2010 to 2015

Umaru Musa Yar'AduaPresident of Nigeria (1951-2010)

Olusegun Obasanjonigerian president (1999-2007) and military leader (1976–79)

Mikel John ObiNigerian association football player (born 1987)

Ngozi Okonjo-Iwealadirector-General of the World Trade Organization

Sade AduBritish singer

Chiwetel EjioforBritish actor (born 1977)

Giannis AntetokounmpoNigerian-Greek basketball player (born 1994)

History

01 Oct 1963Nigeria — founding / independence (Wikidata)

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1960 → now

2026

Population237.5M2025

GDP$290.79B2025

GDP per person$1,2242025