Nigeria Population Density Trend
Population Density
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| 1950 | 40.9 | 1976 | 71.7 | 2002 | 146.5 |
| 1951 | 41.7 | 1977 | 73.8 | 2003 | 150.6 |
| 1952 | 42.5 | 1978 | 76.1 | 2004 | 154.9 |
| 1953 | 43.3 | 1979 | 78.5 | 2005 | 159.2 |
| 1954 | 44.1 | 1980 | 81 | 2006 | 163.7 |
| 1955 | 44.9 | 1981 | 83.5 | 2007 | 168.3 |
| 1956 | 45.8 | 1982 | 86.1 | 2008 | 173 |
| 1957 | 46.7 | 1983 | 88.3 | 2009 | 177.9 |
| 1958 | 47.6 | 1984 | 90.6 | 2010 | 183 |
| 1959 | 48.5 | 1985 | 93.2 | 2011 | 188.2 |
| 1960 | 49.5 | 1986 | 95.8 | 2012 | 193.5 |
| 1961 | 50.5 | 1987 | 98.4 | 2013 | 198.8 |
| 1962 | 51.6 | 1988 | 101 | 2014 | 204.1 |
| 1963 | 52.7 | 1989 | 103.8 | 2015 | 209.4 |
| 1964 | 53.8 | 1990 | 106.6 | 2016 | 214.6 |
| 1965 | 55 | 1991 | 109.5 | 2017 | 219.9 |
| 1966 | 56.2 | 1992 | 112.4 | 2018 | 225 |
| 1967 | 57.4 | 1993 | 115.4 | 2019 | 230 |
| 1968 | 58.7 | 1994 | 118.5 | 2020 | 235 |
| 1969 | 60 | 1995 | 121.7 | 2021 | 239.9 |
| 1970 | 61.4 | 1996 | 124.9 | 2022 | 245 |
| 1971 | 62.8 | 1997 | 128.2 | 2023 | 250.2 |
| 1972 | 64.3 | 1998 | 131.6 | 2024 | 255.5 |
| 1973 | 66 | 1999 | 135.1 | 2025 | 260.8 |
| 1974 | 67.7 | 2000 | 138.8 | 2026 | 266.2 |
| 1975 | 69.6 | 2001 | 142.6 |
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