| 年份 | 人口总数 | 官方数据 |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4513.85 | |
| 1961 | 4606.36 | |
| 1962 | 4702.98 | |
| 1963 | 4803.29 | |
| 1964 | 4906.68 | |
| 1965 | 5012.79 | |
| 1966 | 5121.80 | |
| 1967 | 5234.22 | |
| 1968 | 5350.62 | |
| 1969 | 5471.70 | |
| 1970 | 5598.21 | |
| 1971 | 5729.70 | |
| 1972 | 5866.58 | |
| 1973 | 6011.46 | |
| 1974 | 6167.72 | |
| 1975 | 6337.43 | |
| 1976 | 6522.14 | |
| 1977 | 6720.31 | |
| 1978 | 6927.19 | |
| 1979 | 7136.11 | |
| 1980 | 7342.36 | |
| 1981 | 7544.05 | |
| 1982 | 7742.75 | |
| 1983 | 7941.48 | |
| 1984 | 8144.88 | |
| 1985 | 8356.28 | |
| 1986 | 8576.64 | |
| 1987 | 8804.80 | |
| 1988 | 9039.53 | |
| 1989 | 9278.80 | |
| 1990 | 9521.25 | |
| 1991 | 9766.76 | |
| 1992 | 10016.17 | |
| 1993 | 10270.08 | |
| 1994 | 10529.37 | |
| 1995 | 10794.83 | |
| 1996 | 11066.88 | |
| 1997 | 11345.77 | |
| 1998 | 11631.98 | |
| 1999 | 11926.01 | |
| 2000 | 12228.39 | |
| 2001 | 12539.40 | |
| 2002 | 12859.61 | |
| 2003 | 13190.06 | |
| 2004 | 13532.04 | |
| 2005 | 13886.50 | |
| 2006 | 14253.83 | 14043.179 |
| 2007 | 14634.00 | 14499.8281 |
| 2008 | 15026.96 | 14971.3264 |
| 2009 | 15432.49 | 15458.1566 |
| 2010 | 15850.32 | 15960.8173 |
| 2011 | 16280.51 | 16479.8232 |
| 2012 | 16722.88 | 17015.706 |
| 2013 | 17176.58 | 17569.0143 |
| 2014 | 17640.49 | 18140.3148 |
| 2015 | 18113.75 | 18730.1926 |
| 2016 | 18596.02 | 19339.2517 |
| 2017 | 19087.32 | |
| 2018 | 19587.47 | |
| 2019 | 20096.36 | |
| 2020 | 20613.96 | |
| 2021 | 21140.07 |
2021年尼日利亚总人口为2.1亿人，是非洲人口最多的国家。1960年以来，尼日利亚人口一直保持着增长趋势。
