LANGUAGES
- Official Language:
- 1. English
: 33,571,000
- 2. Fula
: 15,666,000
Mother Tongue : English
Literacy Rate (%) : 62.00
Country Capital | : | Abuja |
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GDP Per capita | : | 6,706 |
GDP Per Capita Rank | : | 141st/195 |
Life Expectancy | : | 55 |
Unemployment Rate | : | 3 |
Number of Internet Users | : | 81,654,147 |
Internet Users Rank | : | 12th/195 |
Area | : | 910,769 |
Area Rank | : | 31st/195 |
Total Population | : | 237,528 |
Total Population Rank | : | 6th/195 |
Nigeria Highlights
Nigeria is the 6th ranked country in population and 31st ranked in area out of 195 countries in the world.Please keep the country rank in perspective, for the highlights below.
Better than World Average-
- 1. Nigeria is the 1st highest ranked in Fula out of 195 countries in the world. This implies that this country has significantly more people speaking Fula when compared to other countries.
- 2. The average Sweet Potatoes prod. of 195 countries in the world is 895,180. Nigeria is the 4th highest ranked country out of 195 countries. This is indicative of a more fertile land, suitable for producing high quantities of sweet potatoes when compared to other countries.
- 3. Out of the 195 countries in the world, Nigeria is the 4th highest ranked in Labour Force Participation . This implies better employment opportunities,or imply that economic activity in this country is higher compared to other countries.
Worse than World Average-
- 1. Nigeria is the 23rd worst ranked in Literacy Rate (%) out of 195 countries in the world. This indicates that the educational infrastructure in this country is worse than it is in other countries.
- 2. The average GDP Per Capita (USD) of the countries in the world is 30,070. Nigeria is the 55th worst-ranked country out of 195 countries. This implies that this country is a developing country.
- 3. Out of the 195 countries in the world, Nigeria is the 108th worst ranked in Wheat prod. . This is indicative of less focus on the production of wheat, or scarcity of fertile land, or higher industrialisation as compared to other countries.
Nigeria Metrics
Language Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Fula | # People | 188,175 | 1 | 1128 | ||
2 | Songhay Languages as a % of total Songhay Languages speakers | % People | 0 | 2 | 1129 | ||
3 | Fula as a % of total Fula speakers | % People | 0 | 3 | 1126 | ||
4 | English | # People | 3,175,743 | 5 | 1130 | ||
5 | English as a % of total English speakers | % People | 0 | 5 | 1130 |
Nature Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Tree density. | Density | 9 | 1 | 1125 | ||
2 | Tree density . | Density | 8 | 1 | 1127 | ||
3 | Sweet Potatoes prod. | Tons | 895,180 | 4 | 1125 | ||
4 | Sweet Potatoes Produced/Total Sweet Potatoes Produced % | Weight | 0 | 4 | 1130 | ||
5 | Goat Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 46,111 | 4 | 1126 | ||
6 | Goat Meat Production (% of Total Goat Meat Production) | Percent | 0 | 4 | 1125 | ||
7 | Rice prod. | Tons | 6,981,685 | 13 | 1130 | ||
8 | Onion prod. | Tons | 773,539 | 13 | 1125 | ||
9 | Rice Produced/Total Rice Produced.% | Weight | 0 | 13 | 1129 | ||
10 | Onion Produced/Total Onion Produced % | Weight | 0 | 13 | 1125 | ||
11 | Number of Cows | Count | 8,697,624 | 16 | 1128 | ||
12 | Cows (% of Total Cows) | Percent | 0 | 16 | 1128 | ||
13 | Forest Area. | Area | 21,142,892 | 29 | 1127 | ||
14 | Country forest area / Global Forest area % | 0 | 29 | 1128 | |||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Wheat prod. | Tons | 6,698,590 | 88 | 1233 | ||
2 | Cow Milk Production (% of Total Cow Milk Production) | Percent | 0 | 84 | 1231 | ||
3 | Cow Milk Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 3,855,383 | 87 | 1230 | ||
4 | Sugarcane Produced/Total Sugarcane Produced.% | Weight | 2 | 48 | 1234 | ||
5 | Sugarcane prod. | Tons | 52,039,862 | 48 | 1234 | ||
6 | Chicken Meat Production (% of Total Chicken Meat Production) | Percent | 0 | 47 | 1233 | ||
7 | Chicken Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 588,164 | 47 | 1234 | ||
8 | Iron Production (in 1000 metric tons) | Weight | 33,258 | 44 | 1234 | ||
9 | Coal Production (in 1000 metric tons) | Weight | 121,850 | 45 | 1230 | ||
10 | Coal Production (% of Total Coal Production) | Percent | 1 | 42 | 1231 | ||
11 | Potatoes prod. | Tons | 2,538,925 | 41 | 1230 | ||
12 | Potatoes Produced /Total Potatoes Produced % | Weight | 0 | 40 | 1230 | ||
13 | Number of Trees | Count | 15,642,617,148 | 40 | 1234 | ||
14 | Cow Beef Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 320,761 | 37 | 1234 | ||
15 | Cow Beef Production (% of Total Cow Beef Production) | Percent | 0 | 37 | 1235 | ||
16 | Cotton Production (in 1000 480 lb. Bales) | Weight | 1,707 | 25 | 1235 | ||
17 | Cotton Production (% of Total Cotton Production) | Percent | 1 | 25 | 1230 | ||
18 | Natural Gas Prod. | Million cubic meters | 216,389 | 19 | 1231 | ||
19 | Natural Gas Produced/Total Natural Gas Produced % | Mass | 5 | 19 | 1232 | ||
20 | Oil Prod. | Barrels/day | 4,369,531 | 14 | 1231 | ||
21 | Oil Prodcuced/Total Oil Produced % | 5 | 14 | 1231 | |||
22 | Soyabean prod. | Tons | 3,684,006 | 13 | 1234 | ||
23 | Soyabean Produced/Total Soyabean Produced % | Weight | 1 | 13 | 1235 | ||
24 | Tin prod. | Tons | 23,069 | 7 | 1233 |
Demography Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Births | # People (In Thousands) | 681 | 3 | 1130 | ||
2 | Total Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 42,003 | 6 | 1127 | ||
3 | Male Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 21,226 | 6 | 1129 | ||
4 | Female Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 20,993 | 6 | 1130 | ||
5 | Male % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 18 | 1128 | ||
6 | Population Growth Rate (%) | % People | 0 | 42 | 1125 | ||
7 | Total Deaths | # People (In Thousands) | 319 | 4 | 1125 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Female % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 158 | 1231 |
Urbanization Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | # Cities>10M | # Cities | 0 | 4 | 1126 | ||
2 | Urban Population (2021) | # People | 23,726,053 | 6 | 1128 | ||
3 | Rural Pop. | # People | 18,013,759 | 6 | 1126 | ||
4 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 5 | 7 | 1130 | ||
5 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 8 | 8 | 1130 | ||
6 | # Cities>1M | # Cities | 2 | 9 | 1127 | ||
7 | # Cities>5M | # Cities | 0 | 9 | 1128 | ||
8 | # Cities>5M | # Cities | 0 | 11 | 1126 | ||
9 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 21 | 11 | 1127 | ||
10 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 23 | 12 | 1129 | ||
11 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 7 | 12 | 1130 | ||
12 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 4 | 16 | 1127 | ||
13 | # Cities>1M | # Cities | 1 | 17 | 1125 | ||
14 | Rural Pop. /Total Pop. % | % People | 40 | 75 | 1130 | ||
15 | Pop. without Electricity access | # People | 3,455,508 | 1 | 1126 | ||
16 | Pop. without Electricity Access / Total Pop.% | % People | 14 | 36 | 1125 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Pop. with access to Electricity (%) | % People | 86 | 160 | 1232 | ||
2 | Urban Population / Total Population % . | % People | 60 | 120 | 1235 |
Work Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Labour Force Participation | # People | 14,659,929 | 4 | 1128 | ||
2 | Employment in Agriculture | # People | 5,314,003 | 4 | 1126 | ||
3 | Total Labour Force (2021) | # People | 20,409,734 | 5 | 1126 | ||
4 | Employment in Services | # People | 10,251,634 | 6 | 1130 | ||
5 | Non-Agricultural Labour Force | # People | 15,067,127 | 6 | 1127 | ||
6 | Unemployed Labour Force. | # People | 1,511,199 | 9 | 1128 | ||
7 | Formal Jobs | # People | 10,605,934 | 24 | 1126 | ||
8 | Employment in Agriculture /Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 39 | 1129 | ||
9 | Employment in Agri. / Total Labour Force % . | % People | 23 | 50 | 1126 | ||
10 | Employment in Agriculture/Total Labour force %. | % People | 23 | 50 | 1129 | ||
11 | Total Labour Force/Total Pop. | % People | 43 | 71 | 1127 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Wage & Salaried Workers / Total Labour Force % | % People | 58 | 162 | 1230 | ||
2 | Non-Agri Labour force/Total Labour force %. | % People | 76 | 128 | 1232 | ||
3 | Employment in Services / Total Labour Force %. | % People | 56 | 124 | 1234 | ||
4 | Employment in services/Total Labour force %. | % People | 56 | 124 | 1232 | ||
5 | Unemployment Rate. | % People | 7 | 104 | 1234 | ||
6 | Employment in Services /Total pop.%. | % People | 25 | 97 | 1230 |
Culture Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Islamic Population | # People | 9,936,734 | 5 | 1130 | ||
2 | Islamic Pop./Total Islamic Pop.% | % People | 0 | 5 | 1128 | ||
3 | Christian Population | # People | 11,885,917 | 6 | 1127 | ||
4 | Christian Pop./Total Christian Pop.% | % People | 0 | 6 | 1130 | ||
5 | Islamic Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 22 | 48 | 1128 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | World Heritage Sites | Count | 7 | 111 | 1235 | ||
2 | Christian Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 42 | 100 | 1230 | ||
3 | Jewish Population | # People | 78,295 | 77 | 1234 | ||
4 | # Olympic Medals | Count | 157 | 58 | 1235 |
Education Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | # Total Students (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 38,831,325 | 6 | 1126 | ||
2 | Teachers in secondary edu. | # People | 659,923 | 8 | 1129 | ||
3 | Total Literate Pop. | # People | 34,678,001 | 8 | 1125 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Literacy Rate (%) | % People | 86 | 173 | 1235 | ||
2 | # Students per teacher in secondary edu. | Ratio | 31 | 1 | 1234 | ||
3 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu./ Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 138 | 1235 | ||
4 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu/Total Literate Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 138 | 1233 | ||
5 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 23 | 130 | 1232 | ||
6 | # Students per teacher in tertiary edu. | Ratio | 32 | 1 | 1235 | ||
7 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Literate Pop. | % People | 28 | 41 | 1230 | ||
8 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 27 | 36 | 1232 | ||
9 | Teachers in tertiary edu. | # People | 297,976 | 34 | 1235 | ||
10 | Enrolment in tertiary edu.(all programmes) | # People | 4,618,191 | 32 | 1234 | ||
11 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./ Total Literate Pop %. | % People | 36 | 26 | 1231 |
Media Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | # Mobile phone numbers | Count | 40,393,496 | 9 | 1129 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | # Phone Numbers /Total Pop. % | Percent | 101 | 154 | 1232 |
Governance Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Police Officers | # People | 138,224 | 11 | 1129 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Military Force/Total Pop. % | % People | 1 | 147 | 1231 | ||
2 | Military Budget (in Billion $) | $ Billion | 15 | 55 | 1235 | ||
3 | Military Budget/Total World Military Budget %. | Percent | 0 | 54 | 1230 | ||
4 | Total Military Force | # People | 358,465 | 45 | 1231 | ||
5 | Military Force/Total World Military Force %. | % People | 0 | 45 | 1235 |
Internet Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Internet Users | # People | 28,408,774 | 12 | 1126 | ||
2 | LinkedIn users | # People | 6,388,891 | 21 | 1127 | ||
3 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total LinkedIn Users | % People | 0 | 21 | 1128 | ||
4 | Twitter users | # People | 3,173,740 | 22 | 1126 | ||
5 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Twitter Users | % People | 0 | 22 | 1128 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Int. Users / Total Pop.% | % People | 70 | 163 | 1233 | ||
2 | FB Users / Total Int. Users %. | % People | 31 | 156 | 1233 | ||
3 | FB Users / Total Pop. %. | % People | 25 | 155 | 1232 | ||
4 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 31 | 148 | 1230 | ||
5 | Facebook CPC in Rs. | Absolute | 5 | 127 | 1233 | ||
6 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 35 | 127 | 1233 | ||
7 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 13 | 115 | 1232 | ||
8 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 14 | 93 | 1235 | ||
9 | Facebook users | # People | 6,757,917 | 40 | 1230 | ||
10 | Facebook Users as a % of Total facebook Users | % People | 0 | 40 | 1232 |
Wealth Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Corporate Tax Rates in % | Rate | 23 | 18 | 1130 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | GDP Per Capita (USD) | $ | 30,070 | 141 | 1235 | ||
2 | FDI (millions USD) | Amount | 3,115 | 63 | 1234 | ||
3 | FDI / Total FDI of the World %. | 0 | 63 | 1230 | |||
4 | Import Ban(Number of products) | Count | 12 | 56 | 1234 | ||
5 | GDP as a % of Total GDP | Percent | 0 | 55 | 1235 | ||
6 | GDP (Billions USD) 2025 | $ Billions | 613 | 55 | 1232 |
Health Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Total No. of Doctors | # People | 78,648 | 30 | 1125 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Life Expectancy at Birth, both sexes | Age | 73 | 194 | 1230 | ||
2 | Dentist (per 10,000) | People per 10000 | 31 | 166 | 1235 | ||
3 | Total No. of Pharmacists | # People | 19,528 | 29 | 1230 |
Nigeria Language Details
Sr. | Language | % of people speaking the language in country. |
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List of cities having more than 100K population in Nigeria
Sr. | City | Total City Population (2023) |
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1 | Aba | 804,354 |
2 | Abakaliki | 228,374 |
3 | Abeokuta | 679,854 |
4 | Abuja | 1,168,669 |
5 | Ado Ekiti | 464,577 |
6 | Akure | 729,835 |
7 | Asaba | 225,213 |
8 | Awka | 454,190 |
9 | Badagry | 362,960 |
10 | Bama | 154,759 |
11 | Bauchi | 743,384 |
12 | Benin City | 1,727,035 |
13 | Bida | 283,323 |
14 | Buguma | 186,975 |
15 | Calabar | 558,516 |
16 | Enugu | 1,087,978 |
17 | Epe | 273,086 |
18 | Funtua | 184,416 |
19 | Garki | 229,127 |
20 | Gashua | 164,996 |
21 | Gboko | 250,504 |
22 | Gbongan | 176,588 |
23 | Gombe | 347,605 |
24 | Gusau | 302,893 |
25 | Ibadan | 3,853,763 |
26 | Ife | 766,266 |
27 | Igboho | 173,125 |
28 | Ijebu Ode | 281,065 |
29 | Ijero | 221,751 |
30 | Ikare | 241,773 |
31 | Ikeja | 471,502 |
32 | Ikorodu | 806,311 |
33 | Ikot Ekpene | 215,428 |
34 | Ila | 226,869 |
35 | Ilawe Ekiti | 241,923 |
36 | Ilesa | 352,121 |
37 | Ilorin | 1,170,777 |
38 | Ise Ekiti | 251,558 |
39 | Iseyin | 431,608 |
40 | Iwo | 288,140 |
41 | Jalingo | 210,460 |
42 | Jimeta | 328,787 |
43 | Jos | 1,236,865 |
44 | Kaduna | 1,144,281 |
45 | Katsina | 479,481 |
46 | Kano | 4,258,725 |
47 | Kisi | 196,911 |
48 | Kukawa | 306,958 |
49 | Lafia | 497,847 |
50 | Lagos | 12,116,342 |
51 | Lavun | 315,991 |
52 | Maiduguri | 817,451 |
53 | Makurdi | 374,853 |
54 | Minna | 525,096 |
55 | Mokwa | 368,681 |
56 | Mubi | 421,522 |
57 | Nnewi | 588,926 |
58 | Nsukka | 466,083 |
59 | Obafemi Owode | 344,594 |
60 | Ogbomosho | 450,878 |
61 | Okene | 482,191 |
62 | Okigwe | 199,018 |
63 | Okpoko | 230,181 |
64 | Ondo City | 539,548 |
65 | Onitsha | 393,822 |
66 | Osogbo | 235,902 |
67 | Otukpo | 205,943 |
68 | Owerri | 605,034 |
69 | Owo | 329,540 |
70 | Oyo | 645,530 |
71 | Port Harcourt | 1,514,317 |
72 | Potiskum | 309,969 |
73 | Sagamu | 381,477 |
74 | Sapele | 227,321 |
75 | Shaki | 226,267 |
76 | Sokoto | 644,025 |
77 | Suleja | 326,077 |
78 | Ugep | 281,516 |
79 | Umuahia | 540,752 |
80 | Uromi | 152,651 |
81 | Uyo | 644,176 |
82 | Warri | 839,129 |
83 | Yenagoa | 530,365 |
84 | Yola | 591,485 |
85 | Zaria | 1,046,428 |
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