What is the population of Nigeria?
Population | 214,028,302 |
Population - note | note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected |
Population Growth Rate | 2.54% |
Urban Population | 49.6% |
Population in Major Urban Areas | Lagos 11.223 million; Kano 3.375 million; Ibadan 2.949 million; ABUJA (capital) 2.153 million; Port Harcourt 1.894 million; Kaduna 1.524 million |
Nationality Noun | Nigerian(s) |
Nationality Adjective | Nigerian |
Ethnic Groups | Nigeria, which is Africa's most populous country, is composed of more than 250 ethnic groups; the following are the most populous and politically influential: Hausa and Fulani 29%, Yoruba 21%, Igbo (Ibo) 18%, Ijaw 10%, Kanuri 4%, Ibibio 3.5%, Tiv 2.5% |
Languages Spoken | English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani |
What is school like in Nigeria?
What are the health conditions in Nigeria?
Animal Contact Disease (s) | rabies |
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate - female 15-49 | 14.1% |
Death Rate - deaths/1,000 population | 13.2 |
Diseases - note | highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds |
Drinking Water Source - percent of rural population improved | 49.1% |
Drinking Water Source - percent of total population unimproved | 36% |
Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved | 78.8% |
Food or Waterborne Disease (s) | bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever |
Health Expenditures - percent of GDP | 5.3% |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 3.6% |
HIV/Aids Deaths | 239,700 |
Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population | .53 |
Infant Mortality Rate - female deaths/1,000 live births | 67.66 |
Infant Mortality Rate - male deaths/1,000 live births | 77.98 |
Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births | 72.97 |
Major Infectious Diseases - degree of risk | very high |
Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births | 630 |
Mean Age for Mother's First Birth | 20.9 |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 6.5% |
People Living with HIV/AIDS | 3,300,000 |
Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population | .4 |
Respiratory disease (s) | meningococcal meningitis |
Sanitation Facility Access - percent of total population unimproved | 72.2% |
Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved | 30.8% |
Sanitation Facility Access - percent of rural population improved | 24.7% |
Total Fertility Rate - children born/woman | 5.31 |
Underweight - percent of children under five years | 24.4% |
Vectorborne Disease (s) | malaria, dengue fever, and yellow fever |
Water contact disease (s) | leptospirosis and schistosomiasis |
How long do people live in Nigeria?
Life Expectancy at Birth | 52 Years |
Life Expectancy at Birth - female | 55 Years |
Life Expectancy at Birth - male | 49 Years |
Median Age | 17 Years |
Median Age - female | 18 Years |
Median Age - male | 17 Years |
Birth Rate - births/1,000 population | 39 |
Death Rate - deaths/1,000 population | 13.2 |
Median Age | 17 Years |
Median Age - female | 18 Years |
Median Age - male | 17 Years |
Net Migration Rate - migrant(s)/1,000 population | -0.22 |
Population Growth Rate | 2.54% |
Sex Ratio 0-14 Years - male/female | 1.05 |
Sex Ratio 15-24 Years - male/female | 1.05 |
Sex Ratio 25-54 Years - male/female | 1.05 |
Sex Ratio 55-64 Years - male/female | 1.04 |
Sex Ratio at Birth - male/female | 1.06 |
Sex Ratio of Total Population - male/female | 1.01 |
Sex Ratio Over 64 Years - male/female | .85 |
What are the health conditions in Nigeria?
What is school like in Nigeria?
Literacy - female | 60.6% |
Literacy - male | 75.7% |
Literacy - total population | 68% |
Literacy Definition | age 15 and over can read and write |
School Life Expectancy - female | 8 Years |
School Life Expectancy - male | 10 Years |
Total School Life Expectancy - (primary to tertiary) | 9 Years |
Can people in Nigeria read?
Literacy - female | 60.6% |
Literacy - male | 75.7% |
Literacy - total population | 68% |
Literacy Definition | age 15 and over can read and write |
Predominant Language | English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani |
Is Nigeria a safe place to visit?