• Population....................................................................236,747,130 (2024 est.)
• Population growth rate ...........................................................2.52% (2024 est.)
• Birth rate....................................................33.8 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)
• Death rate...................................................8.4 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)
• Net migration rate................................-0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)
• Ethnic groups*.........................Hausa 30%, Yoruba 15.5%, Igbo (Ibo) 15.2%, Fulani 6%, Tiv 2.4%, Kanuri/Beriberi 2.4%, Ibibio 1.8%, Ijaw/Izon 1.8%, other 24.9% (2018 est.)

* Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, is composed of more than 250 ethnic groups

CIA World Factbook