Indicador	Valor
Población total	233,000,000 personasUN DESA WPP [2024] 232,700,000 personas·World Bank WDI [2024] 232,700,000 personas
Edad mediana	17.9 añosUN DESA WPP [2024]
Esperanza de vida	54.5–54.6 añosWorld Bank WDI [2024] 54.64 años·UNDP HDI [2023] 54.46 años
Grupos étnicos	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%, otros 24.9% (est. 2018); nota: <strong>nota:</strong> Nigeria, el país más poblado de África, está compuesto por más de 250 grupos étnicosCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Idiomas	inglés (oficial), hausa, yoruba, igbo (ibo), fulani, más de 500 lenguas indígenas adicionalesCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Religiones	musulmanes 53.5%, católicos romanos 10.6%, otros cristianos 35.3%, otros 0.6% (est. 2018)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Urbanización	54.3 % de la población total (2023)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Crecimiento demográfico	2.08 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Tasa de natalidad	32.5 por 1.000World Bank WDI [2024]
Tasa de mortalidad	11.6 por 1.000World Bank WDI [2024]
Población urbana	63 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Idiomas (estructurados)	Abanyom Abon Abua Abureni Adamawa Fulfulde Aduge Afade Afudu Agatu Agbirigba Agwagwune Ajawa Ajiri Akpa Akpes Akpondu Akuku Akum Akye Alago Alege Ambo American Sign Language Amo Anaang Aninka Arigidi Arum Ashe Asu (Nigeria) Atsam Auyokawa Awak Ayere Ayu Baa Baan Baangi Baatonum Bacama Bada (Nigeria) Bade Bagirmi Baissa Fali Bali (Nigeria) Bangwinji Barikanchi Basa (Nigeria) Basa-Gumna Basa-Gurmana Bassa-Kontagora Bata Batu Bauchi Beele Begbere-Ejar Bekwarra Belneng Bena (Nigeria) Berom Bete (Yukubenic) Bete-Bendi Bijim Bile Bina (Nigeria) Bini Biseni Bitare Bo-Rukul Boga Boghom Boko (Benin) Bokobaru Bokyi Bole Borgu Fulfulde Bu Bu (Zaranda) Buduma Bukwen Buli (Bauchi State) Bumaji Bura Sign Language Bura-Pabir Burak Bure Buru-Angwe Busa C'lela Cakfem-Mushere Cara Cen Central Kanuri Central-Eastern Niger Fulfulde Chaari Chadian Arabic Chakato Che Cibak Cicipu Cineni Ciwogai Como Karim Cross River Mbembe Cuba Daba Dadiya Damakawa Dass Daza Defaka Degema Deko-Dusanga Dendi (Benin) Deno Denya Dera (Nigeria) Dghwede Dibo Dijim-Bwilim Dir-Nyamzak-Mbarimi Diri Dokshi Dong Donga Mambila Duguri Duhwa Dulbu Dungu Duwai Dyarim Dza Dzodinka Dũya Eastern Acipa Ebira Ebughu Ede Cabe Ede Nago Efai Efik Efutop Egene Eggon Ehueun Ejagham Ejuele Ekajuk Eki Ekit Ekpeye Eleme Emai-Iuleha-Ora Enwan (Akwa Ibom State) Enwan (Edo State) Epie Eruwa Esan Esimbi Etebi Eten Etkywan Etulo Evant Fali Fam Firan Fum Fungwa Fyam Fyer Ga'anda Gaa Gade Galambu Gamo-Ningi Ganang Gbagyi Gbari Gbiri-Niragu Gengle Gengle-Kugama Gera Geruma Ghotuo Gibanawa Giiwo Gimme Gimnime Glavda Goemai Gokana Gude Gudu Guduf-Gava Gun Gupa Gurmana Guruntum-Mbaaru Gvoko Gwamhi-Wuri Gwandara Gwara Gyaazi Gyem Hasha Hausa Hausa Sign Language Hausa States Fulfulde Hdi Holma Horom Huba Hun-Saare Hungworo Hwana Hya Hyam Hõne Ibani Ibibio Ibilo Ibino Ibokun Sign Language Ibuoro Iceve-Maci Idere Idesa Idoma Idon Igala Igbo Igede Iguta Igwe Ihievbe Ija-Zuba Ika Ikhin-Arokho Iko Ikpeshi Iku-Gora-Ankwa Ikulu Ikwere Ilue Irigwe Isekiri Isoko Isu (Menchum Division) Ito Itu Mbon Uzo Ivbie North-Okpela-Arhe Iyayu Iyive Iyongiyong Izere Izi-Ezaa-Ikwo-Mgbo Izon Izora Jakattoe Jalaa Jan-Awei Janji Jara Jarawa (Nigeria) Jere Jiba Jibu Jilbe Jimi (Cameroon) Jimi (Nigeria) Jirim Jiru Jju Ju Jukun Takum Kaan Kadara Kadung Kagoma Kaivi Kakanda Kakihum Kalabari Kam Kamantan Kami (Nigeria) Kamo Kamwe Kaningdon-Nindem Kanufi Kapya Karekare Kariya Khana Kholok Kinuku Kiong Kir-Balar Kirike Kirya-Konzel Kizamani Koenoem Kofa Kohumono Koma Ndera Komta Kono (Nigeria) Koro Nulu Koro Zuba Korop Kpan Kpasam Kpati Kubi Kudu-Camo Kugbo Kukele Kulere Kulung (Nigeria) Kumba Kupa Kurama Kurmin Dangana Kushi Kutep Kutto Kuturmi Kwaami Kwaja-Ndaktup Kwak Kyak Kyenga Kyoli Labir Lagwan Lala-Roba Lamang Lame Lamja-Dengsa-Tola Lamnso' Laru (Nigeria) Leelau Legbo Lemoro Lenyima Lere Leyigha Lijili Limbum Lokaa Longuda Loo Lopa Lubila Lufu Luri Maaka Mada (Nigeria) Mafa Magajingari Sign Language Mak (Nigeria) Mala (Nigeria) Malgwa Mama Manga-Dagera Kanuri Mangar Mangas Marghi Central Marghi South Mashi (Nigeria) Mawa (Nigeria) Mbay Mbe Mboi Mbongno Mbula-Bwazza Mburku Medefidrin Mindat Mingang Doso Miship Miya Mom Jango Montol Moo Mpade Mumuye Mvano Mwaghavul Mághdì Nde-Gbite Nde-Nsele-Nta Ndoe Ndoola Ndunda Ndunic Ngala of Lake Chad Ngambay Ngamo Ngas Nggwahyi Ngizim Ngwaba Nigerian Pidgin Nigerian Sign Language Ninzo Njanga Njerep Nkari Nkem-Nkum Nkoroo Nkukoli Nnam Northwest Gbaya Nshi Nteng Numana Nungu Nupe-Nupe-Tako Nyam Nyankpa Nyeng Nyong Nzanyi Obanliku Obolo Obulom-Ochichi Odual Odut Ogbah Ogbia Ogbogolo Ogbronuagum Oko-Eni-Osayen Okobo Okodia Okpamheri Okpe (Northwestern Edo) Okpe (Southwestern Edo) Oloma Olulumo-Ikom Oring Oro Oruma Ososo Otank Pa'a Pan Pana (Central African Republic) Panawa Pangseng Peere Pero Pesse Piti Piya-Kwonci Pongu Psikye Putai Pyapun Pye Rang Reshe Rishiwa Rjili Robambami Rogo Ron Ruma Salka-Tsishingini Sama Mum Samba Leko Sambe Sanga (Nigeria) Sasaru Saya Shakara Shall-Zwall Shama-Sambuga Shamang Shang Shanga Shau Sheni-Ziriya Shiki Shoo-Minda-Nye Shuwa-Zamani Siri Somyev Southeast Ijo Southern Mfumte Sukur Sur Sya Tagdal Tahaggart Tamahaq Tal Tala Tambas Tangale Tarjumo Tarok Tasawaq Tawallammat Tamajaq Tedaga Tee Teme Tep Tera Teshenawa Tetserret Tha Tigon Mbembe Tita Tiv Tiyaa Toro Tsikimba Tso Tsuvadi Tula Tulai Tumi Tunzu Tyap Ubaghara Ubang Uda Ugare Uhami Ukaan Ukpe-Bayobiri Ukpet-Ehom Ukue Ukwa Ukwuani-Aboh-Ndoni Ulukwumi Umon Uneme Uokha Urhobo Usaghade Ut-Main Utugwang-Irungene-Afrike Uvbie Uzekwe Vemgo-Mabas Vere Kaadam Viti Vono Vori Voro Vute Waja Waka Wandala Wannu Wapan Warji-Gala Wawa Western Mambila Western Niger Fulfulde Western-Kambari-Cishingini Wom (Nigeria) Wãpha Yace Yala Yamba Yangkam Yara Yekhee Yendang Yendang (Retired) Yiwom Yoruba Yoruba Sign Language Yotti Yukuben Zangwal Zari Zarma-Kaado Zeem Zhire Zizilivakan Zul Zumbun Àhàn Áncá Glottolog [2026]