Nigeria: Statistics
People [1]
People
Population | 218,541,212 (2022) |
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Population Growth Rate | 2.38 annual % (2022) |
Age Dependency Ratio | 85.251 % of working-age population (2022) |
Urban Population | 53.521 % of total (2022) |
Infant Mortality Rate | 70.6 per 1,000 live births (2021) |
Life Expectancy at Birth | 52.676 years (2021) |
Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)
Energy [2]
Other [3]
Technology
Airports | 54 (2013) |
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Cellular Telephones | 172,730,603 (2018 est.) |
Highways | 195,000 km (2017) |
Internet Users | 47,759,904 (2016 est.) |
Railways | 3,798 km (2014) |
Telephones | 140,491 (2018 est.) |
Geography & Environment
Location | Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon |
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Total Area | 923,768 sq. km |
Land Area | 910,768 sq. km |
Water Area | 13,000 sq. km |
Coastline | 853 km |
Climate | varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north |
Terrain | southern lowlands merge into central hills and plateaus; mountains in southeast, plains in north |
Lowest Point | Atlantic Ocean 0 m |
Highest Point | Chappal Waddi 2,419 m |
Sources
- The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/11/2023
- U.S. Energy Information Administration
- CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020