International statistics Basic indicators: Nigeria

Data from selected international sources
Indicator Unit Year Value
Land area km22022910,770
GDP, current prices bn US$2024187.6
GDP per capita, current prices US$2024824
GDP (annual change), constant prices %20243.4
Inflation (annual change of CPI) %202433.2
Gross value added: Agriculture % of GDP202322.7
Gross value added: Industry % of GDP202332.6
Gross value added: Services % of GDP202342.8
Population 1,0002023227,882.9
Population, female % of total202349.4
Population density inhab. per km22022245
Population aged under 15 years % of total population202341.5
Population aged 65 years and older % of total population20233.0
Fertility rate, total births per woman20234.48
Life expectancy at birth - men years202354.2
Life expectancy at birth - women years202354.7
Density of physicians per 10,000 inhabitants20224
Hospital beds per 10,000 inhabitants20045
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 life births202360
Pupil-teacher ratio (primary) number201849
Pupil-teacher ratio (secondary) number201822
Student enrollment, tertiary per 100,000 inhabitants20181,047
Public expenditure on education % of GDP20220.3
Labour force participation rate %202482.6
Labour force 1,0002024113,350
Self-employed persons %202384.7
Unemployment rate %20243.0
Youth unemployment rate %20245.1
Long-term unemployment rate % of unemployed persons202350.4
GNI per capita, Atlas method US$20231,880
Industrial production - Manufacturing index 2010 = 1002015184.1
Industrial production index, manufacturing industry 2010 = 1002015111.7
Agricultural land % of land area202276.6
Arable land and permanent crops % of land area202249.0
Agricultural area organic % of agricultural area20220.1
Forest area % of land area202223.4
Import of goods, total bn US$202365.0
Export of goods, total bn US$202365.1
Import of goods from Germany mn US$20231,142.2
Export of goods to Germany mn US$2023952.7
Exports of goods and services % of GDP202110.7
Road traffic deaths per 100,000 inhab.201921
Pump price for gasoline (petrol) US$ per litre20160.46
Rail route length km20153,528
Primary energy use kg oe per capita2022333
CO2 emissions metric t per capita20230.58
Resident patent applications per mn inhab.20202
Research and development expenditure % of GDP20190.3
Researchers per million inhabitants201922
Telephone lines per 100 inhab.20230.0
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhab.202398.5
Internet users per 100 inhab.202339.2
Fixed broadband internet subscribers per 100 inhab.20230.1
Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhab.202341.6

As at 22 May 2025

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