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Nigeria: area, population and density
Nigeria has 910,770 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 237,527,782; calculated population density is 261 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Nigeria ranks 30th of 196 by land area, 6th by population and 40th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 910,770 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 237,527,782World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 261 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Nigeria in the country comparison set
Nigeria has 910,770 sq km of land area and a population value of 237,527,782 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 30th by land area, 6th by population, and 40th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Nigeria first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
Browse the Africa country comparison for regional scale context.