Deaths in Nigeria
Deaths in Nigeria was 2.68 million in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.3% from 2022. That is the 4th highest of 236 countries in 2023.
Deaths in Nigeria, 1950 to 2023
All 74 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 2,675,442 Estimated |
| 2022 | 2,667,414 Estimated |
| 2021 | 2,689,256 Estimated |
| 2020 | 2,693,283 Estimated |
| 2019 | 2,655,999 Estimated |
| 2018 | 2,654,289 Estimated |
| 2017 | 2,641,677 Estimated |
| 2016 | 2,620,526 Estimated |
| 2015 | 2,603,771 Estimated |
| 2014 | 2,553,399 Estimated |
| 2013 | 2,510,137 Estimated |
| 2012 | 2,470,096 Estimated |
| 2011 | 2,434,059 Estimated |
| 2010 | 2,392,929 Estimated |
| 2009 | 2,358,479 Estimated |
| 2008 | 2,332,617 Estimated |
| 2007 | 2,309,237 Estimated |
| 2006 | 2,300,284 Estimated |
| 2005 | 2,275,677 Estimated |
| 2004 | 2,254,944 Estimated |
| 2003 | 2,245,986 Estimated |
| 2002 | 2,242,258 Estimated |
| 2001 | 2,227,026 Estimated |
| 2000 | 2,203,964 Estimated |
| 1999 | 2,190,668 Estimated |
| 1998 | 2,175,571 Estimated |
| 1997 | 2,143,367 Estimated |
| 1996 | 2,105,926 Estimated |
| 1995 | 2,054,000 Estimated |
| 1994 | 2,013,021 Estimated |
| 1993 | 1,963,124 Estimated |
| 1992 | 1,929,783 Estimated |
| 1991 | 1,891,890 Estimated |
| 1990 | 1,831,199 Estimated |
| 1989 | 1,781,709 Estimated |
| 1988 | 1,738,281 Estimated |
| 1987 | 1,695,646 Estimated |
| 1986 | 1,656,069 Estimated |
| 1985 | 1,606,955 Estimated |
| 1984 | 1,562,828 Estimated |
| 1983 | 1,531,059 Estimated |
| 1982 | 1,491,838 Estimated |
| 1981 | 1,460,576 Estimated |
| 1980 | 1,440,350 Estimated |
| 1979 | 1,414,096 Estimated |
| 1978 | 1,394,858 Estimated |
| 1977 | 1,378,288 Estimated |
| 1976 | 1,370,419 Estimated |
| 1975 | 1,389,086 Estimated |
| 1974 | 1,376,344 Estimated |
| 1973 | 1,370,123 Estimated |
| 1972 | 1,361,228 Estimated |
| 1971 | 1,358,988 Estimated |
| 1970 | 1,352,961 Estimated |
| 1969 | 1,368,464 Estimated |
| 1968 | 1,351,693 Estimated |
| 1967 | 1,378,249 Estimated |
| 1966 | 1,310,294 Estimated |
| 1965 | 1,287,109 Estimated |
| 1964 | 1,268,943 Estimated |
| 1963 | 1,248,102 Estimated |
| 1962 | 1,228,838 Estimated |
| 1961 | 1,208,892 Estimated |
| 1960 | 1,191,984 Estimated |
| 1959 | 1,174,172 Estimated |
| 1958 | 1,158,239 Estimated |
| 1957 | 1,142,696 Estimated |
| 1956 | 1,123,805 Estimated |
| 1955 | 1,105,754 Estimated |
| 1954 | 1,086,426 Estimated |
| 1953 | 1,071,466 Estimated |
| 1952 | 1,055,349 Estimated |
| 1951 | 1,039,587 Estimated |
| 1950 | 1,025,753 Estimated |
Rankings
Definition
Deaths of residents in the area during the year.
How to cite
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.Citation styles
APA 7
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths) (Deaths, Nigeria, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz
MLA 9
World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Nigeria, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/nigeria. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Deaths, Nigeria, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/nigeria.
Harvard
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Nigeria, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/nigeria (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{united_deaths_nigeria_2023,
author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths): Deaths, Nigeria, 1950 to 2023}},
year = {2024},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/nigeria. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
RIS
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What is the deaths in Nigeria?
Deaths in Nigeria was 2.68 million in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.3% from 2022. That is the 4th highest of 236 countries in 2023.
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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest deaths in Nigeria?
2.69 million in 2020, the highest value since 1950 in this series.