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General Information

Region		Western Africa
Population (000, 2019)		200 964
Pop. density (per km2, 2019)		220.7
Capital city		Abuja
Capital city pop. (000, 2019)		3 095.1^b
UN membership date		7-Oct-60
Surface area (km2)		923 768^a
Sex ratio (m per 100 f)		102.7
National currency		Naira (NGN)
Exchange rate (per US$)		307^c

Economic indicators

	2005	2010	2019
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)	180 502	369 062	375 770^a
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2010 prices)	6.5	7.8	0.8^a
GDP per capita (current US$)	1 299.1	2 327.3	1 968.6^a
Economy: Agriculture^d (% of Gross Value Added)	25.6	23.9	21.1^a
Economy: Industry^d (% of Gross Value Added)	23.7	25.3	22.6^a
Economy: Services and other activity^d (% of GVA)	50.7	50.8	56.4^a
Employment: Agriculture^e (% of employed)	51.2	30.6	36.1
Employment: Industry^e (% of employed)	8.5	14.2	11.8
Employment: Services^e (% employed)	40.4	55.3	52.2
Unemployment^e (% of labour force)	4.3	3.9	7
Labour force participation^e (female/male pop. %)	47.8 / 61.7	49.2 / 60.7	50.6 / 59.7
CPI: Consumer Price Index^f (2010=100)	62	100	240^c
Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)	100	105	119^g
International trade: Exports (million current US$)	55 144^e	86 568	67 934^e,c
International trade: Imports (million current US$)	21 314^e	44 235	32 071^e,c
International trade: Balance (million current US$)	33 831	42 333	35 863^c
Balance of payments, current account (million US$)	36 529	13 111	10 381^a

Social indicators

	2005	2010	2019
Population growth rate^h (average annual %)	2.5	2.6	2.7ⁱ
Urban population (% of total population)	39.1	43.5	51.2
Urban population growth rate^h (average annual %)	4.8	4.8	4.6ⁱ
Fertility rate, total^h (live births per woman)	6.1	5.9	5.7ⁱ
Life expectancy at birth^h (females/males, years)	47.8 / 46.1	50.5 / 49.0	52.8 / 51.2ⁱ
Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)	43.7 / 4.6	44.0 / 4.5	43.7 / 4.5
International migrant stock^j,k (000/% of total pop.)	969.3 / 0.7	988.7 / 0.6	1 235.1 / 0.6^a
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)	12.7^l	10.6^l	2 190.8^c
Infant mortality rate^h (per 1 000 live births)	104	89.3	75ⁱ
Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP)	3.8	3.3	3.6^g
Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)	0.3	0.2	0.4^m
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	92.6 / 109.8	80.9 / 89.1^e	82.2 / 87.1^g
Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	31.7 / 38.1	41.2 / 47.1	39.8 / 44.1^g
Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	8.7 / 12.3	8.1 / 11.0	8.3 / 12.0ⁿ
Intentional homicide rate^e (per 100 000 pop.)	11.8	10.7	9.8ⁱ
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)	4.7	7	5.6

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2005	2010	2019
Individuals using the Internet^e (per 100 inhabitants)	3.5	11.5	27.7^a
Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)	...	0.2^o,p	...
Threatened species (number)	232^q	297	372
Forested area^e (% of land area)	12.2	9.9	7.2^g
CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)	106.1 / 0.8	91.5 / 0.6	96.3 / 0.6^r
Energy production, primary (Petajoules)	9 734	10 595	10 001^g
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)	31	34	34^g
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000)	1 010	1 555	1 889^g
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)	69.2	79.6	79.6^c
Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)	6.47	0.59	0.92^a

Footnotes

a		2017
b		Data refers to the urban agglomeration.
c		2018
d		Data classified according to ISIC Rev. 4.
e		Estimate.
f		Rural and urban areas.
g		2016
h		Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.
i		2015
j		Including refugees.
k		Refers to foreign citizens.
l		Data as at the end of December.
m		2013
n		2011
o		Excluding business enterprise.
p		2007
q		2004
r		2014