Nigeria, year by year

Every index this site holds for Nigeria, in time order: 12 series across 1990–2025, each value as its source published it. The profile shows the latest snapshot; this is the record behind it.

HDI since 1990

Human development rose from 0.379 in 1990 to 0.560 in 2023.

UNDP Human Development Report, 2025 edition. 34 annual values, none interpolated.

Twenty years here

The world report

Life expectancy at birth: 54.6 years2024at birthUp 5.1 years from 49.5 years in 2005
Internet users: 41%2024of people onlineUp 36 points from 6% in 2006
Urban population: 64%2025of people in towns and citiesUp 15 points from 48% in 2006
Births per woman: 4.382024births per womanDown 1.68 from 6.06 in 2005
Renewable share of energy: 80%2021of energy usedDown 4 points from 84% in 2004
Access to electricity: 63%2024of people with electricityUp 16 points from 47% in 2005
Infant mortality: 702024deaths before age one, per 1,000 birthsDown 10 from 80 in 2005
CO2 emissions per person: 0.6 t2024of CO2 per person a yearDown 0.1 t from 0.7 t in 2005
Forest area: 23%2023of land under forestDown 3 points from 27% in 2004

World Bank, from the first to the last observed year of each indicator; each has its own window.

All indexes, 1990–2025

36 years · 12 series · 3 values marked for checking

Year	HDI0–1	Life expectancy at birthyears	Internet users% of people	Urban population% of people	Births per womanbirths	Renewable share of energy% of energy	Access to electricity% of people	Infant mortalityper 1,000 births	CO2 emissions per persont/year	Forest area% of land	GDP per capitaUS$	GDP per capita, PPPintl $
1990	0.379	45.7	—	—	6.46	87.8	27	105	0.8	29.1	—	—
1991	0.383	45.5	—	36.0	6.43	86.5	35	105	0.8	28.9	—	—
1992	0.388	45.6	—	36.8	6.39	84.5	36	105	0.9	28.8	—	—
1993	0.393	45.8	—	37.5	6.35	86.3	37	105	0.8	28.6	—	—
1994	0.397	45.8	—	38.3	6.32	88.6	38	105	0.8	28.4	—	—
1995	0.402	45.9	—	39.1	6.27	88.0	39	104	0.8	28.2	—	—
1996	0.408	45.8	0.0	40.0	6.22	87.1	40	103	0.9	28.1	—	—
1997	0.413	46.0	0.0	40.8	6.14	85.6	40	102	0.9	27.9	—	—
1998	0.419	46.1	0.0	41.6	6.07	87.2	41	100	0.8	27.7	—	—
1999	0.425	46.6	0.0	42.4	6.08	87.2	45	98	0.7	27.5	—	—
2000	0.435	47.1	0.1	43.3	6.12	86.0	43	95	0.8	27.3	—	—
2001	0.438	47.5	0.1	44.1	6.13	84.5	44	92	0.8	27.1	—	—
2002	0.451	48.0	0.3	45.0	6.12	84.5	45	89	0.7	27.0	—	—
2003	0.464	48.6	0.6	45.8	6.10	82.9	52	86	0.8	26.8	—	—
2004	0.477	49.1	1.3	46.7	6.09	84.0	46	83	0.7	26.6	—	—
2005	0.484	49.5	3.5	47.6	6.06	83.9	47	80	0.7	26.4	—	—
2006	0.489	49.9	5.5	48.4	6.05	85.8	48	78	0.6	26.3	1600	4975
2007	0.492	50.4	6.8	49.2	6.03	87.1	50	76	0.6	26.1	1816	5298
2008	0.497	50.8	8.0	50.0	6.02	85.7	50	74	0.6	25.9	2154	5607
2009	0.499	51.1	9.3	50.9	5.99	88.1	50	72	0.5	25.7	1820	5927
2010	0.502	51.3	11.5	51.7	5.95	86.0	48	71	0.6	25.5	2202	6301
2011	0.508	51.5	13.8	52.5	5.89	84.1	56	70	0.6	25.4	2418	6585
2012	0.512	51.7	16.1	53.3	5.80	83.9	53	69	0.6	25.2	2633	6671
2013	0.517	51.8	19.1	54.1	5.69	81.4	56	69	0.6	25.0	2873	7004
2014	0.524	51.9	21.0	54.9	5.62	79.9	54	68	0.7	24.8	3089	7396
2015	0.530	51.9	22.5	55.7	5.50	81.3	53	68	0.6	24.6	2586	7308
2016	0.532	52.2	24.1	56.5	5.34	81.1	59	68	0.6	24.5	2070	7072
2017	0.534	52.4	25.9	57.4	5.18	81.6	54	68	0.6	24.3	1876	7037
2018	0.537	52.7	27.7	58.2	5.02	80.8	57	69	0.6	24.1	2058	7158
2019	0.544	53.0	29.7	59.0	4.86	80.1	55	69	0.6	23.9	3190	7551
2020	0.547	53.1	31.9	59.8	4.70	81.8	55	70	0.6	23.8	2797	7415
2021	0.554	53.5	35.5	60.6	4.64	80.3	60	70	0.6	23.6	2787	7588
2022	0.557	54.1	39.1	61.4	4.55	—	61	70	0.6	23.4	2899	8304
2023	0.560	54.5	40.1	62.2	4.48	—	61	70	0.6	23.2	2139	8712
2024	—	54.6	41.2	63.0	4.38	—	63	70	0.6	—	1084	9100
2025	—	—	—	63.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	1224	9532
On the profile	0.560	54.6	41.2	63.8	4.38	80.3	—	—	0.6	23.2	1224	9532

Sources: HDI: UNDP HDR 2025; Life expectancy at birth: World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN; Internet users: World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS; Urban population: World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS; Births per woman: World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN; Renewable share of energy: World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS; Access to electricity: World Bank EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS; Infant mortality: World Bank SP.DYN.IMRT.IN; CO2 emissions per person: World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5; Forest area: World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS; GDP per capita: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD; GDP per capita, PPP: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD. Profile snapshot from the site dataset regenerated 2026-10-04. Observed years only.

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