Geospatial data Nigeria
CORE SPATIAL DATA
Nigeria
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Updated August 2026
GRID3 has country-wide data available for Nigeria, in collaboration with our partners CIESIN at Columbia University and WorldPop at the University of Southampton. Our data includes population estimates, settlements, subnational boundaries, and critical infrastructure.
Gridded population estimates
- NGA Population v3.0 (August 2025)
Boundaries
- Ward:
- GRID3 NGA – Operational Wards v3.0 (July 2026)
States included: Abia, Adamawa, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Borno, Delta, Enugu, FCT Abuja, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Osun, Oyo, Sokoto, Yobe, and Zamfara - GRID3 NGA – Operational Wards v1.0 (December 2020)
All states, v3.0 supercedes for included states
- GRID3 NGA – Operational Wards v3.0 (July 2026)
- LGA: GRID3 NGA – Operational LGA Boundaries (December 2020)
- State: GRID3 NGA – Operational State Boundaries (December 2020)
Settlements
- Extents: GRID3 NGA – Settlement Extents v4.1 (August 2026)
- Named points: GRID3 NGA – Settlement Names (September 2020)
Health facilities
- GRID3 NGA – Health Facilities v3.0 (August 2026)
States included: Abia, Adamawa, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Borno, Delta, Enugu, FCT Abuja, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Osun, Oyo, Sokoto, Yobe, Zamfara - GRID3 NGA – Health Facilities v2.0 (November 2024)
All states, v3.0 supercedes for included states
Transport networks
- Roads: GRID3 NGA – Roads v1.0 (October 2025)
- Travel time: GRID3 NGA – Travel Time Friction Surface v1.0 (October 2025)
Spatial estimates of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and returnees
Data coming soon
- Updated ward boundaries
- Updated health facilities
- Updated population estimates
To enquire about upcoming data, email info@grid3.org