Congo vs Nigeria: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population

Congo
2.17 Percent per annum
in 2030
Nigeria
2.22 Percent per annum
in 2030
Congo rank
23rd
Nigeria rank
21st

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population over time

  • Congo
  • Nigeria
01234199020102030

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 2.22 Percent per annum against 2.17 Percent per annum in Congo, a difference of 0.05 Percent per annum.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 23rd and Nigeria ranks 21st of 170 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 2.66 Percent per annum 2.58 Percent per annum 0.0807 Percent per annum Congo
2000s 3.51 Percent per annum 2.72 Percent per annum 0.7824 Percent per annum Congo
2010s 2.73 Percent per annum 2.64 Percent per annum 0.0824 Percent per annum Congo
2020s 2.26 Percent per annum 2.37 Percent per annum 0.1093 Percent per annum Nigeria
2030s 2.17 Percent per annum 2.22 Percent per annum 0.0501 Percent per annum Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 03 - annual population, Congo or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 2.22 Percent per annum against 2.17 Percent per annum in Congo as of 2030.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 03 - annual population between Congo and Nigeria?
0.05 Percent per annum, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Nigeria?
41 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2030.
How do Congo and Nigeria rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 03 - annual population?
Congo ranks 23rd and Nigeria ranks 21st of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population growth rate — Growth rate of population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population growth rate — Growth rate of population
Unit
Percent per annum
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
245 places, 9,971 data points, 1990–2030
Last refreshed

The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 3 shows the full time series of annual population growth, up to present, and including projected population growth over the next five years according the medium fertility variant scenario in the World Population Prospects 2022 from the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs.