India vs Nigeria: Annual change in population
India
12.65 million people
in 2023
Nigeria
4.73 million people
in 2023
India rank
1st
Nigeria rank
2nd
Annual change in population over time
- India
- Nigeria
How they compare
India currently reports 12.65 million people against 4.73 million people in Nigeria, a difference of 7.91 million people.
That makes India's figure about 2.7 times Nigeria's.
Across all 73 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 236 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.83 million people | 764,296 people | 8.07 million people | India |
| 1960s | 10.81 million people | 1.05 million people | 9.76 million people | India |
| 1970s | 13.73 million people | 1.69 million people | 12.04 million people | India |
| 1980s | 17.49 million people | 2.30 million people | 15.19 million people | India |
| 1990s | 19.22 million people | 2.85 million people | 16.37 million people | India |
| 2000s | 18.73 million people | 3.90 million people | 14.83 million people | India |
| 2010s | 16.35 million people | 4.74 million people | 11.61 million people | India |
| 2020s | 12.26 million people | 4.60 million people | 7.66 million people | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in population, India or Nigeria?
- India, at 12.65 million people against 4.73 million people in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual change in population between India and Nigeria?
- 7.91 million people, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nigeria?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
- How do India and Nigeria rank globally for annual change in population?
- India ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual change in population, calculated as the difference between population on 1 July of consecutive years.