Nigeria vs Pakistan: Annual population growth

Nigeria
4.73 million
in 2023
Pakistan
3.80 million
in 2023
Nigeria rank
2nd
Pakistan rank
3rd

Annual population growth over time

  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M195119872023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 4.73 million against 3.80 million in Pakistan, a difference of 928,200.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Pakistan ahead.

Nigeria ranks 2nd and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Pakistan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Pakistan Difference Ahead
1950s 764,296 960,658 196,362 Pakistan
1960s 1.05 million 1.40 million 349,555 Pakistan
1970s 1.69 million 2.05 million 366,978 Pakistan
1980s 2.30 million 3.33 million 1.03 million Pakistan
1990s 2.85 million 3.82 million 971,244 Pakistan
2000s 3.90 million 4.38 million 480,901 Pakistan
2010s 4.74 million 3.64 million 1.10 million Nigeria
2020s 4.60 million 4.18 million 423,428 Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual population growth, Nigeria or Pakistan?
Nigeria, at 4.73 million against 3.80 million in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual population growth between Nigeria and Pakistan?
928,200, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pakistan?
73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Pakistan rank globally for annual population growth?
Nigeria ranks 2nd and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Annual population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual population growth
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,228 data points, 1951–2023
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