Iraq vs Nigeria: Population growth rate
Iraq
2.1%
in 2023
Nigeria
2.1%
in 2023
Iraq rank
49th
Nigeria rank
50th
Population growth rate over time
- Iraq
- Nigeria
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 2.1% against 2.1% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 49th and Nigeria ranks 50th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 0.3% | Iraq |
| 1960s | 3.2% | 2.1% | 1.1% | Iraq |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 2.7% | 0.6% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 2.6% | 0.5% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.8% | 0.4% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.5% | 0.6% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 0.1% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth rate, Iraq or Nigeria?
- Iraq, at 2.1% against 2.1% in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population growth rate between Iraq and Nigeria?
- 0.0%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Nigeria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Nigeria rank globally for population growth rate?
- Iraq ranks 49th and Nigeria ranks 50th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.