Indonesia vs Nigeria: Population marimekko

Indonesia
281.19 million
in 2023
Nigeria
227.88 million
in 2023
Indonesia rank
5th
Nigeria rank
7th

Population marimekko over time

  • Indonesia
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 281.19 million against 227.88 million in Nigeria, a difference of 53.31 million.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Nigeria ahead.

Indonesia ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 239 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 23 and Nigeria in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Nigeria Difference Ahead
1000s 3.75 million 7.00 million 3.25 million Nigeria
1100s 4.17 million 7.50 million 3.33 million Nigeria
1200s 4.58 million 8.00 million 3.42 million Nigeria
1300s 5.00 million 9.00 million 4.00 million Nigeria
1400s 6.38 million 10.00 million 3.62 million Nigeria
1500s 7.75 million 11.00 million 3.25 million Nigeria
1600s 8.50 million 14.00 million 5.50 million Nigeria
1700s 9.50 million 18.00 million 8.50 million Nigeria
1710s 9.60 million 18.80 million 9.20 million Nigeria
1720s 9.70 million 18.94 million 9.24 million Nigeria
1730s 9.80 million 19.09 million 9.29 million Nigeria
1740s 9.90 million 19.24 million 9.34 million Nigeria
1750s 10.00 million 19.41 million 9.41 million Nigeria
1760s 10.50 million 19.58 million 9.08 million Nigeria
1770s 11.00 million 19.77 million 8.77 million Nigeria
1780s 11.50 million 19.96 million 8.46 million Nigeria
1790s 12.00 million 20.18 million 8.18 million Nigeria
1800s 16.30 million 12.10 million 4.20 million Indonesia
1810s 16.81 million 12.10 million 4.71 million Indonesia
1820s 17.74 million 12.31 million 5.43 million Indonesia
1830s 19.17 million 12.78 million 6.39 million Indonesia
1840s 20.88 million 13.26 million 7.61 million Indonesia
1850s 22.94 million 13.86 million 9.08 million Indonesia
1860s 25.48 million 14.63 million 10.85 million Indonesia
1870s 28.46 million 15.54 million 12.92 million Indonesia
1880s 31.69 million 16.68 million 15.01 million Indonesia
1890s 35.65 million 17.94 million 17.71 million Indonesia
1900s 40.31 million 19.53 million 20.78 million Indonesia
1910s 44.80 million 21.65 million 23.15 million Indonesia
1920s 49.97 million 24.56 million 25.41 million Indonesia
1930s 57.07 million 28.62 million 28.45 million Indonesia
1940s 64.96 million 33.68 million 31.28 million Indonesia
1950s 76.73 million 40.63 million 36.11 million Indonesia
1960s 100.10 million 49.66 million 50.44 million Indonesia
1970s 130.33 million 63.02 million 67.31 million Indonesia
1980s 164.79 million 83.95 million 80.85 million Indonesia
1990s 198.27 million 109.65 million 88.62 million Indonesia
2000s 229.55 million 143.50 million 86.05 million Indonesia
2010s 259.94 million 188.20 million 71.75 million Indonesia
2020s 277.90 million 220.89 million 57.01 million Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population marimekko, Indonesia or Nigeria?
Indonesia, at 281.19 million against 227.88 million in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in population marimekko between Indonesia and Nigeria?
53.31 million, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Nigeria?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and Nigeria rank globally for population marimekko?
Indonesia ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population marimekko. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population marimekko
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed