Nigeria vs Russia: Population
Nigeria
227.88 million people
in 2023
Russia
145.44 million people
in 2023
Nigeria rank
6th
Russia rank
9th
Population over time
- Nigeria
- Russia
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 227.88 million people against 145.44 million people in Russia, a difference of 82.44 million people.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.6 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 6th and Russia ranks 9th of 238 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 13 and Russia in 27.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 7.00 million people | 2.52 million people | 4.48 million people | Nigeria |
| 1100s | 7.50 million people | 3.78 million people | 3.72 million people | Nigeria |
| 1200s | 8.00 million people | 5.67 million people | 2.33 million people | Nigeria |
| 1300s | 9.00 million people | 5.87 million people | 3.13 million people | Nigeria |
| 1400s | 10.00 million people | 5.87 million people | 4.13 million people | Nigeria |
| 1500s | 11.00 million people | 7.56 million people | 3.44 million people | Nigeria |
| 1600s | 14.00 million people | 9.45 million people | 4.55 million people | Nigeria |
| 1700s | 18.00 million people | 10.71 million people | 7.29 million people | Nigeria |
| 1710s | 18.80 million people | 13.04 million people | 5.76 million people | Nigeria |
| 1720s | 18.94 million people | 15.36 million people | 3.57 million people | Nigeria |
| 1730s | 19.09 million people | 17.69 million people | 1.39 million people | Nigeria |
| 1740s | 19.24 million people | 20.02 million people | 777,000 people | Russia |
| 1750s | 19.41 million people | 22.35 million people | 2.94 million people | Russia |
| 1760s | 19.58 million people | 24.67 million people | 5.09 million people | Russia |
| 1770s | 19.77 million people | 27.00 million people | 7.24 million people | Russia |
| 1780s | 19.96 million people | 29.33 million people | 9.37 million people | Russia |
| 1790s | 20.18 million people | 31.66 million people | 11.48 million people | Russia |
| 1800s | 12.10 million people | 31.30 million people | 19.19 million people | Russia |
| 1810s | 12.10 million people | 31.53 million people | 19.43 million people | Russia |
| 1820s | 12.31 million people | 32.97 million people | 20.66 million people | Russia |
| 1830s | 12.78 million people | 35.83 million people | 23.05 million people | Russia |
| 1840s | 13.26 million people | 39.27 million people | 26.01 million people | Russia |
| 1850s | 13.86 million people | 43.03 million people | 29.17 million people | Russia |
| 1860s | 14.63 million people | 47.10 million people | 32.47 million people | Russia |
| 1870s | 15.54 million people | 51.51 million people | 35.97 million people | Russia |
| 1880s | 16.68 million people | 56.38 million people | 39.70 million people | Russia |
| 1890s | 17.94 million people | 61.72 million people | 43.78 million people | Russia |
| 1900s | 19.53 million people | 67.56 million people | 48.03 million people | Russia |
| 1910s | 21.65 million people | 73.93 million people | 52.28 million people | Russia |
| 1920s | 24.56 million people | 81.02 million people | 56.46 million people | Russia |
| 1930s | 28.62 million people | 88.82 million people | 60.19 million people | Russia |
| 1940s | 33.68 million people | 97.37 million people | 63.69 million people | Russia |
| 1950s | 40.63 million people | 110.56 million people | 69.93 million people | Russia |
| 1960s | 49.66 million people | 125.61 million people | 75.94 million people | Russia |
| 1970s | 63.02 million people | 133.89 million people | 70.87 million people | Russia |
| 1980s | 83.95 million people | 143.21 million people | 59.27 million people | Russia |
| 1990s | 109.65 million people | 148.28 million people | 38.63 million people | Russia |
| 2000s | 143.50 million people | 145.00 million people | 1.50 million people | Russia |
| 2010s | 188.20 million people | 145.20 million people | 42.99 million people | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 220.89 million people | 145.81 million people | 75.08 million people | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, Nigeria or Russia?
- Nigeria, at 227.88 million people against 145.44 million people in Russia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between Nigeria and Russia?
- 82.44 million people, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Russia?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Russia rank globally for population?
- Nigeria ranks 6th and Russia ranks 9th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.