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Nigeria vs United States: Population

Nigeria
227.88 million people
in 2023
United States
343.48 million people
in 2023
Nigeria rank
6th
United States rank
3rd

Population over time

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  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 343.48 million people against 227.88 million people in Nigeria, a difference of 115.59 million people.

That makes United States's figure about 1.5 times Nigeria's.

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

Nigeria ranks 6th and United States ranks 3rd of 238 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 20 and United States in 20.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria United States Difference Ahead
1000s 7.00 million people 1.22 million people 5.78 million people Nigeria
1100s 7.50 million people 1.31 million people 6.19 million people Nigeria
1200s 8.00 million people 1.45 million people 6.55 million people Nigeria
1300s 9.00 million people 1.57 million people 7.43 million people Nigeria
1400s 10.00 million people 1.74 million people 8.26 million people Nigeria
1500s 11.00 million people 1.89 million people 9.11 million people Nigeria
1600s 14.00 million people 778,503 people 13.22 million people Nigeria
1700s 18.00 million people 927,076 people 17.07 million people Nigeria
1710s 18.80 million people 1.37 million people 17.43 million people Nigeria
1720s 18.94 million people 1.82 million people 17.12 million people Nigeria
1730s 19.09 million people 2.26 million people 16.82 million people Nigeria
1740s 19.24 million people 2.71 million people 16.53 million people Nigeria
1750s 19.41 million people 3.16 million people 16.25 million people Nigeria
1760s 19.58 million people 3.60 million people 15.98 million people Nigeria
1770s 19.77 million people 4.05 million people 15.72 million people Nigeria
1780s 19.96 million people 4.49 million people 15.47 million people Nigeria
1790s 20.18 million people 4.94 million people 15.24 million people Nigeria
1800s 12.10 million people 6.54 million people 5.56 million people Nigeria
1810s 12.10 million people 8.42 million people 3.69 million people Nigeria
1820s 12.31 million people 11.38 million people 933,507 people Nigeria
1830s 12.78 million people 15.05 million people 2.27 million people United States
1840s 13.26 million people 20.07 million people 6.81 million people United States
1850s 13.86 million people 27.06 million people 13.20 million people United States
1860s 14.63 million people 35.24 million people 20.61 million people United States
1870s 15.54 million people 44.20 million people 28.66 million people United States
1880s 16.68 million people 55.20 million people 38.52 million people United States
1890s 17.94 million people 67.69 million people 49.75 million people United States
1900s 19.53 million people 81.59 million people 62.06 million people United States
1910s 21.65 million people 96.24 million people 74.59 million people United States
1920s 24.56 million people 111.00 million people 86.44 million people United States
1930s 28.62 million people 123.98 million people 95.36 million people United States
1940s 33.68 million people 137.35 million people 103.67 million people United States
1950s 40.63 million people 165.22 million people 124.59 million people United States
1960s 49.66 million people 193.61 million people 143.94 million people United States
1970s 63.02 million people 217.97 million people 154.95 million people United States
1980s 83.95 million people 240.39 million people 156.44 million people United States
1990s 109.65 million people 266.50 million people 156.85 million people United States
2000s 143.50 million people 294.48 million people 150.98 million people United States
2010s 188.20 million people 324.59 million people 136.39 million people United States
2020s 220.89 million people 341.15 million people 120.26 million people United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Nigeria or United States?
United States, at 343.48 million people against 227.88 million people in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Nigeria and United States?
115.59 million people, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United States?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and United States rank globally for population?
Nigeria ranks 6th and United States ranks 3rd 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

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.