Australia vs Niger: Has the population peaked?

Australia
26.45 million people
in 2023
Niger
26.16 million people
in 2023
Australia rank
54th
Niger rank
56th

Has the population peaked? over time

  • Australia
  • Niger
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 26.45 million people against 26.16 million people in Niger, a difference of 291,200 people.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 54th and Niger ranks 56th of 236 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.