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
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.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.12 million people | 3.00 million people | 6.13 million people | Australia |
| 1960s | 11.26 million people | 4.00 million people | 7.26 million people | Australia |
| 1970s | 13.72 million people | 5.27 million people | 8.45 million people | Australia |
| 1980s | 15.76 million people | 7.04 million people | 8.72 million people | Australia |
| 1990s | 18.02 million people | 9.62 million people | 8.40 million people | Australia |
| 2000s | 20.30 million people | 13.60 million people | 6.70 million people | Australia |
| 2010s | 23.79 million people | 19.65 million people | 4.14 million people | Australia |
| 2020s | 26.09 million people | 24.92 million people | 1.17 million people | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher has the population peaked?, Australia or Niger?
- Australia, at 26.45 million people against 26.16 million people in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Australia and Niger?
- 291,200 people, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Niger?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Niger rank globally for has the population peaked??
- Australia ranks 54th and Niger ranks 56th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.