Indonesia vs Nigeria: Has the population peaked?

Indonesia
281.19 million people
in 2023
Nigeria
227.88 million people
in 2023
Indonesia rank
4th
Nigeria rank
6th

Has the population peaked? over time

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How they compare

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

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

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

Indonesia ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 6th 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.