Nigeria vs Pakistan: Has the population peaked?
Nigeria
227.88 million people
in 2023
Pakistan
247.50 million people
in 2023
Nigeria rank
6th
Pakistan rank
5th
Has the population peaked? over time
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 247.50 million people against 227.88 million people in Nigeria, a difference of 19.62 million people.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 6th and Pakistan ranks 5th of 236 countries.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.