Nigeria vs United States: Has the population peaked?
Nigeria
227.88 million people
in 2023
United States
343.48 million people
in 2023
Nigeria rank
6th
United States rank
3rd
Has the population peaked? over time
- Nigeria
- United States
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.
Across all 74 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 6th and United States ranks 3rd of 236 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 has the population peaked?, 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 has the population peaked? 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?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and United States rank globally for has the population peaked??
- Nigeria ranks 6th and United States ranks 3rd 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
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.