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China vs Nigeria: Population by world region

China
633.37 million people
in 2100
Nigeria
476.75 million people
in 2100
China rank
2nd
Nigeria rank
4th

Population by world region over time

  • China
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

China currently reports 633.37 million people against 476.75 million people in Nigeria, a difference of 156.62 million people.

That makes China's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.

Across all 318 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 4th of 238 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 48 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Nigeria Difference Ahead
1000s 36.59 million people 7.00 million people 29.59 million people China
1100s 90.18 million people 7.50 million people 82.68 million people China
1200s 103.06 million people 8.00 million people 95.06 million people China
1300s 79.97 million people 9.00 million people 70.97 million people China
1400s 71.25 million people 10.00 million people 61.25 million people China
1500s 91.26 million people 11.00 million people 80.26 million people China
1600s 98.05 million people 14.00 million people 84.05 million people China
1700s 99.43 million people 18.00 million people 81.43 million people China
1710s 104.05 million people 18.80 million people 85.25 million people China
1720s 119.50 million people 18.94 million people 100.56 million people China
1730s 127.05 million people 19.09 million people 107.97 million people China
1740s 142.98 million people 19.24 million people 123.73 million people China
1750s 178.33 million people 19.41 million people 158.92 million people China
1760s 197.05 million people 19.58 million people 177.47 million people China
1770s 220.13 million people 19.77 million people 200.37 million people China
1780s 275.68 million people 19.96 million people 255.72 million people China
1790s 298.73 million people 20.18 million people 278.55 million people China
1800s 337.01 million people 12.10 million people 324.91 million people China
1810s 361.46 million people 12.10 million people 349.36 million people China
1820s 393.32 million people 12.31 million people 381.01 million people China
1830s 410.14 million people 12.78 million people 397.36 million people China
1840s 411.90 million people 13.26 million people 398.64 million people China
1850s 395.39 million people 13.86 million people 381.53 million people China
1860s 367.43 million people 14.63 million people 352.80 million people China
1870s 360.85 million people 15.54 million people 345.31 million people China
1880s 370.70 million people 16.68 million people 354.02 million people China
1890s 385.36 million people 17.94 million people 367.42 million people China
1900s 405.63 million people 19.53 million people 386.10 million people China
1910s 438.78 million people 21.65 million people 417.13 million people China
1920s 472.62 million people 24.56 million people 448.06 million people China
1930s 495.30 million people 28.62 million people 466.68 million people China
1940s 523.96 million people 33.68 million people 490.28 million people China
1950s 597.80 million people 40.63 million people 557.17 million people China
1960s 717.50 million people 49.66 million people 667.84 million people China
1970s 902.94 million people 63.02 million people 839.92 million people China
1980s 1.05 billion people 83.95 million people 971.04 million people China
1990s 1.21 billion people 109.65 million people 1.10 billion people China
2000s 1.31 billion people 143.50 million people 1.16 billion people China
2010s 1.39 billion people 188.20 million people 1.20 billion people China
2020s 1.42 billion people 235.33 million people 1.18 billion people China
2030s 1.38 billion people 285.12 million people 1.09 billion people China
2040s 1.31 billion people 334.09 million people 974.58 million people China
2050s 1.21 billion people 377.97 million people 829.03 million people China
2060s 1.07 billion people 415.62 million people 657.30 million people China
2070s 940.90 million people 445.32 million people 495.59 million people China
2080s 812.90 million people 465.05 million people 347.85 million people China
2090s 693.77 million people 474.70 million people 219.07 million people China
2100s 633.37 million people 476.75 million people 156.62 million people China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by world region, China or Nigeria?
China, at 633.37 million people against 476.75 million people in Nigeria as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by world region between China and Nigeria?
156.62 million people, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Nigeria?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do China and Nigeria rank globally for population by world region?
China ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 4th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by world region
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.