Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Population by world region
Ethiopia
367.29 million people
in 2100
Nigeria
476.75 million people
in 2100
Ethiopia rank
7th
Nigeria rank
4th
Population by world region over time
- Ethiopia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 476.75 million people against 367.29 million people in Ethiopia, a difference of 109.46 million people.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Nigeria ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 7th and Nigeria ranks 4th of 238 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 8 and Nigeria in 40.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.35 million people | 7.00 million people | 4.64 million people | Nigeria |
| 1100s | 2.35 million people | 7.50 million people | 5.14 million people | Nigeria |
| 1200s | 2.35 million people | 8.00 million people | 5.64 million people | Nigeria |
| 1300s | 2.35 million people | 9.00 million people | 6.64 million people | Nigeria |
| 1400s | 2.35 million people | 10.00 million people | 7.64 million people | Nigeria |
| 1500s | 2.35 million people | 11.00 million people | 8.64 million people | Nigeria |
| 1600s | 2.35 million people | 14.00 million people | 11.64 million people | Nigeria |
| 1700s | 2.35 million people | 18.00 million people | 15.64 million people | Nigeria |
| 1710s | 2.41 million people | 18.80 million people | 16.39 million people | Nigeria |
| 1720s | 2.46 million people | 18.94 million people | 16.48 million people | Nigeria |
| 1730s | 2.51 million people | 19.09 million people | 16.58 million people | Nigeria |
| 1740s | 2.56 million people | 19.24 million people | 16.68 million people | Nigeria |
| 1750s | 2.61 million people | 19.41 million people | 16.80 million people | Nigeria |
| 1760s | 2.66 million people | 19.58 million people | 16.92 million people | Nigeria |
| 1770s | 2.71 million people | 19.77 million people | 17.05 million people | Nigeria |
| 1780s | 2.77 million people | 19.96 million people | 17.20 million people | Nigeria |
| 1790s | 2.82 million people | 20.18 million people | 17.36 million people | Nigeria |
| 1800s | 12.03 million people | 12.10 million people | 68,300 people | Nigeria |
| 1810s | 12.17 million people | 12.10 million people | 68,910 people | Ethiopia |
| 1820s | 13.05 million people | 12.31 million people | 738,030 people | Ethiopia |
| 1830s | 14.83 million people | 12.78 million people | 2.05 million people | Ethiopia |
| 1840s | 17.07 million people | 13.26 million people | 3.81 million people | Ethiopia |
| 1850s | 18.37 million people | 13.86 million people | 4.51 million people | Ethiopia |
| 1860s | 18.23 million people | 14.63 million people | 3.60 million people | Ethiopia |
| 1870s | 18.08 million people | 15.54 million people | 2.54 million people | Ethiopia |
| 1880s | 17.94 million people | 16.68 million people | 1.26 million people | Ethiopia |
| 1890s | 17.80 million people | 17.94 million people | 140,910 people | Nigeria |
| 1900s | 17.65 million people | 19.53 million people | 1.87 million people | Nigeria |
| 1910s | 17.52 million people | 21.65 million people | 4.13 million people | Nigeria |
| 1920s | 17.48 million people | 24.56 million people | 7.08 million people | Nigeria |
| 1930s | 17.48 million people | 28.62 million people | 11.15 million people | Nigeria |
| 1940s | 17.48 million people | 33.68 million people | 16.20 million people | Nigeria |
| 1950s | 19.25 million people | 40.63 million people | 21.38 million people | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 24.08 million people | 49.66 million people | 25.59 million people | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 31.23 million people | 63.02 million people | 31.79 million people | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 39.63 million people | 83.95 million people | 44.32 million people | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 56.56 million people | 109.65 million people | 53.08 million people | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 77.42 million people | 143.50 million people | 66.08 million people | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 102.77 million people | 188.20 million people | 85.43 million people | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 133.91 million people | 235.33 million people | 101.42 million people | Nigeria |
| 2030s | 168.80 million people | 285.12 million people | 116.33 million people | Nigeria |
| 2040s | 204.87 million people | 334.09 million people | 129.22 million people | Nigeria |
| 2050s | 241.25 million people | 377.97 million people | 136.72 million people | Nigeria |
| 2060s | 275.90 million people | 415.62 million people | 139.73 million people | Nigeria |
| 2070s | 307.41 million people | 445.32 million people | 137.90 million people | Nigeria |
| 2080s | 334.69 million people | 465.05 million people | 130.36 million people | Nigeria |
| 2090s | 356.86 million people | 474.70 million people | 117.84 million people | Nigeria |
| 2100s | 367.29 million people | 476.75 million people | 109.46 million people | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Ethiopia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 476.75 million people against 367.29 million people in Ethiopia as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 109.46 million people, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for population by world region?
- Ethiopia ranks 7th 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
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.