India vs Nigeria: Population regions with projections

India
1.51 billion
in 2100
Nigeria
476.75 million
in 2100
India rank
1st
Nigeria rank
4th

Population regions with projections over time

  • India
  • Nigeria
0500.0M1.0B1.5B100015502100

How they compare

India currently reports 1.51 billion against 476.75 million in Nigeria, a difference of 1.03 billion.

That makes India's figure about 3.2 times Nigeria's.

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

India ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 4th of 239 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Nigeria Difference Ahead
1000s 112.49 million 7.00 million 105.49 million India
1100s 116.24 million 7.50 million 108.74 million India
1200s 119.99 million 8.00 million 111.99 million India
1300s 123.74 million 9.00 million 114.74 million India
1400s 127.49 million 10.00 million 117.49 million India
1500s 131.24 million 11.00 million 120.24 million India
1600s 134.99 million 14.00 million 120.99 million India
1700s 164.99 million 18.00 million 146.99 million India
1710s 168.66 million 18.80 million 149.86 million India
1720s 172.32 million 18.94 million 153.38 million India
1730s 175.99 million 19.09 million 156.90 million India
1740s 179.66 million 19.24 million 160.41 million India
1750s 183.32 million 19.41 million 163.92 million India
1760s 186.99 million 19.58 million 167.41 million India
1770s 190.66 million 19.77 million 170.89 million India
1780s 194.32 million 19.96 million 174.36 million India
1790s 197.99 million 20.18 million 177.81 million India
1800s 202.52 million 12.10 million 190.42 million India
1810s 206.87 million 12.10 million 194.77 million India
1820s 212.96 million 12.31 million 200.65 million India
1830s 221.57 million 12.78 million 208.79 million India
1840s 230.66 million 13.26 million 217.39 million India
1850s 239.23 million 13.86 million 225.37 million India
1860s 247.01 million 14.63 million 232.38 million India
1870s 252.90 million 15.54 million 237.36 million India
1880s 264.33 million 16.68 million 247.65 million India
1890s 277.72 million 17.94 million 259.78 million India
1900s 287.35 million 19.53 million 267.83 million India
1910s 297.43 million 21.65 million 275.78 million India
1920s 312.69 million 24.56 million 288.14 million India
1930s 350.90 million 28.62 million 322.28 million India
1940s 365.73 million 33.68 million 332.05 million India
1950s 384.33 million 40.63 million 343.71 million India
1960s 484.63 million 49.66 million 434.97 million India
1970s 605.98 million 63.02 million 542.96 million India
1980s 764.93 million 83.95 million 680.98 million India
1990s 951.12 million 109.65 million 841.47 million India
2000s 1.14 billion 143.50 million 1.00 billion India
2010s 1.32 billion 188.20 million 1.13 billion India
2020s 1.46 billion 235.33 million 1.22 billion India
2030s 1.57 billion 285.12 million 1.29 billion India
2040s 1.65 billion 334.09 million 1.32 billion India
2050s 1.69 billion 377.97 million 1.31 billion India
2060s 1.70 billion 415.62 million 1.28 billion India
2070s 1.67 billion 445.32 million 1.23 billion India
2080s 1.62 billion 465.05 million 1.15 billion India
2090s 1.55 billion 474.70 million 1.07 billion India
2100s 1.51 billion 476.75 million 1.03 billion India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population regions with projections, India or Nigeria?
India, at 1.51 billion against 476.75 million in Nigeria as of 2100.
What is the difference in population regions with projections between India and Nigeria?
1.03 billion, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nigeria?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do India and Nigeria rank globally for population regions with projections?
India ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 4th of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population regions with projections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Our World in Data
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Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
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