Nigeria vs Pakistan: Population regions with projections

Nigeria
476.75 million
in 2100
Pakistan
511.00 million
in 2100
Nigeria rank
4th
Pakistan rank
3rd

Population regions with projections over time

  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 511.00 million against 476.75 million in Nigeria, a difference of 34.25 million.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 4th and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 238 countries.

Across the 48 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 23 and Pakistan in 25.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Pakistan Difference Ahead
1000s 7.00 million 6.54 million 455,000 Nigeria
1100s 7.50 million 6.80 million 700,000 Nigeria
1200s 8.00 million 7.05 million 945,000 Nigeria
1300s 9.00 million 7.05 million 1.95 million Nigeria
1400s 10.00 million 7.99 million 2.01 million Nigeria
1500s 11.00 million 8.50 million 2.50 million Nigeria
1600s 14.00 million 11.05 million 2.95 million Nigeria
1700s 18.00 million 13.60 million 4.40 million Nigeria
1710s 18.80 million 13.74 million 5.06 million Nigeria
1720s 18.94 million 14.02 million 4.92 million Nigeria
1730s 19.09 million 14.31 million 4.78 million Nigeria
1740s 19.24 million 14.60 million 4.64 million Nigeria
1750s 19.41 million 14.90 million 4.51 million Nigeria
1760s 19.58 million 15.20 million 4.38 million Nigeria
1770s 19.77 million 15.51 million 4.26 million Nigeria
1780s 19.96 million 15.83 million 4.14 million Nigeria
1790s 20.18 million 16.15 million 4.03 million Nigeria
1800s 12.10 million 13.24 million 1.14 million Pakistan
1810s 12.10 million 13.52 million 1.41 million Pakistan
1820s 12.31 million 13.86 million 1.55 million Pakistan
1830s 12.78 million 14.32 million 1.54 million Pakistan
1840s 13.26 million 14.80 million 1.53 million Pakistan
1850s 13.86 million 15.24 million 1.38 million Pakistan
1860s 14.63 million 15.64 million 1.01 million Pakistan
1870s 15.54 million 16.20 million 660,620 Pakistan
1880s 16.68 million 16.98 million 300,140 Pakistan
1890s 17.94 million 17.80 million 140,210 Nigeria
1900s 19.53 million 18.66 million 868,990 Nigeria
1910s 21.65 million 20.27 million 1.38 million Nigeria
1920s 24.56 million 23.62 million 943,980 Nigeria
1930s 28.62 million 28.34 million 287,870 Nigeria
1940s 33.68 million 34.02 million 335,510 Pakistan
1950s 40.63 million 39.84 million 788,560 Nigeria
1960s 49.66 million 51.74 million 2.08 million Pakistan
1970s 63.02 million 68.88 million 5.86 million Pakistan
1980s 83.95 million 97.06 million 13.12 million Pakistan
1990s 109.65 million 133.03 million 23.38 million Pakistan
2000s 143.50 million 173.93 million 30.43 million Pakistan
2010s 188.20 million 215.44 million 27.25 million Pakistan
2020s 235.33 million 253.52 million 18.19 million Pakistan
2030s 285.12 million 298.33 million 13.21 million Pakistan
2040s 334.09 million 346.34 million 12.25 million Pakistan
2050s 377.97 million 391.43 million 13.45 million Pakistan
2060s 415.62 million 431.56 million 15.93 million Pakistan
2070s 445.32 million 464.87 million 19.56 million Pakistan
2080s 465.05 million 489.20 million 24.15 million Pakistan
2090s 474.70 million 505.15 million 30.45 million Pakistan
2100s 476.75 million 511.00 million 34.25 million Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population regions with projections, Nigeria or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 511.00 million against 476.75 million in Nigeria as of 2100.
What is the difference in population regions with projections between Nigeria and Pakistan?
34.25 million, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pakistan?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Nigeria and Pakistan rank globally for population regions with projections?
Nigeria ranks 4th and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 238 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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About this data

Indicator
Population regions with projections
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
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