Niger vs Taiwan: Population
Niger
26.16 million people
in 2023
Taiwan
23.32 million people
in 2023
Niger rank
57th
Taiwan rank
60th
Population over time
- Niger
- Taiwan
How they compare
Niger currently reports 26.16 million people against 23.32 million people in Taiwan, a difference of 2.84 million people.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 57th and Taiwan ranks 60th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 10 and Taiwan in 30.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 548,000 people | 99,087 people | 448,913 people | Niger |
| 1100s | 589,100 people | 118,905 people | 470,195 people | Niger |
| 1200s | 630,200 people | 138,722 people | 491,478 people | Niger |
| 1300s | 700,000 people | 158,540 people | 541,460 people | Niger |
| 1400s | 750,000 people | 178,357 people | 571,643 people | Niger |
| 1500s | 822,000 people | 198,175 people | 623,825 people | Niger |
| 1600s | 959,000 people | 198,175 people | 760,825 people | Niger |
| 1700s | 1.10 million people | 990,877 people | 105,123 people | Niger |
| 1710s | 1.16 million people | 1.13 million people | 33,340 people | Niger |
| 1720s | 1.17 million people | 1.19 million people | 16,240 people | Taiwan |
| 1730s | 1.18 million people | 1.25 million people | 68,420 people | Taiwan |
| 1740s | 1.19 million people | 1.31 million people | 123,330 people | Taiwan |
| 1750s | 1.20 million people | 1.38 million people | 181,070 people | Taiwan |
| 1760s | 1.22 million people | 1.46 million people | 241,760 people | Taiwan |
| 1770s | 1.23 million people | 1.53 million people | 305,500 people | Taiwan |
| 1780s | 1.24 million people | 1.61 million people | 372,410 people | Taiwan |
| 1790s | 1.26 million people | 1.70 million people | 442,590 people | Taiwan |
| 1800s | 852,737 people | 2.00 million people | 1.15 million people | Taiwan |
| 1810s | 856,297 people | 2.01 million people | 1.15 million people | Taiwan |
| 1820s | 878,260 people | 2.04 million people | 1.16 million people | Taiwan |
| 1830s | 920,687 people | 2.09 million people | 1.17 million people | Taiwan |
| 1840s | 970,265 people | 2.16 million people | 1.19 million people | Taiwan |
| 1850s | 1.02 million people | 2.23 million people | 1.21 million people | Taiwan |
| 1860s | 1.06 million people | 2.29 million people | 1.23 million people | Taiwan |
| 1870s | 1.13 million people | 2.36 million people | 1.23 million people | Taiwan |
| 1880s | 1.20 million people | 2.43 million people | 1.23 million people | Taiwan |
| 1890s | 1.27 million people | 2.62 million people | 1.35 million people | Taiwan |
| 1900s | 1.40 million people | 2.99 million people | 1.59 million people | Taiwan |
| 1910s | 1.56 million people | 3.42 million people | 1.86 million people | Taiwan |
| 1920s | 1.75 million people | 3.97 million people | 2.22 million people | Taiwan |
| 1930s | 2.00 million people | 5.06 million people | 3.06 million people | Taiwan |
| 1940s | 2.32 million people | 6.33 million people | 4.01 million people | Taiwan |
| 1950s | 3.00 million people | 9.01 million people | 6.02 million people | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 4.00 million people | 12.87 million people | 8.86 million people | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 5.27 million people | 16.24 million people | 10.97 million people | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 7.04 million people | 19.36 million people | 12.32 million people | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 9.62 million people | 21.43 million people | 11.81 million people | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 13.60 million people | 22.78 million people | 9.18 million people | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 19.65 million people | 23.48 million people | 3.83 million people | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 24.92 million people | 23.49 million people | 1.43 million people | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, Niger or Taiwan?
- Niger, at 26.16 million people against 23.32 million people in Taiwan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between Niger and Taiwan?
- 2.84 million people, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Taiwan?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Niger and Taiwan rank globally for population?
- Niger ranks 57th and Taiwan ranks 60th of 239 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. 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 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.