Niger vs Venezuela: Population
Niger
26.16 million people
in 2023
Venezuela
28.30 million people
in 2023
Niger rank
57th
Venezuela rank
54th
Population over time
- Niger
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 28.30 million people against 26.16 million people in Niger, a difference of 2.14 million people.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 57th and Venezuela ranks 54th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 19 and Venezuela in 21.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 548,000 people | 300,000 people | 248,000 people | Niger |
| 1100s | 589,100 people | 320,000 people | 269,100 people | Niger |
| 1200s | 630,200 people | 340,000 people | 290,200 people | Niger |
| 1300s | 700,000 people | 360,000 people | 340,000 people | Niger |
| 1400s | 750,000 people | 380,000 people | 370,000 people | Niger |
| 1500s | 822,000 people | 400,000 people | 422,000 people | Niger |
| 1600s | 959,000 people | 400,000 people | 559,000 people | Niger |
| 1700s | 1.10 million people | 500,313 people | 595,687 people | Niger |
| 1710s | 1.16 million people | 506,646 people | 653,914 people | Niger |
| 1720s | 1.17 million people | 513,059 people | 657,251 people | Niger |
| 1730s | 1.18 million people | 519,554 people | 661,026 people | Niger |
| 1740s | 1.19 million people | 526,130 people | 665,280 people | Niger |
| 1750s | 1.20 million people | 532,790 people | 670,070 people | Niger |
| 1760s | 1.22 million people | 539,535 people | 675,475 people | Niger |
| 1770s | 1.23 million people | 546,364 people | 681,576 people | Niger |
| 1780s | 1.24 million people | 553,280 people | 688,460 people | Niger |
| 1790s | 1.26 million people | 560,284 people | 696,236 people | Niger |
| 1800s | 852,737 people | 907,299 people | 54,562 people | Venezuela |
| 1810s | 856,297 people | 764,715 people | 91,582 people | Niger |
| 1820s | 878,260 people | 793,489 people | 84,772 people | Niger |
| 1830s | 920,687 people | 1.03 million people | 108,200 people | Venezuela |
| 1840s | 970,265 people | 1.26 million people | 293,204 people | Venezuela |
| 1850s | 1.02 million people | 1.40 million people | 384,962 people | Venezuela |
| 1860s | 1.06 million people | 1.59 million people | 520,822 people | Venezuela |
| 1870s | 1.13 million people | 1.84 million people | 714,732 people | Venezuela |
| 1880s | 1.20 million people | 2.16 million people | 966,066 people | Venezuela |
| 1890s | 1.27 million people | 2.50 million people | 1.23 million people | Venezuela |
| 1900s | 1.40 million people | 2.84 million people | 1.45 million people | Venezuela |
| 1910s | 1.56 million people | 3.13 million people | 1.56 million people | Venezuela |
| 1920s | 1.75 million people | 3.40 million people | 1.65 million people | Venezuela |
| 1930s | 2.00 million people | 3.82 million people | 1.81 million people | Venezuela |
| 1940s | 2.32 million people | 4.69 million people | 2.36 million people | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 3.00 million people | 6.65 million people | 3.65 million people | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 4.00 million people | 9.56 million people | 5.56 million people | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 5.27 million people | 13.06 million people | 7.79 million people | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 7.04 million people | 17.26 million people | 10.22 million people | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 9.62 million people | 21.95 million people | 12.34 million people | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 13.60 million people | 26.53 million people | 12.94 million people | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 19.65 million people | 29.84 million people | 10.19 million people | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 24.92 million people | 28.30 million people | 3.38 million people | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, Niger or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 28.30 million people against 26.16 million people in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between Niger and Venezuela?
- 2.14 million people, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Venezuela?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Niger and Venezuela rank globally for population?
- Niger ranks 57th and Venezuela ranks 54th 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.