Brazil vs Nigeria: The global population hockey stick
Brazil
211.14 million people
in 2023
Nigeria
227.88 million people
in 2023
Brazil rank
8th
Nigeria rank
7th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Brazil
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 227.88 million people against 211.14 million people in Brazil, a difference of 16.74 million people.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 18 and Nigeria in 22.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 11.34 million people | 7.00 million people | 4.34 million people | Brazil |
| 1100s | 12.57 million people | 7.50 million people | 5.07 million people | Brazil |
| 1200s | 13.80 million people | 8.00 million people | 5.80 million people | Brazil |
| 1300s | 15.03 million people | 9.00 million people | 6.03 million people | Brazil |
| 1400s | 16.26 million people | 10.00 million people | 6.26 million people | Brazil |
| 1500s | 18.74 million people | 11.00 million people | 7.74 million people | Brazil |
| 1600s | 887,751 people | 14.00 million people | 13.11 million people | Nigeria |
| 1700s | 551,256 people | 18.00 million people | 17.45 million people | Nigeria |
| 1710s | 634,155 people | 18.80 million people | 18.16 million people | Nigeria |
| 1720s | 733,297 people | 18.94 million people | 18.21 million people | Nigeria |
| 1730s | 852,425 people | 19.09 million people | 18.23 million people | Nigeria |
| 1740s | 996,206 people | 19.24 million people | 18.25 million people | Nigeria |
| 1750s | 1.17 million people | 19.41 million people | 18.24 million people | Nigeria |
| 1760s | 1.38 million people | 19.58 million people | 18.20 million people | Nigeria |
| 1770s | 1.64 million people | 19.77 million people | 18.12 million people | Nigeria |
| 1780s | 1.96 million people | 19.96 million people | 18.00 million people | Nigeria |
| 1790s | 2.35 million people | 20.18 million people | 17.83 million people | Nigeria |
| 1800s | 2.86 million people | 12.10 million people | 9.24 million people | Nigeria |
| 1810s | 3.85 million people | 12.10 million people | 8.25 million people | Nigeria |
| 1820s | 4.84 million people | 12.31 million people | 7.47 million people | Nigeria |
| 1830s | 5.67 million people | 12.78 million people | 7.10 million people | Nigeria |
| 1840s | 6.64 million people | 13.26 million people | 6.62 million people | Nigeria |
| 1850s | 7.76 million people | 13.86 million people | 6.10 million people | Nigeria |
| 1860s | 9.04 million people | 14.63 million people | 5.59 million people | Nigeria |
| 1870s | 10.70 million people | 15.54 million people | 4.84 million people | Nigeria |
| 1880s | 12.89 million people | 16.68 million people | 3.79 million people | Nigeria |
| 1890s | 15.91 million people | 17.94 million people | 2.02 million people | Nigeria |
| 1900s | 19.93 million people | 19.53 million people | 404,620 people | Brazil |
| 1910s | 24.63 million people | 21.65 million people | 2.98 million people | Brazil |
| 1920s | 30.29 million people | 24.56 million people | 5.73 million people | Brazil |
| 1930s | 37.11 million people | 28.62 million people | 8.49 million people | Brazil |
| 1940s | 46.77 million people | 33.68 million people | 13.09 million people | Brazil |
| 1950s | 61.43 million people | 40.63 million people | 20.80 million people | Brazil |
| 1960s | 82.67 million people | 49.66 million people | 33.01 million people | Brazil |
| 1970s | 106.56 million people | 63.02 million people | 43.54 million people | Brazil |
| 1980s | 133.99 million people | 83.95 million people | 50.05 million people | Brazil |
| 1990s | 160.46 million people | 109.65 million people | 50.81 million people | Brazil |
| 2000s | 183.45 million people | 143.50 million people | 39.95 million people | Brazil |
| 2010s | 200.76 million people | 188.20 million people | 12.56 million people | Brazil |
| 2020s | 209.91 million people | 220.89 million people | 10.98 million people | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Brazil or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 227.88 million people against 211.14 million people in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Brazil and Nigeria?
- 16.74 million people, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Nigeria?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Nigeria rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Brazil ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as The global population hockey stick. 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.