Indonesia vs Nigeria: The global population hockey stick
Indonesia
281.19 million people
in 2023
Nigeria
227.88 million people
in 2023
Indonesia rank
5th
Nigeria rank
7th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Indonesia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 281.19 million people against 227.88 million people in Nigeria, a difference of 53.31 million people.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Nigeria ahead.
Indonesia ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 23 and Nigeria in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3.75 million people | 7.00 million people | 3.25 million people | Nigeria |
| 1100s | 4.17 million people | 7.50 million people | 3.33 million people | Nigeria |
| 1200s | 4.58 million people | 8.00 million people | 3.42 million people | Nigeria |
| 1300s | 5.00 million people | 9.00 million people | 4.00 million people | Nigeria |
| 1400s | 6.38 million people | 10.00 million people | 3.62 million people | Nigeria |
| 1500s | 7.75 million people | 11.00 million people | 3.25 million people | Nigeria |
| 1600s | 8.50 million people | 14.00 million people | 5.50 million people | Nigeria |
| 1700s | 9.50 million people | 18.00 million people | 8.50 million people | Nigeria |
| 1710s | 9.60 million people | 18.80 million people | 9.20 million people | Nigeria |
| 1720s | 9.70 million people | 18.94 million people | 9.24 million people | Nigeria |
| 1730s | 9.80 million people | 19.09 million people | 9.29 million people | Nigeria |
| 1740s | 9.90 million people | 19.24 million people | 9.34 million people | Nigeria |
| 1750s | 10.00 million people | 19.41 million people | 9.41 million people | Nigeria |
| 1760s | 10.50 million people | 19.58 million people | 9.08 million people | Nigeria |
| 1770s | 11.00 million people | 19.77 million people | 8.77 million people | Nigeria |
| 1780s | 11.50 million people | 19.96 million people | 8.46 million people | Nigeria |
| 1790s | 12.00 million people | 20.18 million people | 8.18 million people | Nigeria |
| 1800s | 16.30 million people | 12.10 million people | 4.20 million people | Indonesia |
| 1810s | 16.81 million people | 12.10 million people | 4.71 million people | Indonesia |
| 1820s | 17.74 million people | 12.31 million people | 5.43 million people | Indonesia |
| 1830s | 19.17 million people | 12.78 million people | 6.39 million people | Indonesia |
| 1840s | 20.88 million people | 13.26 million people | 7.61 million people | Indonesia |
| 1850s | 22.94 million people | 13.86 million people | 9.08 million people | Indonesia |
| 1860s | 25.48 million people | 14.63 million people | 10.85 million people | Indonesia |
| 1870s | 28.46 million people | 15.54 million people | 12.92 million people | Indonesia |
| 1880s | 31.69 million people | 16.68 million people | 15.01 million people | Indonesia |
| 1890s | 35.65 million people | 17.94 million people | 17.71 million people | Indonesia |
| 1900s | 40.31 million people | 19.53 million people | 20.78 million people | Indonesia |
| 1910s | 44.80 million people | 21.65 million people | 23.15 million people | Indonesia |
| 1920s | 49.97 million people | 24.56 million people | 25.41 million people | Indonesia |
| 1930s | 57.07 million people | 28.62 million people | 28.45 million people | Indonesia |
| 1940s | 64.96 million people | 33.68 million people | 31.28 million people | Indonesia |
| 1950s | 76.73 million people | 40.63 million people | 36.11 million people | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 100.10 million people | 49.66 million people | 50.44 million people | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 130.33 million people | 63.02 million people | 67.31 million people | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 164.79 million people | 83.95 million people | 80.85 million people | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 198.27 million people | 109.65 million people | 88.62 million people | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 229.55 million people | 143.50 million people | 86.05 million people | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 259.94 million people | 188.20 million people | 71.75 million people | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 277.90 million people | 220.89 million people | 57.01 million people | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Indonesia or Nigeria?
- Indonesia, at 281.19 million people against 227.88 million people in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Indonesia and Nigeria?
- 53.31 million people, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Nigeria?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Indonesia and Nigeria rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Indonesia ranks 5th 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.