Nigeria vs Russian Federation: The global population hockey stick
Nigeria
227.88 million people
in 2023
Russian Federation
145.44 million people
in 2023
Nigeria rank
7th
Russian Federation rank
10th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Nigeria
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 227.88 million people against 145.44 million people in Russian Federation, a difference of 82.44 million people.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.6 times Russian Federation's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 7th and Russian Federation ranks 10th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 13 and Russian Federation in 27.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 7.00 million people | 2.52 million people | 4.48 million people | Nigeria |
| 1100s | 7.50 million people | 3.78 million people | 3.72 million people | Nigeria |
| 1200s | 8.00 million people | 5.67 million people | 2.33 million people | Nigeria |
| 1300s | 9.00 million people | 5.87 million people | 3.13 million people | Nigeria |
| 1400s | 10.00 million people | 5.87 million people | 4.13 million people | Nigeria |
| 1500s | 11.00 million people | 7.56 million people | 3.44 million people | Nigeria |
| 1600s | 14.00 million people | 9.45 million people | 4.55 million people | Nigeria |
| 1700s | 18.00 million people | 10.71 million people | 7.29 million people | Nigeria |
| 1710s | 18.80 million people | 13.04 million people | 5.76 million people | Nigeria |
| 1720s | 18.94 million people | 15.36 million people | 3.57 million people | Nigeria |
| 1730s | 19.09 million people | 17.69 million people | 1.39 million people | Nigeria |
| 1740s | 19.24 million people | 20.02 million people | 777,000 people | Russian Federation |
| 1750s | 19.41 million people | 22.35 million people | 2.94 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1760s | 19.58 million people | 24.67 million people | 5.09 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1770s | 19.77 million people | 27.00 million people | 7.24 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1780s | 19.96 million people | 29.33 million people | 9.37 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1790s | 20.18 million people | 31.66 million people | 11.48 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1800s | 12.10 million people | 31.30 million people | 19.19 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1810s | 12.10 million people | 31.53 million people | 19.43 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1820s | 12.31 million people | 32.97 million people | 20.66 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1830s | 12.78 million people | 35.83 million people | 23.05 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1840s | 13.26 million people | 39.27 million people | 26.01 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1850s | 13.86 million people | 43.03 million people | 29.17 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1860s | 14.63 million people | 47.10 million people | 32.47 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1870s | 15.54 million people | 51.51 million people | 35.97 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1880s | 16.68 million people | 56.38 million people | 39.70 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1890s | 17.94 million people | 61.72 million people | 43.78 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1900s | 19.53 million people | 67.56 million people | 48.03 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1910s | 21.65 million people | 73.93 million people | 52.28 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1920s | 24.56 million people | 81.02 million people | 56.46 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1930s | 28.62 million people | 88.82 million people | 60.19 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1940s | 33.68 million people | 97.37 million people | 63.69 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1950s | 40.63 million people | 110.56 million people | 69.93 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1960s | 49.66 million people | 125.61 million people | 75.94 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1970s | 63.02 million people | 133.89 million people | 70.87 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1980s | 83.95 million people | 143.21 million people | 59.27 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1990s | 109.65 million people | 148.28 million people | 38.63 million people | Russian Federation |
| 2000s | 143.50 million people | 145.00 million people | 1.50 million people | Russian Federation |
| 2010s | 188.20 million people | 145.20 million people | 42.99 million people | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 220.89 million people | 145.81 million people | 75.08 million people | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Nigeria or Russian Federation?
- Nigeria, at 227.88 million people against 145.44 million people in Russian Federation as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Nigeria and Russian Federation?
- 82.44 million people, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Russian Federation?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Russian Federation rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Nigeria ranks 7th and Russian Federation ranks 10th 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.