China vs Nigeria

China vs Nigeria: Population

Population in 2023: 1.42 billion people in China and 228 million people in Nigeria, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in China, by 1.2 billion people, or 6.24 times that in Nigeria.

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people · UN

China vs Nigeria: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 1.42 billion people in China and 228 million people in Nigeria, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in China, by 1.2 billion people, or 6.24 times that in Nigeria.
ChinaNigeriaEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • China has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, China ranked 2 and Nigeria ranked 6 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts China at 633 million people and Nigeria at 477 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearChinaNigeriaWorld
20231.42 billion228 million8.09 billion
20221.43 billion223 million8.02 billion
20211.43 billion219 million7.95 billion
20201.43 billion214 million7.89 billion
20191.42 billion210 million7.81 billion
20181.42 billion205 million7.73 billion
20171.41 billion200 million7.65 billion
20161.4 billion195 million7.56 billion
20151.4 billion191 million7.47 billion
20141.39 billion186 million7.38 billion
20131.38 billion181 million7.29 billion
20121.37 billion176 million7.2 billion
20111.36 billion171 million7.11 billion
20101.35 billion167 million7.02 billion
20091.34 billion162 million6.93 billion
20081.33 billion158 million6.84 billion
20071.33 billion153 million6.76 billion
20061.32 billion149 million6.67 billion
20051.31 billion145 million6.59 billion
20041.3 billion141 million6.5 billion
20031.3 billion137 million6.42 billion
20021.29 billion134 million6.34 billion
20011.28 billion130 million6.26 billion
20001.27 billion126 million6.17 billion
19991.26 billion123 million6.09 billion
19981.25 billion120 million6.01 billion
19971.24 billion117 million5.93 billion
19961.23 billion114 million5.84 billion
19951.22 billion111 million5.76 billion
19941.21 billion108 million5.68 billion
19931.2 billion105 million5.59 billion
19921.19 billion102 million5.51 billion
19911.17 billion99.7 million5.42 billion
19901.15 billion97.1 million5.33 billion
19891.13 billion94.5 million5.23 billion
19881.12 billion92 million5.14 billion
19871.1 billion89.6 million5.05 billion
19861.08 billion87.2 million4.96 billion
19851.06 billion84.9 million4.87 billion
19841.04 billion82.5 million4.78 billion
19831.03 billion80.4 million4.7 billion
19821.01 billion78.4 million4.61 billion
1981998 million76.1 million4.53 billion
1980983 million73.8 million4.45 billion
1979969 million71.5 million4.37 billion
1978956 million69.3 million4.29 billion
1977944 million67.2 million4.22 billion
1976930 million65.3 million4.14 billion
1975916 million63.4 million4.07 billion
1974900 million61.7 million4 billion
1973883 million60.1 million3.92 billion
1972864 million58.6 million3.85 billion
1971844 million57.2 million3.77 billion
1970823 million55.9 million3.7 billion
1969802 million54.6 million3.62 billion
1968781 million53.4 million3.55 billion
1967761 million52.3 million3.47 billion
1966742 million51.2 million3.4 billion
1965723 million50.1 million3.34 billion
1964705 million49 million3.26 billion
1963685 million48 million3.19 billion
1962665 million47 million3.12 billion
1961656 million46 million3.07 billion
1960655 million45.1 million3.02 billion
1959653 million44.2 million2.97 billion
1958644 million43.3 million2.91 billion
1957630 million42.5 million2.85 billion
1956617 million41.7 million2.8 billion
1955604 million40.9 million2.74 billion
1954590 million40.2 million2.69 billion
1953578 million39.4 million2.63 billion
1952565 million38.7 million2.58 billion
1951554 million38 million2.54 billion
1950544 million37.3 million2.49 billion
1949538 million36.5 million–
1948534 million35.8 million–
1947531 million35.2 million–
1946528 million34.5 million–
1945525 million33.9 million–
1944522 million33.3 million–
1943520 million32.7 million–
1942517 million32.2 million–
1941514 million31.6 million–
1940511 million31.1 million–
1939508 million30.6 million–
1938506 million30.1 million–
1937503 million29.7 million–
1936500 million29.2 million–
1935497 million28.8 million–
1934494 million28.4 million–
1933491 million28 million–
1932488 million27.6 million–
1931485 million27.2 million–
1930483 million26.7 million–
1929481 million26.3 million–
1928479 million25.9 million–
1927477 million25.5 million–
1926475 million25.1 million–
1925474 million24.7 million–
1924472 million24.3 million–
1923470 million24 million–
1922469 million23.6 million–
1921466 million23.2 million–
1920463 million22.9 million–
1919460 million22.7 million–
1918455 million22.4 million–
1917450 million22.2 million–
1916446 million22 million–
1915441 million21.8 million–
1914436 million21.5 million–
1913431 million21.3 million–
1912427 million21.1 million–
1911423 million20.9 million–
1910419 million20.7 million–
1909416 million20.4 million–
1908413 million20.2 million–
1907411 million20 million–
1906409 million19.8 million–
1905407 million19.6 million–
1904404 million19.4 million–
1903402 million19.2 million–
1902400 million19 million–
1901398 million18.8 million–
1900396 million18.7 million–
1899394 million18.5 million–
1898392 million18.4 million–
1897390 million18.3 million–
1896388 million18.1 million–
1895386 million18 million–
1894384 million17.9 million–
1893382 million17.8 million–
1892381 million17.6 million–
1891379 million17.5 million–
1890377 million17.4 million–
1889376 million17.3 million–
1888375 million17.1 million–
1887373 million17 million–
1886372 million16.9 million–
1885371 million16.7 million–
1884370 million16.6 million–
1883369 million16.5 million–
1882368 million16.4 million–
1881367 million16.2 million–
1880366 million16.1 million–
1879365 million16 million–
1878364 million15.9 million–
1877363 million15.8 million–
1876362 million15.7 million–
1875361 million15.6 million–
1874360 million15.5 million–
1873359 million15.4 million–
1872358 million15.3 million–
1871358 million15.2 million–
1870358 million15.1 million–
1869359 million15 million–
1868360 million14.9 million–
1867362 million14.8 million–
1866364 million14.8 million–
1865366 million14.7 million–
1864368 million14.6 million–
1863370 million14.5 million–
1862372 million14.4 million–
1861375 million14.3 million–
1860377 million14.3 million–
1859380 million14.2 million–
1858383 million14.1 million–
1857387 million14 million–
1856390 million14 million–
1855394 million13.9 million–
1854397 million13.8 million–
1853401 million13.8 million–
1852405 million13.7 million–
1851408 million13.6 million–
1850410 million13.5 million–
1849411 million13.5 million–
1848412 million13.4 million–
1847412 million13.4 million–
1846412 million13.3 million–
1845412 million13.3 million–
1844412 million13.2 million–
1843412 million13.2 million–
1842412 million13.1 million–
1841412 million13.1 million–
1840412 million13 million–
1839412 million13 million–
1838411 million12.9 million–
1837411 million12.9 million–
1836411 million12.9 million–
1835411 million12.8 million–
1834410 million12.8 million–
1833410 million12.7 million–
1832410 million12.7 million–
1831409 million12.6 million–
1830407 million12.6 million–
1829406 million12.5 million–
1828403 million12.5 million–
1827400 million12.4 million–
1826398 million12.4 million–
1825395 million12.3 million–
1824392 million12.3 million–
1823389 million12.2 million–
1822387 million12.2 million–
1821384 million12.2 million–
1820380 million12.1 million–
1819377 million12.1 million–
1818374 million12.1 million–
1817370 million12.1 million–
1816367 million12.1 million–
1815363 million12.1 million–
1814360 million12.1 million–
1813356 million12.1 million–
1812353 million12.1 million–
1811350 million12.1 million–
1810347 million12.1 million–
1809344 million12.1 million–
1808343 million12.1 million–
1807341 million12.1 million–
1806339 million12.1 million–
1805338 million12.1 million–
1804336 million12.1 million–
1803335 million12.1 million–
1802333 million12.1 million–
1801332 million12.1 million–
1800330 million12.1 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearChinaNigeriaWorld
20241.42 billion1.42 billion–1.42 billion233 million232 million–233 million8.16 billion
20251.42 billion1.41 billion–1.42 billion238 million235 million–240 million8.23 billion
20261.41 billion1.41 billion–1.42 billion242 million239 million–246 million8.3 billion
20271.41 billion1.4 billion–1.42 billion247 million242 million–252 million8.37 billion
20281.41 billion1.39 billion–1.42 billion252 million245 million–259 million8.44 billion
20291.4 billion1.39 billion–1.42 billion257 million248 million–266 million8.5 billion
20301.4 billion1.38 billion–1.42 billion262 million251 million–273 million8.57 billion
20311.39 billion1.37 billion–1.42 billion267 million253 million–281 million8.63 billion
20321.39 billion1.36 billion–1.41 billion273 million256 million–288 million8.7 billion
20331.38 billion1.35 billion–1.41 billion278 million258 million–296 million8.76 billion
20341.38 billion1.35 billion–1.41 billion283 million261 million–304 million8.82 billion
20351.37 billion1.34 billion–1.41 billion288 million263 million–313 million8.89 billion
20361.37 billion1.33 billion–1.41 billion293 million265 million–321 million8.95 billion
20371.36 billion1.32 billion–1.41 billion298 million268 million–330 million9.01 billion
20381.36 billion1.31 billion–1.4 billion303 million270 million–339 million9.06 billion
20391.35 billion1.3 billion–1.4 billion308 million272 million–348 million9.12 billion
20401.34 billion1.28 billion–1.4 billion313 million274 million–357 million9.18 billion
20411.34 billion1.27 billion–1.39 billion318 million276 million–366 million9.23 billion
20421.33 billion1.26 billion–1.39 billion323 million278 million–375 million9.29 billion
20431.32 billion1.25 billion–1.39 billion327 million280 million–385 million9.34 billion
20441.31 billion1.24 billion–1.38 billion332 million282 million–394 million9.39 billion
20451.31 billion1.23 billion–1.38 billion337 million284 million–403 million9.44 billion
20461.3 billion1.21 billion–1.38 billion341 million286 million–413 million9.49 billion
20471.29 billion1.2 billion–1.37 billion346 million288 million–423 million9.54 billion
20481.28 billion1.19 billion–1.37 billion350 million290 million–432 million9.58 billion
20491.27 billion1.17 billion–1.36 billion355 million292 million–442 million9.62 billion
20501.26 billion1.16 billion–1.35 billion359 million294 million–452 million9.66 billion
20511.25 billion1.14 billion–1.35 billion364 million295 million–461 million9.7 billion
20521.24 billion1.13 billion–1.34 billion368 million296 million–471 million9.74 billion
20531.23 billion1.11 billion–1.33 billion372 million297 million–481 million9.78 billion
20541.22 billion1.1 billion–1.32 billion376 million298 million–492 million9.81 billion
20551.2 billion1.08 billion–1.31 billion380 million299 million–503 million9.85 billion
20561.19 billion1.06 billion–1.3 billion384 million300 million–514 million9.88 billion
20571.18 billion1.05 billion–1.29 billion388 million300 million–526 million9.91 billion
20581.16 billion1.03 billion–1.29 billion392 million300 million–540 million9.94 billion
20591.15 billion1.01 billion–1.28 billion396 million300 million–553 million9.96 billion
20601.14 billion998 million–1.26 billion400 million301 million–567 million9.99 billion
20611.12 billion981 million–1.25 billion404 million301 million–580 million10 billion
20621.11 billion963 million–1.24 billion407 million302 million–593 million10 billion
20631.09 billion947 million–1.23 billion411 million302 million–606 million10.1 billion
20641.08 billion932 million–1.22 billion414 million303 million–619 million10.1 billion
20651.07 billion915 million–1.21 billion418 million303 million–632 million10.1 billion
20661.05 billion898 million–1.2 billion421 million302 million–645 million10.1 billion
20671.04 billion881 million–1.19 billion424 million301 million–658 million10.1 billion
20681.03 billion867 million–1.18 billion427 million301 million–671 million10.2 billion
20691.01 billion852 million–1.17 billion431 million301 million–683 million10.2 billion
2070999 million836 million–1.16 billion434 million300 million–695 million10.2 billion
2071986 million822 million–1.15 billion436 million299 million–708 million10.2 billion
2072973 million807 million–1.14 billion439 million299 million–721 million10.2 billion
2073960 million792 million–1.13 billion442 million298 million–736 million10.2 billion
2074947 million776 million–1.12 billion445 million297 million–752 million10.2 billion
2075935 million760 million–1.11 billion447 million296 million–766 million10.3 billion
2076922 million743 million–1.1 billion449 million294 million–781 million10.3 billion
2077909 million728 million–1.09 billion452 million292 million–797 million10.3 billion
2078896 million713 million–1.08 billion454 million291 million–813 million10.3 billion
2079883 million697 million–1.08 billion456 million290 million–829 million10.3 billion
2080870 million681 million–1.07 billion458 million289 million–840 million10.3 billion
2081857 million664 million–1.06 billion460 million288 million–853 million10.3 billion
2082844 million648 million–1.05 billion462 million288 million–869 million10.3 billion
2083832 million633 million–1.04 billion463 million286 million–881 million10.3 billion
2084819 million618 million–1.03 billion465 million284 million–893 million10.3 billion
2085806 million604 million–1.02 billion466 million283 million–908 million10.3 billion
2086794 million591 million–1.01 billion468 million282 million–921 million10.3 billion
2087781 million576 million–994 million469 million281 million–933 million10.3 billion
2088769 million562 million–984 million470 million279 million–948 million10.3 billion
2089757 million548 million–975 million471 million277 million–965 million10.3 billion
2090745 million534 million–967 million472 million275 million–981 million10.3 billion
2091733 million520 million–959 million473 million274 million–998 million10.3 billion
2092722 million507 million–951 million474 million272 million–1.01 billion10.3 billion
2093710 million493 million–944 million474 million270 million–1.02 billion10.3 billion
2094699 million480 million–937 million475 million269 million–1.04 billion10.2 billion
2095688 million468 million–929 million475 million267 million–1.06 billion10.2 billion
2096677 million455 million–920 million476 million265 million–1.08 billion10.2 billion
2097666 million443 million–913 million476 million262 million–1.09 billion10.2 billion
2098655 million431 million–906 million476 million260 million–1.11 billion10.2 billion
2099644 million417 million–899 million477 million257 million–1.13 billion10.2 billion
2100633 million404 million–890 million477 million256 million–1.14 billion10.2 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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