Egypt vs Nigeria

Egypt vs Nigeria: Population

Population in 2023: 115 million people in Egypt and 228 million people in Nigeria, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 113 million people, or 1.99 times that in Egypt.

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Egypt vs Nigeria: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 115 million people in Egypt and 228 million people in Nigeria, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 113 million people, or 1.99 times that in Egypt.
EgyptNigeriaEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Nigeria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, Egypt ranked 14 and Nigeria ranked 6 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Egypt at 202 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

YearEgyptNigeriaWorld
2023115 million228 million8.09 billion
2022113 million223 million8.02 billion
2021111 million219 million7.95 billion
2020109 million214 million7.89 billion
2019108 million210 million7.81 billion
2018106 million205 million7.73 billion
2017104 million200 million7.65 billion
2016102 million195 million7.56 billion
201599.6 million191 million7.47 billion
201497.5 million186 million7.38 billion
201395.3 million181 million7.29 billion
201293.2 million176 million7.2 billion
201191.1 million171 million7.11 billion
201089.2 million167 million7.02 billion
200987.5 million162 million6.93 billion
200885.9 million158 million6.84 billion
200784.3 million153 million6.76 billion
200682.7 million149 million6.67 billion
200581.1 million145 million6.59 billion
200479.5 million141 million6.5 billion
200377.9 million137 million6.42 billion
200276.2 million134 million6.34 billion
200174.7 million130 million6.26 billion
200073.1 million126 million6.17 billion
199971.5 million123 million6.09 billion
199869.9 million120 million6.01 billion
199768.4 million117 million5.93 billion
199667 million114 million5.84 billion
199565.7 million111 million5.76 billion
199464.3 million108 million5.68 billion
199362.9 million105 million5.59 billion
199261.5 million102 million5.51 billion
199160 million99.7 million5.42 billion
199058.4 million97.1 million5.33 billion
198956.7 million94.5 million5.23 billion
198855.2 million92 million5.14 billion
198753.7 million89.6 million5.05 billion
198652.2 million87.2 million4.96 billion
198550.7 million84.9 million4.87 billion
198449.3 million82.5 million4.78 billion
198347.8 million80.4 million4.7 billion
198246.4 million78.4 million4.61 billion
198145.2 million76.1 million4.53 billion
198044 million73.8 million4.45 billion
197942.8 million71.5 million4.37 billion
197841.8 million69.3 million4.29 billion
197740.8 million67.2 million4.22 billion
197639.8 million65.3 million4.14 billion
197538.9 million63.4 million4.07 billion
197438 million61.7 million4 billion
197337.1 million60.1 million3.92 billion
197236.3 million58.6 million3.85 billion
197135.4 million57.2 million3.77 billion
197034.6 million55.9 million3.7 billion
196933.8 million54.6 million3.62 billion
196833 million53.4 million3.55 billion
196732.2 million52.3 million3.47 billion
196631.4 million51.2 million3.4 billion
196530.6 million50.1 million3.34 billion
196429.9 million49 million3.26 billion
196329.1 million48 million3.19 billion
196228.3 million47 million3.12 billion
196127.6 million46 million3.07 billion
196026.9 million45.1 million3.02 billion
195926.2 million44.2 million2.97 billion
195825.6 million43.3 million2.91 billion
195725 million42.5 million2.85 billion
195624.4 million41.7 million2.8 billion
195523.8 million40.9 million2.74 billion
195423.2 million40.2 million2.69 billion
195322.6 million39.4 million2.63 billion
195222.1 million38.7 million2.58 billion
195121.6 million38 million2.54 billion
195021.2 million37.3 million2.49 billion
194920.6 million36.5 million–
194820.1 million35.8 million–
194719.6 million35.2 million–
194619.1 million34.5 million–
194518.6 million33.9 million–
194418.1 million33.3 million–
194317.6 million32.7 million–
194217.2 million32.2 million–
194116.8 million31.6 million–
194016.4 million31.1 million–
193916.1 million30.6 million–
193815.9 million30.1 million–
193715.7 million29.7 million–
193615.4 million29.2 million–
193515.2 million28.8 million–
193415 million28.4 million–
193314.8 million28 million–
193214.6 million27.6 million–
193114.4 million27.2 million–
193014.3 million26.7 million–
192914.1 million26.3 million–
192813.9 million25.9 million–
192713.8 million25.5 million–
192613.6 million25.1 million–
192513.5 million24.7 million–
192413.3 million24.3 million–
192313.2 million24 million–
192213 million23.6 million–
192112.9 million23.2 million–
192012.7 million22.9 million–
191912.6 million22.7 million–
191812.4 million22.4 million–
191712.3 million22.2 million–
191612.2 million22 million–
191512 million21.8 million–
191411.9 million21.5 million–
191311.8 million21.3 million–
191211.6 million21.1 million–
191111.5 million20.9 million–
191011.4 million20.7 million–
190911.2 million20.4 million–
190811.1 million20.2 million–
190710.9 million20 million–
190610.8 million19.8 million–
190510.6 million19.6 million–
190410.5 million19.4 million–
190310.4 million19.2 million–
190210.2 million19 million–
190110.1 million18.8 million–
19009.94 million18.7 million–
18999.8 million18.5 million–
18989.67 million18.4 million–
18979.53 million18.3 million–
18969.4 million18.1 million–
18959.27 million18 million–
18949.14 million17.9 million–
18939.01 million17.8 million–
18928.89 million17.6 million–
18918.76 million17.5 million–
18908.64 million17.4 million–
18898.53 million17.3 million–
18888.42 million17.1 million–
18878.31 million17 million–
18868.2 million16.9 million–
18858.09 million16.7 million–
18847.99 million16.6 million–
18837.88 million16.5 million–
18827.78 million16.4 million–
18817.68 million16.2 million–
18807.6 million16.1 million–
18797.51 million16 million–
18787.44 million15.9 million–
18777.36 million15.8 million–
18767.29 million15.7 million–
18757.22 million15.6 million–
18747.16 million15.5 million–
18737.09 million15.4 million–
18727.02 million15.3 million–
18716.95 million15.2 million–
18706.89 million15.1 million–
18696.82 million15 million–
18686.76 million14.9 million–
18676.69 million14.8 million–
18666.63 million14.8 million–
18656.56 million14.7 million–
18646.5 million14.6 million–
18636.44 million14.5 million–
18626.38 million14.4 million–
18616.32 million14.3 million–
18606.26 million14.3 million–
18596.2 million14.2 million–
18586.14 million14.1 million–
18576.08 million14 million–
18566.02 million14 million–
18555.96 million13.9 million–
18545.91 million13.8 million–
18535.85 million13.8 million–
18525.79 million13.7 million–
18515.72 million13.6 million–
18505.64 million13.5 million–
18495.54 million13.5 million–
18485.42 million13.4 million–
18475.29 million13.4 million–
18465.17 million13.3 million–
18455.05 million13.3 million–
18444.93 million13.2 million–
18434.81 million13.2 million–
18424.7 million13.1 million–
18414.61 million13.1 million–
18404.53 million13 million–
18394.48 million13 million–
18384.45 million12.9 million–
18374.43 million12.9 million–
18364.42 million12.9 million–
18354.4 million12.8 million–
18344.39 million12.8 million–
18334.38 million12.7 million–
18324.36 million12.7 million–
18314.35 million12.6 million–
18304.33 million12.6 million–
18294.32 million12.5 million–
18284.31 million12.5 million–
18274.29 million12.4 million–
18264.28 million12.4 million–
18254.26 million12.3 million–
18244.25 million12.3 million–
18234.24 million12.2 million–
18224.22 million12.2 million–
18214.2 million12.2 million–
18204.18 million12.1 million–
18194.15 million12.1 million–
18184.12 million12.1 million–
18174.08 million12.1 million–
18164.05 million12.1 million–
18154.01 million12.1 million–
18143.97 million12.1 million–
18133.94 million12.1 million–
18123.9 million12.1 million–
18113.87 million12.1 million–
18103.83 million12.1 million–
18093.8 million12.1 million–
18083.76 million12.1 million–
18073.73 million12.1 million–
18063.7 million12.1 million–
18053.66 million12.1 million–
18043.63 million12.1 million–
18033.6 million12.1 million–
18023.56 million12.1 million–
18013.53 million12.1 million–
18003.5 million12.1 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearEgyptNigeriaWorld
2024117 million116 million–117 million233 million232 million–233 million8.16 billion
2025118 million117 million–119 million238 million235 million–240 million8.23 billion
2026120 million119 million–122 million242 million239 million–246 million8.3 billion
2027122 million120 million–124 million247 million242 million–252 million8.37 billion
2028124 million121 million–126 million252 million245 million–259 million8.44 billion
2029125 million122 million–129 million257 million248 million–266 million8.5 billion
2030127 million124 million–132 million262 million251 million–273 million8.57 billion
2031129 million125 million–134 million267 million253 million–281 million8.63 billion
2032131 million126 million–137 million273 million256 million–288 million8.7 billion
2033133 million127 million–139 million278 million258 million–296 million8.76 billion
2034134 million128 million–142 million283 million261 million–304 million8.82 billion
2035136 million129 million–145 million288 million263 million–313 million8.89 billion
2036138 million130 million–147 million293 million265 million–321 million8.95 billion
2037140 million131 million–150 million298 million268 million–330 million9.01 billion
2038142 million132 million–153 million303 million270 million–339 million9.06 billion
2039143 million133 million–156 million308 million272 million–348 million9.12 billion
2040145 million134 million–158 million313 million274 million–357 million9.18 billion
2041147 million135 million–161 million318 million276 million–366 million9.23 billion
2042149 million136 million–164 million323 million278 million–375 million9.29 billion
2043151 million137 million–167 million327 million280 million–385 million9.34 billion
2044152 million138 million–169 million332 million282 million–394 million9.39 billion
2045154 million138 million–172 million337 million284 million–403 million9.44 billion
2046156 million139 million–175 million341 million286 million–413 million9.49 billion
2047157 million140 million–178 million346 million288 million–423 million9.54 billion
2048159 million140 million–180 million350 million290 million–432 million9.58 billion
2049160 million141 million–183 million355 million292 million–442 million9.62 billion
2050162 million142 million–186 million359 million294 million–452 million9.66 billion
2051163 million142 million–189 million364 million295 million–461 million9.7 billion
2052165 million143 million–192 million368 million296 million–471 million9.74 billion
2053166 million143 million–194 million372 million297 million–481 million9.78 billion
2054167 million144 million–197 million376 million298 million–492 million9.81 billion
2055169 million144 million–200 million380 million299 million–503 million9.85 billion
2056170 million144 million–203 million384 million300 million–514 million9.88 billion
2057171 million145 million–206 million388 million300 million–526 million9.91 billion
2058172 million145 million–209 million392 million300 million–540 million9.94 billion
2059174 million145 million–212 million396 million300 million–553 million9.96 billion
2060175 million145 million–215 million400 million301 million–567 million9.99 billion
2061176 million145 million–218 million404 million301 million–580 million10 billion
2062177 million145 million–222 million407 million302 million–593 million10 billion
2063178 million146 million–225 million411 million302 million–606 million10.1 billion
2064180 million146 million–228 million414 million303 million–619 million10.1 billion
2065181 million146 million–231 million418 million303 million–632 million10.1 billion
2066182 million145 million–234 million421 million302 million–645 million10.1 billion
2067183 million145 million–237 million424 million301 million–658 million10.1 billion
2068184 million145 million–240 million427 million301 million–671 million10.2 billion
2069185 million145 million–244 million431 million301 million–683 million10.2 billion
2070186 million144 million–247 million434 million300 million–695 million10.2 billion
2071187 million144 million–251 million436 million299 million–708 million10.2 billion
2072188 million144 million–255 million439 million299 million–721 million10.2 billion
2073189 million144 million–258 million442 million298 million–736 million10.2 billion
2074190 million144 million–262 million445 million297 million–752 million10.2 billion
2075191 million143 million–265 million447 million296 million–766 million10.3 billion
2076191 million143 million–268 million449 million294 million–781 million10.3 billion
2077192 million142 million–272 million452 million292 million–797 million10.3 billion
2078193 million141 million–275 million454 million291 million–813 million10.3 billion
2079194 million141 million–278 million456 million290 million–829 million10.3 billion
2080194 million140 million–281 million458 million289 million–840 million10.3 billion
2081195 million140 million–284 million460 million288 million–853 million10.3 billion
2082196 million139 million–286 million462 million288 million–869 million10.3 billion
2083196 million139 million–289 million463 million286 million–881 million10.3 billion
2084197 million138 million–293 million465 million284 million–893 million10.3 billion
2085197 million137 million–296 million466 million283 million–908 million10.3 billion
2086198 million136 million–299 million468 million282 million–921 million10.3 billion
2087198 million136 million–303 million469 million281 million–933 million10.3 billion
2088199 million135 million–308 million470 million279 million–948 million10.3 billion
2089199 million134 million–313 million471 million277 million–965 million10.3 billion
2090200 million133 million–316 million472 million275 million–981 million10.3 billion
2091200 million132 million–319 million473 million274 million–998 million10.3 billion
2092200 million131 million–323 million474 million272 million–1.01 billion10.3 billion
2093201 million130 million–326 million474 million270 million–1.02 billion10.3 billion
2094201 million129 million–330 million475 million269 million–1.04 billion10.2 billion
2095201 million128 million–332 million475 million267 million–1.06 billion10.2 billion
2096201 million127 million–335 million476 million265 million–1.08 billion10.2 billion
2097202 million126 million–339 million476 million262 million–1.09 billion10.2 billion
2098202 million125 million–341 million476 million260 million–1.11 billion10.2 billion
2099202 million124 million–344 million477 million257 million–1.13 billion10.2 billion
2100202 million123 million–347 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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