Iran vs Nigeria

Iran vs Nigeria: Population

Population in 2023: 90.6 million people in Iran and 228 million people in Nigeria, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 137 million people, or 2.52 times that in Iran.

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Iran vs Nigeria: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 90.6 million people in Iran and 228 million people in Nigeria, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 137 million people, or 2.52 times that in Iran.
IranNigeriaEstimates, 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, Iran ranked 17 and Nigeria ranked 6 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Iran at 80.1 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

YearIranNigeriaWorld
202390.6 million228 million8.09 billion
202289.5 million223 million8.02 billion
202188.5 million219 million7.95 billion
202087.7 million214 million7.89 billion
201987.1 million210 million7.81 billion
201886.1 million205 million7.73 billion
201785 million200 million7.65 billion
201683.8 million195 million7.56 billion
201582.6 million191 million7.47 billion
201481.5 million186 million7.38 billion
201380.4 million181 million7.29 billion
201279.4 million176 million7.2 billion
201178.4 million171 million7.11 billion
201077.4 million167 million7.02 billion
200976.5 million162 million6.93 billion
200875.5 million158 million6.84 billion
200774.6 million153 million6.76 billion
200673.4 million149 million6.67 billion
200571.8 million145 million6.59 billion
200470.3 million141 million6.5 billion
200368.8 million137 million6.42 billion
200268 million134 million6.34 billion
200167.5 million130 million6.26 billion
200066.4 million126 million6.17 billion
199965.5 million123 million6.09 billion
199864.5 million120 million6.01 billion
199763.6 million117 million5.93 billion
199662.9 million114 million5.84 billion
199562.2 million111 million5.76 billion
199461.5 million108 million5.68 billion
199361.4 million105 million5.59 billion
199261.2 million102 million5.51 billion
199160 million99.7 million5.42 billion
199058.4 million97.1 million5.33 billion
198956.7 million94.5 million5.23 billion
198855.1 million92 million5.14 billion
198753.3 million89.6 million5.05 billion
198651.5 million87.2 million4.96 billion
198549.6 million84.9 million4.87 billion
198447.8 million82.5 million4.78 billion
198346 million80.4 million4.7 billion
198244.3 million78.4 million4.61 billion
198142 million76.1 million4.53 billion
198039.8 million73.8 million4.45 billion
197938.4 million71.5 million4.37 billion
197837.1 million69.3 million4.29 billion
197735.9 million67.2 million4.22 billion
197634.8 million65.3 million4.14 billion
197533.8 million63.4 million4.07 billion
197432.8 million61.7 million4 billion
197331.8 million60.1 million3.92 billion
197230.9 million58.6 million3.85 billion
197130 million57.2 million3.77 billion
197029.2 million55.9 million3.7 billion
196928.3 million54.6 million3.62 billion
196827.4 million53.4 million3.55 billion
196726.6 million52.3 million3.47 billion
196625.8 million51.2 million3.4 billion
196525 million50.1 million3.34 billion
196424.3 million49 million3.26 billion
196323.5 million48 million3.19 billion
196222.8 million47 million3.12 billion
196122.1 million46 million3.07 billion
196021.5 million45.1 million3.02 billion
195920.9 million44.2 million2.97 billion
195820.3 million43.3 million2.91 billion
195719.7 million42.5 million2.85 billion
195619.2 million41.7 million2.8 billion
195518.7 million40.9 million2.74 billion
195418.2 million40.2 million2.69 billion
195317.8 million39.4 million2.63 billion
195217.3 million38.7 million2.58 billion
195116.9 million38 million2.54 billion
195016.5 million37.3 million2.49 billion
194916.6 million36.5 million–
194816.4 million35.8 million–
194716.2 million35.2 million–
194616.1 million34.5 million–
194515.9 million33.9 million–
194415.8 million33.3 million–
194315.7 million32.7 million–
194215.5 million32.2 million–
194115.4 million31.6 million–
194015.2 million31.1 million–
193915 million30.6 million–
193814.7 million30.1 million–
193714.5 million29.7 million–
193614.2 million29.2 million–
193514 million28.8 million–
193413.7 million28.4 million–
193313.5 million28 million–
193213.3 million27.6 million–
193113 million27.2 million–
193012.7 million26.7 million–
192912.4 million26.3 million–
192812 million25.9 million–
192711.6 million25.5 million–
192611.2 million25.1 million–
192510.8 million24.7 million–
192410.5 million24.3 million–
192310.1 million24 million–
19229.8 million23.6 million–
19219.58 million23.2 million–
19209.46 million22.9 million–
19199.44 million22.7 million–
19189.53 million22.4 million–
19179.72 million22.2 million–
19169.92 million22 million–
191510.1 million21.8 million–
191410.3 million21.5 million–
191310.5 million21.3 million–
191210.7 million21.1 million–
191110.9 million20.9 million–
191011 million20.7 million–
190911 million20.4 million–
190811 million20.2 million–
190710.8 million20 million–
190610.7 million19.8 million–
190510.6 million19.6 million–
190410.5 million19.4 million–
190310.4 million19.2 million–
190210.3 million19 million–
190110.2 million18.8 million–
190010.1 million18.7 million–
189910 million18.5 million–
18989.91 million18.4 million–
18979.81 million18.3 million–
18969.7 million18.1 million–
18959.6 million18 million–
18949.49 million17.9 million–
18939.39 million17.8 million–
18929.29 million17.6 million–
18919.21 million17.5 million–
18909.13 million17.4 million–
18899.07 million17.3 million–
18889.03 million17.1 million–
18878.99 million17 million–
18868.96 million16.9 million–
18858.93 million16.7 million–
18848.9 million16.6 million–
18838.87 million16.5 million–
18828.83 million16.4 million–
18818.8 million16.2 million–
18808.77 million16.1 million–
18798.74 million16 million–
18788.71 million15.9 million–
18778.68 million15.8 million–
18768.64 million15.7 million–
18758.61 million15.6 million–
18748.58 million15.5 million–
18738.55 million15.4 million–
18728.52 million15.3 million–
18718.49 million15.2 million–
18708.45 million15.1 million–
18698.4 million15 million–
18688.36 million14.9 million–
18678.31 million14.8 million–
18668.26 million14.8 million–
18658.21 million14.7 million–
18648.16 million14.6 million–
18638.11 million14.5 million–
18628.06 million14.4 million–
18618.01 million14.3 million–
18607.97 million14.3 million–
18597.92 million14.2 million–
18587.87 million14.1 million–
18577.82 million14 million–
18567.78 million14 million–
18557.73 million13.9 million–
18547.68 million13.8 million–
18537.64 million13.8 million–
18527.59 million13.7 million–
18517.55 million13.6 million–
18507.51 million13.5 million–
18497.47 million13.5 million–
18487.43 million13.4 million–
18477.4 million13.4 million–
18467.37 million13.3 million–
18457.34 million13.3 million–
18447.3 million13.2 million–
18437.27 million13.2 million–
18427.24 million13.1 million–
18417.21 million13.1 million–
18407.17 million13 million–
18397.14 million13 million–
18387.11 million12.9 million–
18377.08 million12.9 million–
18367.05 million12.9 million–
18357.01 million12.8 million–
18346.98 million12.8 million–
18336.95 million12.7 million–
18326.92 million12.7 million–
18316.89 million12.6 million–
18306.86 million12.6 million–
18296.83 million12.5 million–
18286.8 million12.5 million–
18276.77 million12.4 million–
18266.74 million12.4 million–
18256.71 million12.3 million–
18246.68 million12.3 million–
18236.65 million12.2 million–
18226.62 million12.2 million–
18216.59 million12.2 million–
18206.56 million12.1 million–
18196.53 million12.1 million–
18186.5 million12.1 million–
18176.47 million12.1 million–
18166.44 million12.1 million–
18156.42 million12.1 million–
18146.39 million12.1 million–
18136.36 million12.1 million–
18126.33 million12.1 million–
18116.3 million12.1 million–
18106.27 million12.1 million–
18096.25 million12.1 million–
18086.22 million12.1 million–
18076.19 million12.1 million–
18066.16 million12.1 million–
18056.14 million12.1 million–
18046.11 million12.1 million–
18036.08 million12.1 million–
18026.05 million12.1 million–
18016.03 million12.1 million–
18006 million12.1 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearIranNigeriaWorld
202491.6 million91 million–92 million233 million232 million–233 million8.16 billion
202592.4 million90.9 million–93.7 million238 million235 million–240 million8.23 billion
202693.2 million91 million–95.2 million242 million239 million–246 million8.3 billion
202793.8 million91 million–96.4 million247 million242 million–252 million8.37 billion
202894.4 million90.8 million–97.5 million252 million245 million–259 million8.44 billion
202995 million90.8 million–98.7 million257 million248 million–266 million8.5 billion
203095.5 million90.8 million–99.8 million262 million251 million–273 million8.57 billion
203196 million90.8 million–101 million267 million253 million–281 million8.63 billion
203296.4 million90.6 million–102 million273 million256 million–288 million8.7 billion
203396.9 million90.6 million–103 million278 million258 million–296 million8.76 billion
203497.3 million90.7 million–104 million283 million261 million–304 million8.82 billion
203597.7 million90.8 million–105 million288 million263 million–313 million8.89 billion
203698.1 million90.6 million–106 million293 million265 million–321 million8.95 billion
203798.5 million90.4 million–106 million298 million268 million–330 million9.01 billion
203898.8 million90.1 million–107 million303 million270 million–339 million9.06 billion
203999.2 million89.8 million–109 million308 million272 million–348 million9.12 billion
204099.5 million89.8 million–109 million313 million274 million–357 million9.18 billion
204199.9 million89.8 million–110 million318 million276 million–366 million9.23 billion
2042100 million89.6 million–111 million323 million278 million–375 million9.29 billion
2043101 million89.5 million–112 million327 million280 million–385 million9.34 billion
2044101 million89.3 million–113 million332 million282 million–394 million9.39 billion
2045101 million88.9 million–113 million337 million284 million–403 million9.44 billion
2046101 million88.8 million–114 million341 million286 million–413 million9.49 billion
2047101 million88.7 million–115 million346 million288 million–423 million9.54 billion
2048102 million88.5 million–116 million350 million290 million–432 million9.58 billion
2049102 million88.2 million–116 million355 million292 million–442 million9.62 billion
2050102 million87.8 million–117 million359 million294 million–452 million9.66 billion
2051102 million87.3 million–118 million364 million295 million–461 million9.7 billion
2052102 million87 million–119 million368 million296 million–471 million9.74 billion
2053102 million86.5 million–119 million372 million297 million–481 million9.78 billion
2054102 million85.9 million–119 million376 million298 million–492 million9.81 billion
2055102 million85.3 million–120 million380 million299 million–503 million9.85 billion
2056102 million84.5 million–120 million384 million300 million–514 million9.88 billion
2057102 million83.9 million–121 million388 million300 million–526 million9.91 billion
2058102 million83.2 million–121 million392 million300 million–540 million9.94 billion
2059101 million82.5 million–122 million396 million300 million–553 million9.96 billion
2060101 million81.8 million–122 million400 million301 million–567 million9.99 billion
2061101 million81 million–122 million404 million301 million–580 million10 billion
2062100 million80 million–122 million407 million302 million–593 million10 billion
2063100 million79.1 million–123 million411 million302 million–606 million10.1 billion
206499.6 million78.5 million–123 million414 million303 million–619 million10.1 billion
206599.2 million77.6 million–123 million418 million303 million–632 million10.1 billion
206698.7 million76.6 million–123 million421 million302 million–645 million10.1 billion
206798.3 million75.8 million–123 million424 million301 million–658 million10.1 billion
206897.8 million75.1 million–123 million427 million301 million–671 million10.2 billion
206997.2 million74.1 million–124 million431 million301 million–683 million10.2 billion
207096.7 million72.9 million–124 million434 million300 million–695 million10.2 billion
207196.2 million71.8 million–124 million436 million299 million–708 million10.2 billion
207295.6 million70.7 million–124 million439 million299 million–721 million10.2 billion
207395 million69.6 million–124 million442 million298 million–736 million10.2 billion
207494.4 million68.4 million–123 million445 million297 million–752 million10.2 billion
207593.8 million67.4 million–123 million447 million296 million–766 million10.3 billion
207693.2 million66.2 million–124 million449 million294 million–781 million10.3 billion
207792.6 million64.9 million–124 million452 million292 million–797 million10.3 billion
207892 million64 million–124 million454 million291 million–813 million10.3 billion
207991.4 million63 million–125 million456 million290 million–829 million10.3 billion
208090.8 million62 million–125 million458 million289 million–840 million10.3 billion
208190.3 million61 million–125 million460 million288 million–853 million10.3 billion
208289.7 million60.2 million–125 million462 million288 million–869 million10.3 billion
208389.1 million59.5 million–125 million463 million286 million–881 million10.3 billion
208488.5 million58.4 million–125 million465 million284 million–893 million10.3 billion
208588 million57.3 million–124 million466 million283 million–908 million10.3 billion
208687.4 million56.4 million–124 million468 million282 million–921 million10.3 billion
208786.9 million55.5 million–125 million469 million281 million–933 million10.3 billion
208886.3 million54.5 million–125 million470 million279 million–948 million10.3 billion
208985.8 million53.6 million–125 million471 million277 million–965 million10.3 billion
209085.3 million52.9 million–125 million472 million275 million–981 million10.3 billion
209184.7 million52 million–125 million473 million274 million–998 million10.3 billion
209284.2 million51 million–125 million474 million272 million–1.01 billion10.3 billion
209383.7 million50.2 million–125 million474 million270 million–1.02 billion10.3 billion
209483.2 million49.5 million–126 million475 million269 million–1.04 billion10.2 billion
209582.7 million48.7 million–126 million475 million267 million–1.06 billion10.2 billion
209682.2 million47.8 million–127 million476 million265 million–1.08 billion10.2 billion
209781.6 million46.8 million–127 million476 million262 million–1.09 billion10.2 billion
209881.1 million45.8 million–127 million476 million260 million–1.11 billion10.2 billion
209980.6 million45 million–128 million477 million257 million–1.13 billion10.2 billion
210080.1 million44.3 million–128 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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