Mexico vs Nigeria

Mexico vs Nigeria: Population

Population in 2023: 130 million people in Mexico and 228 million people in Nigeria, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 98.2 million people, or 1.76 times that in Mexico.

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Mexico vs Nigeria: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 130 million people in Mexico and 228 million people in Nigeria, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 98.2 million people, or 1.76 times that in Mexico.
MexicoNigeriaEstimates, 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, Mexico ranked 10 and Nigeria ranked 6 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Mexico at 130 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

YearMexicoNigeriaWorld
2023130 million228 million8.09 billion
2022129 million223 million8.02 billion
2021128 million219 million7.95 billion
2020127 million214 million7.89 billion
2019126 million210 million7.81 billion
2018125 million205 million7.73 billion
2017123 million200 million7.65 billion
2016122 million195 million7.56 billion
2015121 million191 million7.47 billion
2014120 million186 million7.38 billion
2013118 million181 million7.29 billion
2012117 million176 million7.2 billion
2011115 million171 million7.11 billion
2010114 million167 million7.02 billion
2009112 million162 million6.93 billion
2008110 million158 million6.84 billion
2007109 million153 million6.76 billion
2006107 million149 million6.67 billion
2005106 million145 million6.59 billion
2004104 million141 million6.5 billion
2003103 million137 million6.42 billion
2002102 million134 million6.34 billion
2001100 million130 million6.26 billion
200098.6 million126 million6.17 billion
199997.1 million123 million6.09 billion
199895.6 million120 million6.01 billion
199794 million117 million5.93 billion
199692.5 million114 million5.84 billion
199590.9 million111 million5.76 billion
199489.3 million108 million5.68 billion
199387.7 million105 million5.59 billion
199286 million102 million5.51 billion
199184.4 million99.7 million5.42 billion
199082.8 million97.1 million5.33 billion
198981.3 million94.5 million5.23 billion
198879.7 million92 million5.14 billion
198778.1 million89.6 million5.05 billion
198676.6 million87.2 million4.96 billion
198575 million84.9 million4.87 billion
198473.5 million82.5 million4.78 billion
198372 million80.4 million4.7 billion
198270.4 million78.4 million4.61 billion
198168.9 million76.1 million4.53 billion
198067.3 million73.8 million4.45 billion
197965.7 million71.5 million4.37 billion
197864 million69.3 million4.29 billion
197762.3 million67.2 million4.22 billion
197660.7 million65.3 million4.14 billion
197559 million63.4 million4.07 billion
197457.3 million61.7 million4 billion
197355.7 million60.1 million3.92 billion
197254 million58.6 million3.85 billion
197152.4 million57.2 million3.77 billion
197050.8 million55.9 million3.7 billion
196949.2 million54.6 million3.62 billion
196847.7 million53.4 million3.55 billion
196746.1 million52.3 million3.47 billion
196644.6 million51.2 million3.4 billion
196543.2 million50.1 million3.34 billion
196441.8 million49 million3.26 billion
196340.4 million48 million3.19 billion
196239.1 million47 million3.12 billion
196137.9 million46 million3.07 billion
196036.7 million45.1 million3.02 billion
195935.6 million44.2 million2.97 billion
195834.6 million43.3 million2.91 billion
195733.6 million42.5 million2.85 billion
195632.6 million41.7 million2.8 billion
195531.7 million40.9 million2.74 billion
195430.8 million40.2 million2.69 billion
195329.9 million39.4 million2.63 billion
195229.1 million38.7 million2.58 billion
195128.3 million38 million2.54 billion
195027.6 million37.3 million2.49 billion
194926.7 million36.5 million–
194825.9 million35.8 million–
194725 million35.2 million–
194624.2 million34.5 million–
194523.4 million33.9 million–
194422.6 million33.3 million–
194321.9 million32.7 million–
194221.2 million32.2 million–
194120.5 million31.6 million–
194020 million31.1 million–
193919.5 million30.6 million–
193819.1 million30.1 million–
193718.8 million29.7 million–
193618.5 million29.2 million–
193518.2 million28.8 million–
193417.8 million28.4 million–
193317.5 million28 million–
193217.2 million27.6 million–
193117 million27.2 million–
193016.7 million26.7 million–
192916.4 million26.3 million–
192816.2 million25.9 million–
192716 million25.5 million–
192615.7 million25.1 million–
192515.5 million24.7 million–
192415.3 million24.3 million–
192315.1 million24 million–
192214.9 million23.6 million–
192114.7 million23.2 million–
192014.6 million22.9 million–
191914.5 million22.7 million–
191814.5 million22.4 million–
191714.5 million22.2 million–
191614.5 million22 million–
191514.5 million21.8 million–
191414.5 million21.5 million–
191314.5 million21.3 million–
191214.6 million21.1 million–
191114.6 million20.9 million–
191014.5 million20.7 million–
190914.4 million20.4 million–
190814.3 million20.2 million–
190714.2 million20 million–
190614.1 million19.8 million–
190513.9 million19.6 million–
190413.8 million19.4 million–
190313.7 million19.2 million–
190213.6 million19 million–
190113.4 million18.8 million–
190013.3 million18.7 million–
189913.1 million18.5 million–
189812.9 million18.4 million–
189712.7 million18.3 million–
189612.6 million18.1 million–
189512.4 million18 million–
189412.2 million17.9 million–
189312 million17.8 million–
189211.9 million17.6 million–
189111.7 million17.5 million–
189011.5 million17.4 million–
188911.4 million17.3 million–
188811.3 million17.1 million–
188711.1 million17 million–
188611 million16.9 million–
188510.9 million16.7 million–
188410.8 million16.6 million–
188310.6 million16.5 million–
188210.5 million16.4 million–
188110.4 million16.2 million–
188010.3 million16.1 million–
187910.1 million16 million–
187810 million15.9 million–
18779.91 million15.8 million–
18769.8 million15.7 million–
18759.68 million15.6 million–
18749.57 million15.5 million–
18739.46 million15.4 million–
18729.35 million15.3 million–
18719.26 million15.2 million–
18709.18 million15.1 million–
18699.11 million15 million–
18689.06 million14.9 million–
18679.03 million14.8 million–
18668.99 million14.8 million–
18658.95 million14.7 million–
18648.92 million14.6 million–
18638.88 million14.5 million–
18628.85 million14.4 million–
18618.8 million14.3 million–
18608.73 million14.3 million–
18598.64 million14.2 million–
18588.54 million14.1 million–
18578.43 million14 million–
18568.31 million14 million–
18558.2 million13.9 million–
18548.09 million13.8 million–
18537.98 million13.8 million–
18527.87 million13.7 million–
18517.78 million13.6 million–
18507.69 million13.5 million–
18497.61 million13.5 million–
18487.54 million13.4 million–
18477.47 million13.4 million–
18467.41 million13.3 million–
18457.35 million13.3 million–
18447.29 million13.2 million–
18437.22 million13.2 million–
18427.16 million13.1 million–
18417.1 million13.1 million–
18407.04 million13 million–
18396.97 million13 million–
18386.91 million12.9 million–
18376.84 million12.9 million–
18366.77 million12.9 million–
18356.71 million12.8 million–
18346.64 million12.8 million–
18336.57 million12.7 million–
18326.51 million12.7 million–
18316.46 million12.6 million–
18306.43 million12.6 million–
18296.42 million12.5 million–
18286.42 million12.5 million–
18276.44 million12.4 million–
18266.46 million12.4 million–
18256.48 million12.3 million–
18246.5 million12.3 million–
18236.53 million12.2 million–
18226.55 million12.2 million–
18216.55 million12.2 million–
18206.53 million12.1 million–
18196.48 million12.1 million–
18186.42 million12.1 million–
18176.34 million12.1 million–
18166.26 million12.1 million–
18156.18 million12.1 million–
18146.1 million12.1 million–
18136.02 million12.1 million–
18125.95 million12.1 million–
18115.87 million12.1 million–
18105.8 million12.1 million–
18095.72 million12.1 million–
18085.65 million12.1 million–
18075.58 million12.1 million–
18065.51 million12.1 million–
18055.44 million12.1 million–
18045.37 million12.1 million–
18035.3 million12.1 million–
18025.23 million12.1 million–
18015.17 million12.1 million–
18005.1 million12.1 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearMexicoNigeriaWorld
2024131 million131 million–131 million233 million232 million–233 million8.16 billion
2025132 million131 million–133 million238 million235 million–240 million8.23 billion
2026133 million132 million–134 million242 million239 million–246 million8.3 billion
2027134 million132 million–136 million247 million242 million–252 million8.37 billion
2028135 million133 million–137 million252 million245 million–259 million8.44 billion
2029136 million133 million–139 million257 million248 million–266 million8.5 billion
2030137 million133 million–141 million262 million251 million–273 million8.57 billion
2031138 million134 million–142 million267 million253 million–281 million8.63 billion
2032139 million134 million–144 million273 million256 million–288 million8.7 billion
2033140 million134 million–145 million278 million258 million–296 million8.76 billion
2034140 million134 million–147 million283 million261 million–304 million8.82 billion
2035141 million134 million–148 million288 million263 million–313 million8.89 billion
2036142 million134 million–150 million293 million265 million–321 million8.95 billion
2037143 million134 million–151 million298 million268 million–330 million9.01 billion
2038143 million134 million–152 million303 million270 million–339 million9.06 billion
2039144 million134 million–154 million308 million272 million–348 million9.12 billion
2040145 million134 million–155 million313 million274 million–357 million9.18 billion
2041145 million134 million–156 million318 million276 million–366 million9.23 billion
2042146 million134 million–158 million323 million278 million–375 million9.29 billion
2043146 million134 million–159 million327 million280 million–385 million9.34 billion
2044147 million134 million–160 million332 million282 million–394 million9.39 billion
2045147 million133 million–161 million337 million284 million–403 million9.44 billion
2046148 million133 million–162 million341 million286 million–413 million9.49 billion
2047148 million132 million–164 million346 million288 million–423 million9.54 billion
2048148 million132 million–165 million350 million290 million–432 million9.58 billion
2049149 million131 million–166 million355 million292 million–442 million9.62 billion
2050149 million131 million–167 million359 million294 million–452 million9.66 billion
2051149 million130 million–168 million364 million295 million–461 million9.7 billion
2052149 million130 million–170 million368 million296 million–471 million9.74 billion
2053150 million129 million–171 million372 million297 million–481 million9.78 billion
2054150 million129 million–172 million376 million298 million–492 million9.81 billion
2055150 million128 million–173 million380 million299 million–503 million9.85 billion
2056150 million128 million–174 million384 million300 million–514 million9.88 billion
2057150 million127 million–175 million388 million300 million–526 million9.91 billion
2058150 million126 million–176 million392 million300 million–540 million9.94 billion
2059150 million125 million–178 million396 million300 million–553 million9.96 billion
2060150 million124 million–179 million400 million301 million–567 million9.99 billion
2061150 million123 million–180 million404 million301 million–580 million10 billion
2062150 million122 million–181 million407 million302 million–593 million10 billion
2063150 million121 million–182 million411 million302 million–606 million10.1 billion
2064150 million120 million–183 million414 million303 million–619 million10.1 billion
2065149 million119 million–184 million418 million303 million–632 million10.1 billion
2066149 million118 million–185 million421 million302 million–645 million10.1 billion
2067149 million117 million–187 million424 million301 million–658 million10.1 billion
2068149 million116 million–188 million427 million301 million–671 million10.2 billion
2069148 million114 million–189 million431 million301 million–683 million10.2 billion
2070148 million113 million–190 million434 million300 million–695 million10.2 billion
2071148 million112 million–191 million436 million299 million–708 million10.2 billion
2072147 million111 million–192 million439 million299 million–721 million10.2 billion
2073147 million110 million–193 million442 million298 million–736 million10.2 billion
2074147 million109 million–194 million445 million297 million–752 million10.2 billion
2075146 million107 million–195 million447 million296 million–766 million10.3 billion
2076146 million106 million–197 million449 million294 million–781 million10.3 billion
2077145 million105 million–198 million452 million292 million–797 million10.3 billion
2078145 million104 million–199 million454 million291 million–813 million10.3 billion
2079144 million103 million–200 million456 million290 million–829 million10.3 billion
2080144 million101 million–201 million458 million289 million–840 million10.3 billion
2081143 million100 million–202 million460 million288 million–853 million10.3 billion
2082143 million98.7 million–203 million462 million288 million–869 million10.3 billion
2083142 million97.2 million–204 million463 million286 million–881 million10.3 billion
2084142 million95.9 million–205 million465 million284 million–893 million10.3 billion
2085141 million94.6 million–205 million466 million283 million–908 million10.3 billion
2086140 million93.2 million–206 million468 million282 million–921 million10.3 billion
2087140 million91.7 million–207 million469 million281 million–933 million10.3 billion
2088139 million90 million–208 million470 million279 million–948 million10.3 billion
2089138 million88.4 million–209 million471 million277 million–965 million10.3 billion
2090138 million87 million–210 million472 million275 million–981 million10.3 billion
2091137 million85.7 million–210 million473 million274 million–998 million10.3 billion
2092136 million84.2 million–211 million474 million272 million–1.01 billion10.3 billion
2093136 million82.6 million–212 million474 million270 million–1.02 billion10.3 billion
2094135 million81 million–213 million475 million269 million–1.04 billion10.2 billion
2095134 million79.4 million–215 million475 million267 million–1.06 billion10.2 billion
2096133 million78 million–216 million476 million265 million–1.08 billion10.2 billion
2097133 million76.7 million–217 million476 million262 million–1.09 billion10.2 billion
2098132 million75.1 million–218 million476 million260 million–1.11 billion10.2 billion
2099131 million73.6 million–218 million477 million257 million–1.13 billion10.2 billion
2100130 million72.2 million–219 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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